City - United X1 assuming no injuries
-----------------Hart------------------
Rafael----Kompany-----Vidic------Clichy
----------Toure------Carrick-----------
Valencia-------------------------------
--------------------------Silva---------
------------Rooney--------------------
-------------------RVP----------------
Now you could argue Evra over Clichy, neither are top level for me anymore but Clichy has shown more than Evra over the past couple of seasons.
I am sure that there are even some United fans who would include Zabaleta over Rafael. In my opinion the would have to be slightly mentally deranged! Rafa is a diamond who is on his way to the very very top. Zabaleta is a solid defender no question but he offers little going forward and as we proved on Sunday, if you get at him, he is vulnerable.
I am sure that a lot of City fans would include Barry over Carrick too. Both are similar in that they are often overlooked and derided by opposition fans. Carrick has been average this season but his performances last year warrant his inclusion.
Valencia has been poor this time round but on his day he is an absolute beast and what is the City option? Nasri
Up front there may be a little controversy. Tevez and Aguero are top top players, Rooney and RVP are top top players. My case for Rooney's inclusion is that aside from being as productive with his end product as the City pair, he also works as hard as any player there is, he makes as many passes per game as David Silva and he can fill in a number of roles. As for RVP, neither of the City two have ever had a good a season as RVP did for Arsenal last year, and he is outperforming both of them this year too. Lets not forget as well - on Sunday, Rooney scored two and RVP stepped up to score the winner in a high pressure situation. The City pair came up impotent.