Having worked with the managers of both City and United, Brian Kidd believes the future is bright in Manchester

Manchester City won the Premier League title at the weekend, thanks to £1bn of Sheikh Mansour's money. But it wasn't always like this…

• Champions will consider going over £250,000 per week salary
• Striker banned from talking about his future while at Euros

Today's fluff shook Roy Keane's hand

• Much at Manchester United to attract top players, says Gill
• Sir Alex Ferguson 'tireless' in contributing to success of club

• Manager expected to agree a deal worth around £5m a year
• List of summer transfer targets also set be discussed

• Manchester City striker unrepentant over 'RIP Fergie' banner
• 'Nobody says that he has to apologise'

Today's pieces of fluff are written in smoke signals

Those extraordinary last five minutes of the Premier League season when Manchester City wrested the title from United should spare us any belief in the importance of cod psychology

• QPR captain accepts charge that he kicked Sergio Agüero
• Barton denies charge he headbutted Vincent Kompany

• Internal investigation announced into captain's behaviour
• Barton faces two FA charges of alleged violent conduct

• Nasri mocked those who said he joined City for money
• Wilshere hopes Arsenal will 'rub his face in it' next season

• Mancini sets sights on matching Barcelona and Real Madrid
• Manager sure Tevez and Balotelli will stay with champions

• Carlos Tevez waved banner during City's title-winning parade
• 'We move on,' says United chief executive David Gill

The Lille attacker was once described by Zinedine Zidane as the 'next big thing', but where will he be playing in 2012/13?

• Tells fans to 'celebrate third and I will focus on winning titles'
• 'I hope they are watching me now, collecting my medal'

• Manager said last month striker would 'probably' be sold
• 'He just needs to make his brain work. That's his only problem'

The Champions League finalists finish sixth in the league, Manchester United lose an eight-point lead and Manchester City contrive to lose five away games but end up winners

What to expect in the close season from Manchester City's next spending spree to what to do with Joey Barton

The club have conquered home turf but obstacles stand in their way as they move on to a grander stage