Ahead of England's international clash, MEN Sport takes a look at the Germans to have featured for Manchester City and Manchester United.
So the editorial brains trust at the MEN assemble to decide who should be on the accompanying photo.
Is it to be the iconic pic of Bert Trautmann playing in the cup final with a broken neck? A man whose life and achievements, on and off the pitch are too numerous to mention.
Or perhaps the most recent inductee into the Manchester City Hall of fame, Uwe Rosler? The man who has recently beat cancer and was at the City store in Manchester for a book signing only yesterday.
Forget that sports team. Lets go with a bloke who played 16 games for the club scuffling with a team mate.
If like me, you was racking your brains for the Utd player(s) from Germany, I'll fill in the blanks for you:
United meanwhile have only ever had one German on their books. Goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler was a key part of the Reds youth set-up and made the first-team bench but never made it onto the pitch in competitive action, signing for Hannover in 2010.