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MATCH INFO
Date: September 22, 2013
Time: 4:00 PM (BST)
Venue: Etihad Stadium — Manchester Referee: Howard Webb.

Arguably the most entertaining derby in all the land, the battle between blue and red in the city of Manchester returns to audiences this Sunday (11:00 am ET on NBCSN, watch live via NBC Sports Live Extra). Both sides enter the match with new managers at the helm in Manuel Pellegrini and David Moyes, and even on record at 2-1-1 means a loss for either club could result in them slipping out of the Top 5.

For City, they enter the match not only looking to take points from their rival but also to set right an inconsistent start to the season. After a dominant 4-0 victory over Newcastle to start the season, City lost 3-2 to Cardiff before skipping past Hull City 2-0 in a hard fought match and drawing 0-0 with Stoke City.

Aside from last weekend’s lifeless offensive performance at the Britannia, City’s main problem has been in defense. With Vincent Kompany injured for the first four Premier League matches of the season, Pellegrini was forced to deploy center-back combinations of Joleon Lescott, Javi Garcia and Matija Natasic. The inconsistent performances and lack of leadership had supporters worried but with Kompany’s emphatic return in Tuesday’s 3-0 Champions League victory Victoria Plzen, stability appears to have returned to the Etihad.

For United, Sunday’s match represents another chance for their new-look offense to gel. Last weekend saw Wayne Rooney recover from a head gash to go 90 minutes strong in the supporting striker role behind Robin van Persie. The Englishman scored a fantastic free-kick and his overall performance received rave reviews, prompting manager David Moyes to confirm that unlike last season, Rooney would not be used in the midfield.

The Scot’s stroke of confidence in his temperamental striker appears to have paid off as Rooney joined United’s prestigious 200 goal club on Tuesday night after scoring twice in the 4-2 Champions League victory over Bayer Leverkusen. The victory also saw the full debut of Marouane Fellaini, whose harrowing presence and crunching tackles released pressure on Michael Carrick and provided Rooney with additional space in which to operate.

A head-to-head look at each club’s form and the history of the derby shows that Sunday’s match should be a hotly contested affair. City have won seven and lost one of their last eight home games in the Premier League while defeat to Liverpool in their last away game ended a run of 13 matches unbeaten for United. Of the last five Premier League derbies contested at the Etihad, City have only one a single match. But from the last four Premier League derbies overall, the Citizens have won three of those contests.

http://prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com/2013/09/19/premier-league-preview-manchester-city-vs-manchester-united/

Pakonte: u r a fool..tins cannot b all rosy...i still believe on d KOC..king of Coaches

Y kul the dude a fool? Keep believing Its ur type who believe all is well even inside a well.

Evestar200: When they were winning their pre-season games and Man utd were losing,,they were laffing and saying Man utd will relegate,, oya! Win now that league and real football have started,,they are losing,,,who look like a team that will be relegated between MAN UTD and CHELSHIT now?

Ask them Jare! U are so on point. Besides M.U.F.C till Eternity

CFCfan: See traffic just because Chelsea lost

Its Fun to see Chelsea loose 3 consecutive games, and i see more coming

[quote author=Mazi_Omenuko]If you take into account the bearing and the momentum on impact, then you will realize that newton's second law of motion was followed.[/quote]The Wise One.

@ thread am so much loving this Game,

Ain't seen no pic.

Huh!

RVP screewed up abit 2nyte, All the same Congrats MUFC, (All haters can go put their faces in their toilet and focus on their shiiit) United 4eva.

[quote author=$ugardaddy]Garri is a game-changer anytime, anyday. Ask the average Nigerian undergraduate.[/quote]Naso

eddiebruk: Saving Nigerians since AD 1400

Spot on, though not all Nigerians.

Insaneity knows no bounds.

For all i care i dont give a fuuuck if they throw fisticuff @ each other.

adejonny: •Ivory Coast v Senegal
•Ethiopia v Nigeria
•Tunisia v Cameroon
•Ghana v Egypt
•Burkina Faso v Algeria

Wahala for Ghana. I would have love them to be in the World Cup but beating Egypt will be a big challenge.

Ivory Coast should be through except Senegal re-enact their 1998 performance in France
Cameron will go through (referee will want to please oga at the top of CAF)
Burkina Faso will be in their first world cup
Nigeria got the easy one (it will be tough in the first leg in Ethiopia) but should break the deadlock towards the end of the second half. Easy rid in Calabar for the return leg.

Nigeria and Ivory coast will reach the Quarter finals in Brazil.

Nice writeup, but dont think the Return leg would be played in Calabar.

Saintfeit/Stainfeit or what ever he calls himself got it really wrong by uttering an un-incisive comment, by branding Calabar venue as been unsafe. What where his prove to vindicate his unguided comments? I dont give a Bleep @ Keshi's comment, Afterall majority of whites are hypocrates, am a testament of their Racism.

[quote author=9ja_Hottest_Gay]tying wrapper makes u more gayish[/quote]So you think? i doubt if ur'e an African.

SimonAndal:
I'm gay, but even this is too gay for me.

I thought as much, cos ur comments sounds so Gayish.


@ Topic, Meggings or whatever that crap is called is a big piece of shit, in summary would rather tie wrapper than put on that.

Mtcheew!

prymesolution: Wahala dey o. How will the dead hear when the trumpet sounds with all that music?

Hehehe Nairaland where u find all sorts of comic comments.

Nairaland's undisputed Queen of Controversial threads, Je vous salue.

Hmm! Smh!

hommes stupides engagement en acte insensé

adaobi123: I don't hunt for likes.

Dear dont mind him.

U See how u take pleasure in making yourself subject to public ridicule? Who ever did this to you must be wicked. In one sentence >> U R not well<<

So are Truckpushers not human beings? Mtcheew!

njideoby: You summoned courage to paste ur test result here simply cos it was negative,assuming that it was positive, will you have done the same?
Word of caution though, a positive result today does not guarantee a permanent positive forever (my kobo though).

Ur'e On point. But Hope u ain't positive? No offense though.

Negative, would have supplied pictorial proof, but u wont comprehend it cos its written in French.

Ok, Not too a Big deal.

Ain't bad

If you really need an answer to your question answer mine, is it right for you 2 have sex with your Mother? Your answer to my question, is my answer to your question.

Calabar being the first place where professional football was played in Nigeria, has been A very good venue in terms of hosting Nigerian teams, up till date no Nigerain team have ever lost a match in Calabar, and i dont see the super eagles loosing come sept. 7th. (Glory Glory Super Eagles)