Rapha is really struggling to string together a run of games which I didn't expect after his time at Madrid. We always seem to be missing big players when we face scousers or City.
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Manchester City 4:1 Manchester United
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Rapha is really struggling to string together a run of games which I didn't expect after his time at Madrid. We always seem to be missing big players when we face scousers or City.I wont be watching this or any other PL game for that matter, it's got too politicized and I can no longer take the hypocrisy of standing up against war, especially when playing with a team owned by people currently bombing Yemen.no Ronnie, no Cavani... so that's no goals then. sticking with my 7-0
Think you might be overcomplicating it a bit mate.Pack the midfield, play on the break, fast forwards only (sorry Ronnie)… out of Elanga, Sancho, Bruno behind. A 433/451
Replacing him in the summer should be top priority after DM (when will we ever sign a decent one again)
Availability is an underrated attribute.At least we go into this without any expectations.
hoping to see Bruno as a false 9This club man.
I know injuries can happen to anyone, but you sort of get what you deserve when you go into a season with a 37-year-old and a 35 five-year-old as your starting strikers.
And what is up with Cavani anyway? Will he ever play for us again.
We won't miss either today. This isn't the game for either of them. We need people with pace for the counter.
There's many things Ronaldo can't be criticised for this season, but saying he doesn't fancy a Derby game is total bollocksYeah if ever there was a game for Ronaldo to be missing it's this one.
Don't get me wrong, I still don't expect much but we're definitely better off having pace on the counter as we've seen in recent years.We rely our goal scoring chances on Bruno and Mr. Deputy Speaker.... pray for the best.
We don't have forwards, this is a trailer for what happens next season“…..Leaving Marcus Rashford as our only recognised forward….”
No, his first real test.I don't see where it says Varane is out, only Ronaldo.
Has it been verified anywhere?
Just because certain members of the squad don't turn up at the hotel, doesn't mean they're injured.
Edit: Alright, I've seen it now.
Varane Lindelof is our best CB partnership.Last edited:
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--AWB------Lindelof-----Varane-----Telles--
--Sancho--Mct---Pogba---Fred---Elanga--
--------------------------Bruno--------------------------The plus side, a win for city keeps them ahead of Liverpool!With Ronaldo not playing, looking forward to this game much more now.
Hopefully rashford either, can't afford any passengers.
feck!I was looking forward to watching 90 minutes of Ronaldo throwing increasingly more petulant strops.Well, I guess we'll see if Ronaldo was holding us back after all.
Have you ever thought that, maybe, he's dissatisfied with his own performance?Lindelof has been our best centre back by far this season and the captain shall always start so no biggie regarding Varane. Ronaldo has been shit and Cavani is Cavani.For the first time in years I won't be watching the derby because I already know the outcome...
Idiotic.
I’m not sure people watch the games. Our problem is failing to score from many decent chances, not being thumped.Ronaldo would have offered and done absolutely nothing anyway. Can we bring back Martial and James for this one?
Yeah, we do tend to have the measure of them at their place.Forgot this was today.
I was having a perfect weekend too.
I’ve thought that many times over the years and we’ve pulled out a result - especially against this lot.
I’ve never not watched mind.We'll probably fancy our chances on counter, as always at the Etihad. Sancho-Rashford-Elangaas front 3, or Sancho-Bruno-Elanga with Pogba behind, that's enough quality to score, even if we won't have much of the ball. But it's all about midfield battle and if our defence can be solid or not.
Oh boy.“…..Leaving Marcus Rashford as our only recognised forward….”
I can’t say I’m overly bothered that Ronaldo is out. Bigger question is who do we play up there? Elanga? Rashford? Does he put one of them there and go for something wild like starting Lingard? Bruno as a false 9?Off to the game soon.
Any result will be bittersweet. Need United to get top 4 and also not wanting Liverpool to win the Premiership. Can't really win either way.Can the Pogba of 2018 turn up todayLooks like Edi won't ever face City for Utd, could say in the Champions League but he wouldn't be fit for those games anyway.
Still confident that Rapha will but it won't be until next season as rumours are he's out for around a month.
Cmon Sults it's a Derby, plenty of time for Liverpool to feck it up. Just need Utd to win today.
I think he'll be fine if City plays a high line and space to run behind the defence. Struggles massively with packed defence.- Status
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29%
David de Gea
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4%
Anthony Elanga
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4%
Paul Pogba
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Fred
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Harry Maguire
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Scott McTominay
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Victor Lindelof
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Score Predictions
49,139,29
- Man Utd win
- Man City win
- Draw
Detailed Results
- 17% Man City 2:0 Man Utd
- 15% Man City 3:0 Man Utd
- 11% Man City 3:1 Man Utd
- 10% Man City 1:2 Man Utd
- 10% Man City 1:1 Man Utd
- 6% Man City 2:1 Man Utd
- 6% Man City 0:1 Man Utd
- 6% Man City 4:1 Man Utd
- 4% Man City 4:0 Man Utd
- 4% Man City 5:0 Man Utd
- 3% Man City 0:2 Man Utd
- 3% Man City 2:2 Man Utd
- 2% Man City 1:3 Man Utd
- 1% Man City 0:0 Man Utd
- 1% Man City 1:0 Man Utd
- 0% Man City 2:5 Man Utd
- 0% Man City 5:1 Man Utd
- 0% Man City 0:4 Man Utd
- 0% Man City 3:2 Man Utd
- 0% Man City 0:5 Man Utd
- 0% Man City 2:3 Man Utd
Match Stats
- Man City
- Man Utd
- Possession
- 69% 31%
- Shots
- 24 5
- Shots on Target
- 10 2
- Corners
- 9 3
- Fouls
- 10 14
Referee
Michael Oliver
Man Utd Lineup
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replaced by Jesse Lingard
