The Manchester Derby Match Thread 25/3/'14 K/O 19.45 Sky.

Cantona's Collars

Chucky the tree wrote: »

I'd be tempted to wear a United jersey for this If I thought it would help.


Obviously take a **** on it afterwards and then put it in the bin.

Timmyctc

Chucky the tree wrote: »

I'd be tempted to wear a United jersey for this If I thought it would help.


Obviously take a **** on it afterwards and then put it in the bin.

Lord TSC

Son0vagun wrote: »

As a Liverpool fan I really want UTD to win. They've hit a bit of form now with two wins and two clean sheets. We all know City can be beaten, and I believe they don't enjoy playing mid week games. I think UTD will benifit from no RVP, Rooney up front on his own, with Mata just behind him should cause trouble for City's defence.

2 wins against poor opponents is hitting form? 180 minutes ago of football, Moyes was a goal away from the sack apparently.

Not letting those two results taint my view here at all. City will be as up for it as pool were and have a better team than them. Not looking forward to this at all.

slingerz

Reckon it'll be

DDG
Rafael Jones Carrick Evra
Fellani Giggs
Januzji Kagawa Mata
Rooney

v

Hart
Zabelta Kompany Demichilis Kolarov
Fernandinho Yaya
Nasri Silva
Dzecko Negredo

Have to say City look likely to win maybe 0-3.

Eight Ball

Gonna feel dirty hoping they win tonight but needs must. Just pretend ferguson is still standing on the sidelines lads come on you reds.

Joe Exotic

slingerz wrote: »

Reckon it'll be

DDG
Rafael Jones Carrick Evra
Fellani Giggs
Januzji Kagawa Mata
Rooney

v

Hart
Zabelta Kompany Demichilis Kolarov
Fernandinho Yaya
Nasri Silva
Dzecko Negredo

Have to say City look likely to win maybe 0-3.

City more likely to start with Negredo up on his own (Dezko sick for last game not sure if he can play) with Milner in for his work rate and tracking back

Id also like to see Lescot start ahead of Demichelis as i don't rate him

1-3 i think without RVP i dont see utd outscoring us and i can see Yaya and Fernadinhio bossing midfield.

8-10

Eight Ball wrote: »

Gonna feel dirty hoping they win tonight but needs must. Just pretend ferguson is still standing on the sidelines lads come on you reds.

What'll happen will happen, it's pretty much a no-lose game when teams like this meet. I'm going to be happy if City drop points but I'm not going to be sad if United lose.

beno619

murphk wrote: »

City more likely to start with Negredo up on his own (Dezko sick for last game not sure if he can play) with Milner in for his work rate and tracking back

Id also like to see Lescot start ahead of Demichelis as i don't rate him

1-3 i think without RVP i dont see utd outscoring us and i can see Yaya and Fernadinhio bossing midfield.

Didn't know there were any city fans in Ireland :pac:

Will I Amnt

beno619 wrote: »

Didn't know there were any city fans in Ireland :pac:

There was approx 2,534,680 City fans in Ireland in the closing stages of the last 2 seasons.

Morzadec

8-10 wrote: »

What'll happen will happen, it's pretty much a no-lose game when teams like this meet. I'm going to be happy if City drop points but I'm not going to be sad if United lose.

I will a bit.

City are still the team in the driving seat with their games in hand.

This is one of their tougher games. You would hope there's a chance of dropped points.

Would be a massive boost if United nick something tonight.

I'd expect a City win, but I'd hold some hope for United.

C'mon you Red Devils! (Am I doing it right?)

Joe Exotic

beno619 wrote: »

Didn't know there were any city fans in Ireland :pac:

There are a few of us banging around we just didn't have much to shout about until the last few seasons.

I actually expected to see a lot more City "Fans" coming out of the closet since then!!

SEPT 23 1989

Will you shout and cheer Liverpool fans if the red devils score tonight?:D

5starpool

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Will you shout and cheer Liverpool fans if the red devils score tonight?:D

No, but in the context of things it will please me. If this game were a month later and things were still really tight or in Liverpool's favour with a utd win, then I probably would. Too early yet though to sully myself with things like that, although I still would like to see utd do us a favour.

LuckyLloyd

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Will you shout and cheer Liverpool fans if the red devils score tonight?:D

Let's see if I have this right:

"M A N, U T D;
Utd are the team for me;
with a knick knack paddywhack give a dog a bone;
why don't City <expletive deleted> off home;"



Don't worry, normal service will be resumed after tonight.

Crash Bang Wall

If Utd play either Mata or Kagawa central behind Rooney they have a chance. Based on the opinion that only one of these will start, Zabaleta or Kolarov will cause mayhem if either start wide....IMO

Iang87

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Will you shout and cheer Liverpool fans if the red devils score tonight?:D

nope and i cant take that chance, i've never been so happy i'll miss a big game, I'd feel dirty.

Joseph Fritzl type dirty

so to avoid that I'd take city pounding united by maybe 5 and then arsenal do city Saturday

Cantona's Collars

Johner

5-0 United with Mata scoring all 5.

Talib Fiasco

If City start well it'll be nothing but a hammering. Still should be a hammering regardless.

Panthro

Come on you Cityted!
The Special Juan will provide the goals.

Morzadec

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Will you shout and cheer Liverpool fans if the red devils score tonight?:D

Absolutely

Mr.Micro

Will be close, I would say. Man utd a bit more confident and City are away.,

Eight Ball

Manchesterpool to win by a last minute peno from an outrageous Rooney dive.

jaykay74

If Utd are to lose my preference would be from an underhit backpass.

Lord TSC

Mr.Micro wrote: »

Will be close, I would say. Man utd a bit more confident and City are away.,

Man United's home (league) form.
3 w, 2 l, 1 d

Man City's away (league) form
5 w, 1 d

Panthro

Teamshadowclan wrote: »

Man United's home (league) form.
3 w, 2 l, 1 d

Man City's away (league) form
5 w, 1 d

yeah but form goes out the window when Liverpool fans want United to win!:D

COYW

I think City will win tonight. No RVP coupled with United's dismal home form, by their standards, gives City the edge. United will battle hard and this won't be easy for City but I think they will get the result they need. If they win here, at Arsenal and then get something at Liverpool, which they are more than capable of doing, they deserve to win the league, in my opinion.

Wishing Buttner get's a start after his performance at the weekend.
Also, Rafael needs to keep his discipline he's doing my nut in this season with silly free kicks / cards and I fear his discipline will let him down again if he start's tonight.

adox

Easy three points for City.

newballsplease

Going with 1-3 to City

Utd to be outplayed in Midfield again. Moyes to set up team with negative attitude and City to pounce on poor defence.

Grayditch

Come on Uniiiii..... uu.. sorry, dunno what happened there, let's try that again.

Come on Unit... Un.. Com...

?? Body refusing...

LOSE, CITY!

There we go.

Grayditch

Grayditch wrote: »

Come on Uniiiii..... uu.. sorry, dunno what happened there, let's try that again.

Come on Unit... Un.. Com...

?? Body refusing...

LOSE, CITY!

There we go.

At least your trying to stay positive!

rob316

Can they both just lose?

smileyj1987

C'mon David please be a football genius tonight .

Courtesy Flush

What back 4 are United going to field in this one?

MD1990

things will probably get back to normal since the last game at Old Trafford was a very strange one

Ernest Oreo

United 1
Citeh 4

Moyes starts to sweat again
c'mon glazer(s) get the finger out

Soft Falling Rain

Mr.Micro wrote: »

Will be close, I would say. Man utd a bit more confident and City are away.,

United have come into games already this season with the boost of a victory....only to fluff their lines.

Really can't see beyond City. Man U might be able to use the adrenaline of it being a derby to grab a point but I'll eat my ****ing hat if they win.

Panthro

Soft Falling Rain wrote: »

but I'll eat my ****ing hat if they win.

Wayhayy....

WoollyRedHat

efb wrote: »

Arsenal prob want a city win.

Why on earth would Arsenal want City to win? Unless we're in some kind of parallell universe where City drop points for winning.

brevity

Is Valencia fit for this match?

burrenguy

City to score 3, united to score at least 1... maybe 2. Expect city to get the win anyway.

efb

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

Why on earth would Arsenal want City to win? Unless we're in some kind of parallell universe where City drop points for winning.

We ain't catching city 4th is us and Spuds Everton and Und are challenging

Will I Amnt

efb wrote: »

We ain't catching city 4th is us and Spuds Everton and Und are challenging

Und are not challenging anybody for 4th.

efb

Will I Amnt wrote: »

Und are not challenging anybody for 4th.

They're only 11 points off Arsenal who are dropping points like flies

Mr.Micro

efb wrote: »

They're only 11 points off Arsenal who are dropping points like flies

We will see after tonight.....:D

BMMachine

gogo united! moyez boyz can totally win #cleverlyisahero

niallo27

I still want utd to get beat. City have plenty of opportunities to drop points rest of season.

Will I Amnt

niallo27 wrote: »

I still want utd to get beat. City have plenty of opportunities to drop points rest of season.

You can tell you're not used to title deciding run ins

klose

Will all depend if toure is arsed tonight, city are an infinately better team when he shows up. If he dosent united could well get a result, if he does id say it could be 3-0? Maybe more