Man Utd v Man City
Old Trafford
Sunday, 10 February Kick-off: 1330 GMT (台灣時間 2/10 21:30)
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Manchester United have striker Wayne Rooney and left-back Patrice Evra
suspended, while forward Louis Saha (knee) is still injured.
Sir Alex Ferguson is considering giving 17-year-old striker Danny Welbeck
his senior debut.
Manchester City's Benjani Mwaruwari is set to make his debut up front after
a protracted move from Portsmouth.
Playmaker Elano and defender Vedran Corluka are suspended but Micah Richards
is fit after a back injury.
Man Utd (from):
Van der Sar, Kuszczak
Brown, O'Shea, Simpson, Ferdinand, Vidic
Fletcher, Nani, Park, Scholes, Ronaldo, Anderson, Carrick, Hargreaves,
Giggs, Tevez, Welbeck
Man City (from):
Hart, Jihai, Onuoha, Dunne, Richards, Ball, Hamann, Fernandes, Petrov,
Vassell, Mpenza, Ireland, Sturridge, Benjani, Geovanni, Schmeichel,
Garrido, Caicedo, Etuhu.
REFEREE Howard Webb (Yorkshire)
BIG-MATCH FACTS
＊ Rarely has a Manchester derby been as moving and as emotional as
this one is likely to be, coming as it does at the end of a week
of activities to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Munich
Air disaster which claimed the lives of 23 people, including eight
of the famous "Busby Babes" and three club officials. The match will
be preceded by a minute's silence, which the club are confident will
deliver a fitting tribute to those who died.
＊ Top spot in the Premier League has changed hands four times in seven
games, and will do again if United win the 149th major competitive
Manchester derby and 138th in the league. Arsenal currently top of
the table by two points, but are not in action against Blackburn until
Monday night.
＊ It's back-to-back fixtures against the Premier League's top two for City,
with the Manchester derby following last weekend's 1-3 home defeat by
Arsenal.
＊ United are challenging for a 13th straight home win in the Premier
League; City looking for only their third away league victory.
＊ Sven Goran-Erikkson's side are 19 points behind the Red Devils, but
still in contention for European qualification, and on the look-out
for a 12th victory to pass last season's total of 11. Then they
finished 14 points behind seven placed Bolton, who claimed the lowest
Uefa Cup qualifying spot.
＊ City won the reverse fixture 1-0 in August, and are chasing a first
double over their arch rivals since 1969-70.
＊ The eclipse of United at the City of Manchester Stadium is the
Citizen's only victory against a "Big Four" club this season.
CLUB FORM
1. Won six and drew one of the last seven in all competitions.
2. Won nine of 11 league games, but failed to register five victories on
the bounce when Tottenham almost pulled off a dramatic victory at White
Hart Lane last weekend, until the latest or late equalisers given at the
time as a Michael Dawson own goal.
3. Failed to win their first three Premier League matches, but lost only
two of the subsequent 22.
4. Won 72% of their Premier League programme; 18 of 25 - only Arsenal match
that.
5. Drawn just four league games; only Reading are on a par with that.
6. Scored one goal every 46 minutes of football played on average (49 in 25)
and conceded fewer goals than any other club; just 12 at one every 188
minutes (three hours eight minutes).
7. Opened the scoring in more Premier League matches than any other club
(20), conceded the first goal in fewer (four) and kept the highest
number of clean sheets (15).
8. One of three clubs still holding an unbeaten home record in the Premier
League. The others are Arsenal and Chelsea. Also, won the last 12 home
league games, against Tottenham, Sunderland, Chelsea, Wigan, Middlesbrough,
Blackburn, Fulham, Derby, Everton, Birmingham, Newcastle (6-0), and
Portsmouth.
9. Two more huge games follow this, home to Arsenal in the fifth round of
the FA Cup, and away to Lyon in the Champions League. The next league
fixtures are both on the road, against Newcastle and Fulham.
KEY PLAYER NOTES
＊ Cristiano RONALDO is Manchester United's top scorer with 27 goals,
including 13 in his last 10 games.
＊ RONALDO is also their leading Premier League marksman with 19, and
leads the race for the Barclays Golden Boot.
＊ RONALDO has scored 50 goals in two seasons for United.
＊ TEVEZ and RONALDO have scored 60% of the Red Devils' goals this season
(41 of 68).
＊ Wayne ROONEY is a hat-trick shy of 50 Premier League goals for
Manchester United.
＊ If selected:
- Carlos TEVEZ will be making his 50th career Premier League appearance
(West Ham and Manchester United).
＊ If on the field from the outset:
- Chris EAGLES will be making his 50th club league start
(Manchester United, Watford and Sheffield Wednesday).
- Long term injury, Gary NEVILLE will be making his 350th Premier League
start for Manchester United.
HEAD TO HEAD
＊ United are defending an unbeaten home Premier League record against City,
but have won only one of the last three league meetings at the Theatre
of Dreams.
＊ City have not won a league contest at Old Trafford since the famous 0-1
triumph on 27 April 1974 when Dennis Law scored the early goal which
contributed to the downfall of his former club to the second level. The
Citizens have drawn 11 and lost 12 of their 23 subsequent league visits.
Home and away
League (inc PL): Man United 53 wins, Man City 36, Draws 48
Prem: Man United 12 wins, Man City 4, Draws 5
at Man Utd only
League (inc PL): Man United 29 wins, Man City 14, Draws 25
Prem: Man United 6 wins, Man City 0, Draws 4
LAST SEASON'S CORRESPONDING GAME
Manchester United 3-1 Manchester City
9 December 2006 - Ref: Graham Poll
Man United scorers: Rooney 6, Saha 45, Ronaldo 84
Man City scorer: Trabelsi 72
Sent Off: Corradi (Man City) 90
THIS SEASON'S REVERSE FIXTURE
Manchester City 1-0 Manchester United
19 August 2007 - Ref: Mark Clattenburg
Man City scorer: Geovanni 31
M.E.N Prediction: United 2-0 City
- Anything other than a United win would be a major shock
Key opponent:
Benjani - the man most likely to unlock United's defence
Skysports.com prediction: Man Utd 3-0 Man City
One to watch: Cristiano Ronaldo
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