Manchester United vs Manchester City - English Premier League

Manchester United vs Manchester City
Premier League : 9. Round
Date : 23. October 2011
Stadium : Old Trafford (Manchester / England)
Referee : Mark Clattenburg

The top two in the Premier League clash on Sunday as Champions Manchester United face City in a massive derby game. Despite City's massive expenditure off the pitch and transformation on it over the last few seasons, United haven't been on the wrong side of a Premier League result against their local rivals since 2008.

The two sides dominance of the Premier League so far this season is frightening. They boast the joint best defensive records in the league, having conceded just six goals each (despite Ferguson being forced to name nine different defensive line ups in United's last 9 games), and only Chelsea and Tottenham have scored even half as many goals as the two Manchester sides. United already have one victory over City this season - a hard fought 3-2 win in the Community Shield that relied on some late goals for the Red Devils. This kind of drama has been a feature of this fixture with five goals scored in the 90th minute or later in the last eight games between the two teams.

Injuries shouldn't reduce this game as a contest; United should be close to full strength with Tom Cleverley nearing a return, and City should also be injury free. After Champions League wins for both in midweek, the question will be whether Alex Ferguson and Roberto Mancini stick with the line ups that got them results in Europe. On current form, there must be a strong case for man marking the likes of Wayne Rooney and Sergio Agüero.

Head to Head :
Last Meeting : 12. February 2011 Manchester United 2-1 Manchester City
Wins Manchester United : 58
Wins Manchester City : 38
Draws : 45

Recent Performance :
Manchester United - Draw / Draw / Win / Draw / Win
Manchester City - Win / Lose / Win / Win / Win

Possible Line-Ups :
Manchester United : De Gea - Evra, Ferdinand, Vidic, Fabio, Anderson, Park, Carrick, Nani, Rooney, Hernandez.
Manchester City : Hart - Kompany, Lescott, Kolarov, Zabaleta, Johnson, Nasri, Silva, De Young, Toure, Dzeko.

Betting Tip / Prediction :
The top two in the Premier League clash on Sunday as Champions Manchester United face City in a massive derby game. Despite City's massive expenditure off the pitch and transformation on it over the last few seasons, United haven't been on the wrong side of a Premier League result against their local rivals since 2008.
Our prediction : Home (United win)