| PATRICE | Retired French national player and captain of Man United, _ Evra (7) |
| SEHWAG | First icon player and captain of Delhi, he is one of four batsmen to have scored 2 triple centuries in Test cricket |
| POGBA | Paul _, Manchester Utd midfielder and French national player (5) |
| RATECAP | To highly regard a national player was to impose a limit in the old days (4-3) |
| PAKISTANI | Asian national player initially sporting Asian kit |
| FARRELL | Surname of father and son who have faced each other as coach of the Irish rugby team and captain of the English rugby team (7) |
| MUDPIES | First of Man United passes over player's head creates handfuls of dirt (3,4) |
| FORMULA | Mathematical rule in favour of Man United, initially, then City? (7) |
| CANTONA | Eric _, retired French footballer (7) |
| KINGDOM | United ___: England, Scotland, Wales, and N. Ireland (7) |
| ARTESTS | United _ Records (7) |
| NATIONS | United ___ (group with a military known as the Blue Helmets) |
| ARTISTS | United ___ (film production company) |
| WELCH | Pen name of a tank commander and schoolmaster who wrote the Carey Family cycle including Knight Crusader and Captain of Dragoons (5) |
| MAHREZ | Manchester City star and captain of the Algerian national team, this winger has helped both Leicester City (2015-16) and Manchester City (2018-19) win Premier League championships. (6) |
| MILIEU | Setting one story about head of Man United - on the contrary (6) |
| OFFCOLOUR | Sick of Man United say, old menace (3-6) |
| AIG | Insurance co. once seen on the front of Man United jerseys |
| WASIM | ____ Akram, ex-left arm bowler and captain of Pakistan nicknamed Sultan Of Swing (5) |
| ABBEYTHEATRE | Community residence is close to area of operations where the national players are expected to perform (5,7) |
