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Is Manchester blue or red?

It is a question asked in this city more than any other – and now we are about to get an answer. Ahead of next month’s Manchester derby, fans are being asked to take part in a poll which will see the town hall lit up in the teams’ colours.

Virgin Media has launched a competition on social network Twitter. They want fans to tweet who they think will win the big match at Old Trafford on Monday April 8.

The final whistle will be blown at 12.30pm on the eve of the game and at 7.30pm on Sunday night the landmark building in Albert Square will be lit up in proportion to the number of tweets received for both sides.

Those who think United will win should tweet #VMred #DerbyDay and those who believe City will prevail should tweet #VMblue #DerbyDay. The contest, named ‘No Likey, No Lighty’, has already kicked off.