Manchester Derby Clash: City to face United at Old Trafford; Match Preview
Date: 9th April 2013
Competition: Barclays Premier League
Stadium: Old Trafford
Capacity: 75,811
Referee: Mike Dean
Time: 20:00
The Manchester derby is less than a
week away but Manchester United may have all but wrapped
up the Premier League title, but there is always lots at stake when the Reds
clash with City.
The Manchester
derby refers to football matches between Manchester
City and Manchester
United. City and United have the two highest record home
attendances in the history of English football – City in 1934 with 84,569
and United with 83,260 in 1948.
Sir Alex Ferguson
hopes Wayne Rooney will have recovered from a groin injury in time for
Monday's Manchester derby after the injury forced the striker to sit
out United's trips to Sunderland and Chelsea over the Easter weekend.
The striker picked up the problem while away on
international duty with England and consequently missed the league win at the
Stadium of Light and the FA Cup defeat at Stamford Bridge.
At the other end City are ready to take down the
devils as they have lost previous derby at Etihad Stadium last year by
losing 3-2.
Overall: (155 Matches)
Man utd won: 65
Man City won:
41
Draw: 49
Expected Line ups:
Man utd: De Gea, Smalling, Vidic, Ferdinand, Evra, Valencia, Carrick, Cleverley,
Young, Rooney, Van Persie
(4-4-2)
Man City: Hart, Zabaleta, Lescott, Kompany, Clichy, Y. Toure, Barry, Silva, Tevez,
Aguero, Dzeko
(4-3-2-1)
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