breakout67
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Who voted 5-0 and 4-0 for City?
I voted 5-0
Makes a good result feel better for me
Who voted 5-0 and 4-0 for City?
Of course. They have only gone on and won 12 games in a row.Our record at home is absolutely fantastic. Why are people so afraid of City? They are not in great form at the moment, but of course a derby means that form can go out the window. This will be a very tense/tight affair and i fully expect us to come out on top. We will press in our own half and work the fullbacks all day. City cannot properly defend set-pieces. We will look to take advantage of that. 2-1 to us.
Ok, ok, my point is they have not being at their best. In 4 out the last 5 games they have needed goal in the 83rd min and beyond to get the 3pts. They haven't been great since they beat Napoli. Pretty sure they have won 13 in a row.Of course. They have only gone on and won 12 games in a row.
By dropping one of the front three do you mean dropping one the ten and the two forwards and going with a more conventional 3-5-2 of a DM and two CMs? That's what Chelsea did against them and they will still outnumbered 3v4 there, with Fernandinho being the free man for City most of the time.I agree it won't be easy - Guardiola's system seems to be all about getting those two players in to space. I suppose it's possible that we'll drop one of the front 3 in favour of another midfielder and get Fellaini/Herrera to close him down.
At OT, Mourinho won't be allowed to worry only about the result, and I think he would be pretty satisfied with a draw now. Without Pogba, I very much doubt he believes the team can honestly challenge City head on.
Jose Mourinho is undefeated at home on a Sunday in the Premier League - good news for Manchester United ahead of their clash with league-leaders Manchester City this weekend.
Mourinho first took charge of a Premier League home game on a Sunday with Chelsea against Manchester United in August 2004 - claiming a 1-0 win over his current employers.
In total, he has overseen 34 Sunday fixtures on home turf, winning 22 and drawing 12 - scoring 57 goals and conceding 17.
Two of those victories and one draw were against upcoming opponents City as Chelsea boss in 2004, 2006 and 2013.
No team has scored more than two goals against a Mourinho team on a Sunday visit - with Birmingham City being the only team to score twice during a 3-2 defeat in 2007.
Mourinho recorded a league-high 15 draws last term, of which four came at home on a Sunday, winning another three.
This season, United have won both of their Sunday fixtures at Old Trafford with emphatic 4-0 scorelines, against West Ham and Everton.
While Mourinho will look to preserve his undefeated record, City will want to extend a scintillating run of form that has seen Pep Guardiola's side match a Premier League record of 13 successive league wins.
But despite City's dominance this term, their winning margins have declined in recent weeks - having won their last three fixtures from late, match-winning goals.
Will Mourinho preserve his undefeated record, or will Guardiola steamroll his side to a record-breaking 14 consecutive wins? Only one record will remain at the full-time whistle.
Well, I've been saying since pre-season we have a completely different dynamic, I'm almost tempted to call it a joy of play in 3-5-2 and now 3-4-1-2.Yeah, I don't know if Mourinho would have been planning on playing a back three in this game, but our performances against Watford and Arsenal might have changed his mind. Either by accident or design we seemed to hit on something.
Sky have hired Noel Gallagher as a studio pundit for Sunday.
Sky have hired Noel Gallagher as a studio pundit for Sunday.
Sky have hired Noel Gallagher as a studio pundit for Sunday.
Noel gallagher is a prick. Tory cnut.
Shite music and a joke sky have him as a pundit.
If he's that bothered he should just go on the fanzone thing if that still exists
no way?! Ridiculous.
Pathetic.
David Silva might be a doubt. Is this another Lacazatte type injury?
I wish I was kidding...
But despite City's dominance this term, their winning margins have declined in recent weeks - having won their last three fixtures from late, match-winning goals.
Remember there was a time when United got a lot of shit for scoring most of their goals late in games, guess when City are doing it, it's okay and even proof of a championship team.
Sky have hired Noel Gallagher as a studio pundit for Sunday.
Last season's game at Old Trafford must have been great for the neutral viewer, it was a very entertaining and exciting game. And there was the 4-2 under Van Gaal, only a little over two years ago.City have clearly a better squad than United, but get the feeling United will be more fired up for this than City.
Usually Manchester derby's fail to live up to the hype though, the Manchester derby as been one of the most underwhelming big game derby's in England recent years, think it's got snoozefest written all over it again if I'm being honest.
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Michael Oliver