"With the recruitment they've done, how they've sort of gone in, how things are at Newcastle... I've been up there a couple of times last year and the place is absolutely rocking.
"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.
"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."
Among other things, it will see the conclusion of the race for the top scorer's prize. Jamie Vardy of Leicester City currently leads the charts with 23 goals and is closing in on his first Golden Boot crown.
"I saw the banner from Man City fans... and it motivated me even more," Vinicius said after the match as quoted by Fabrizio Romano. "Whenever rival fans do things, it gives me more strength to play a great game."
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.
'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.
The Frenchman has started 19 times for City since his arrival last season and City are yet to taste defeat when he starts. This season, he's played in every minute of the 10 games. 1.
De Bruyne's current deal expires in June, and with injury concerns affecting his performances over the last two seasons, there's a possibility that this could be his last season with the champions.
"Things changed around in 72 hours. You plan or they spoke, not only Man City but other clubs too. Man Utd wasn't part of those teams but it surprised everybody, even me," Ronaldo said.
"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."
I feel like my game has been evolving over the last three or four years anyway. It was just a good match-up. "It's a shame that we could not do better things or win any trophies.