Man City 2-3 Man Utd Official Match Thread

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There have been just five goals scored in the last six league meetings between City and United at the Etihad Stadium and no more than one in any of those games.

City (15) and United (21) have come from behind to win a combined 36 points from losing positions in the Premier League this season.

United are just three games short of equalling Bolton’s Premier League record of no draws in their opening 18 games (set last season).

Wayne Rooney has created more goals than any other player in the Premier League this season, seven.

Man City and Man Utd (21) have been awarded more penalties than any other side in the Premier League since the start of 2010-11.

Man Utd have been awarded the most penalties in the Premier League this season (5 but have scored only two of them).

United have scored the most headed goals this season (10) and the most from corners (9).

The only two players to score at a rate of less than 100 mins per goal this season are Utd’s Javier Hernandez (78.2) and City’s Edin Dzeko (92.8).

Edin Dzeko has scored five goals from the bench this season, only one short of the record for a single Premier League season (held by Tore Andre Flo and Jermain Defoe).

Only in one previous Premier League season (2000-01) have United scored more after 15 games (39) than they have this season (37).

Location: THE UNITED STADIUM

Top Scorers: Man Utd

RVP 13
Hernandez 9
Rooney 5


City

Džeko and Kun have scored some

GOALS

ROOONEY


LIVE LEAGUE TABLE STANDINGS

1. Manchester Utd - 36
2. Manchester City - 33
12. Liverpool - 19

Team News & Manager Quotes: Man Utd (PREDICTIONS)

De Gea
Rafael Ferdinand, Evans, Evra
Carrick Cleverley
Valencia Rooney Young
RVP

Subs: Johnstone, Jones, Giggs, Smalling, Hernandez, Welbeck, Scholes


Manchester United midfielder Tom Cleverley is set to undergo a scan on his calf injury. The 23-year-old limped out of United's 1-0 Champions League defeat to Cluj on Wednesday, leaving him doubtful for Sunday's eagerly-anticipated clash with Manchester City. Shinji Kagawa and Nemanja Vidic, who have both suffered knee injuries, are struggling to be fit in time for the derby match at the Etihad Stadium.

Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester United): "I think it is going to be close. With that gap over Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham it'll be difficult for the two of us to collapse and let another team in. I think it will be between the two of us. We've won the league after being 12 points behind, and we've lost the league after being 11 points ahead...so you can never be sure in this league. You can lose to anyone - we've lost to Norwich already - but that's the type of league we're in, that's a tough league."

City

Hart
Zabaleta Kompany Nastasic Clichy
Barry Yaya
Silva Agüero Nasri
Balotelli

= Players to stop!


Manchester City will give David Silva every chance to play in Sunday's derby clash with United. Although City boss Roberto Mancini has ruled Aleksandar Kolarov out of the Etihad Stadium encounter, Silva, who missed the Champions League defeat to Borussia Dortmund in midweek with a hamstring injury, remains in contention. Gael Clichy and James Milner are both battling to recover from ankle and hamstring problems respectively, although manager Roberto Mancini is wary of pushing both men into action too quickly.

Roberto Mancini (Manchester City): "They (United) can lose because they have three points more. We have three points less and we can't lose. Yet, despite his side's status as champions and the fact they completed a Premier League double over United last term, including that amazing 6-1 win at Old Trafford, Mancini insists the Red Devils are the favourites. They are better than us at this moment. We have only been here for two years. They are used to playing these games in the title race for 20 years. They have won everything for 15 years. You can't change this in two or three years. You need more time. For this reason, they have a small advantage."

LIVE THREAD!

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Kissing Cameras Prediction!

Everyone is expecting a AMAZING game, end to end stuff, but no. I think 1-1 or 2-1 to the Noisy Neighbours


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