"You have some things inside that don't help [us] reach the top level as City, Liverpool and even now Arsenal... a club with this dimension should be top of the tree in my opinion and they are not unfortunately," he said.
The last encounter between United and City, saw the Red Devils defeat Pep Guardiola's side 3-2 at Etihad back in April. United head to the game after defeating Juventus 2-1 in the Champions League fixture played on Wednesday night.
"Hopefully we can [improve things]. They decide we cannot talk with the fourth official; we cannot do anything. The situation was quite similar last season; it didn't change much."
When you see in the last 20 years, Chelsea aren't a bad side. The last six or seven years, City won more titles but before that, it was Manchester United and Chelsea - they were the best.
'Face Down' is the latest effort that if it does well, should be one of the lastthings we hear before the album officially drops. It was supposed to be out already but has been delayed behind the scenes.
Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) Two things may have concerned Lacazette last season - his own personal slump in form and Arsenal's acquisition of top striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Manchester United forward, Cristiano Ronaldo, has claimed he was very close to joining rivals Manchester City in the summer of 2021. Ronaldo also claimed other clubs were interested in signing him from Juventus last year.
Mourinho was sacked by Spurs last Monday and replaced on an interim basis by Ryan Mason. Mason took charge as they lost 1-0 to Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final. "He came in with a real understanding of what he wanted.
I believe we pushed them (City) more than Chelsea did in the Community Shield." Under Wenger, Arsenal were thrashed 3-0 by City in the space of four days last season, including the Carabao Cup final.
"I can also deny that he dreams of going to the Premier League, I don't know why [the press] says certain things. Naples is a fantastic city and Napoli are a very good team."
"My chances of winning the Ballon d'Or in 2022? Why not? We could set it as an objective. I will do everything possible to play better than I did last season."
'You see [Manchester] City's facilities, you see Tottenham's facilities when we go there with England and train at Tottenham, like people are miles ahead. 'Even the social side ofthings and that.