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When Manchester City were in the third tier of English football and Manchester United won the treble

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Available from Wednesday on Sky Sports Premier League, you can watch a special documentary about Manchester City playing in the third tier of English football 20 years ago and their change in fortunes since

How much has changed in the last 20 years for Manchester City?

Pep Guardiola's side can move a step closer to winning the Premier League title if they beat Manchester United on Wednesday, live on Sky Sports.

But a couple of decades ago, while United were pursuing a historic treble, City were making history of their own by playing in the third tier of English football for the first time.

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Ahead of the Manchester derby, a new Sky Sports documentary has looked back at City's year in the third tier of English football in the 1998/99 season.

In 'We're Not Really Here - Manchester City 1998-99', former manager Joe Royle, former chairman David Bernstein, and ex-players Shaun Goater, Paul Dickov, and Nicky Weaver reflect upon how City ended up languishing two divisions below the Premier League.

They also discuss how, in a remarkable climax to that season, they managed to stop the rot - and sow the seeds for the extraordinary era which the club has enjoyed since.

Watch 'We're Not Really Here - Man City' from 6.30pm on Wednesday on Sky Sports Main Event or Sky Sports Premier League, followed by Manchester United vs Manchester City at 7pm on the same channels.

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