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English Premier League Manchester United v Manchester City Match Preview ⚽ ⚽

jatinhotaPosted for Everyone to comment on, 5 years ago3 min read

There was a time when the red devils were the undisputed champions of England. They were winning the trophy every year, had probably the best coach the world had ever seen in Sir Alex Ferguson and were probably tipped to remain in that position for a long time to come. That was until their noisy neighbors showed up. Manchester City since that time has stolen what was Manchester United’s and the gap between both teams shows you just how far they have gone in making the red devils invisible. However, when they meet at Old Trafford today, Manchester United has a chance of inflicting a wound that could prove to be fatal this season.

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Manchester United

Manchester United would not go down without a fight. They have lost consecutive games and appeared out of shape. Their coach has claimed that he does not know if his players care and yet, they keep fighting. There are just four games that are left in the league. Four more games and that is it and Manchester United are still stuck in 6th position. The race for the top four is heating up and unlike Arsenal and Chelsea, they do not have the luxury of the Europa league to give them an outside chance at the top four. They stand to lose out of the champions league. So there is so much more at stake than pride when these two teams meet but only one can win.

Manchester City

Manchester City has done everything right. They have come back from being pegged behind. They have scored the goals this season. Led by a wonderful coach in Pep Guardiola, they would have thought that they would be completely flying in the league. However, things have not been too easy. One of the reasons for this is the continuous chase by Liverpool. They have not given them any breathing space and look set to push it down to the wire. A win today could see them move 2 points clear of Liverpool having played the same number of games. Can they win the derby? We shall soon find out.

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Form

While derbies do not necessarily follow the form, it can also have a very big effect on the way that things turn out. Manchester United would be hoping that they can reclaim their form in this game. They have managed to win just twice in the last six games. The remaining matches have ended up in four losses. They would be looking for a way to make sure that things go their way when they meet Manchester City in the league. This would be a test of their strength.

Manchester City, on the other hand, has done a good job in recent times. They have won five of their last six games in all competitions. The remaining game ended in a loss and that was in the champions league against Tottenham. They would be hoping to keep the good form when they meet their old foes in the league.

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