Posted on April 4, 2010.
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The game was highly anticipated by both sets of supporters since the draw was made last month with fans from the city desperate to prove they are now the team to beat in Manchester.
That game was canceled two weeks ago, thanks to heavy snow, only heightened expectations around the city.
With United looking unable to raise off the inconsistency that has blighted their season so far defined the city is now the ideal time to deal a blow to knock out their neighbors.
However, after winning its first four games in charge, the City boss Roberto Mancini has finally been defeated cons Everton on Saturday and it remains to see how to react to his side against the champions.
Both sides will be hard pushed to match the thriller 4-3 at Old Trafford earlier in the season when a 96th minute Michael Owen strikes won the game for the hosts to maintain his position as United best dogs.
Both teams have defensive problems experienced in recent weeks, so that the winner of this battle will be decisive in deciding the outcome of the match. De Jong and Fletcher are the key figures in protecting their back four, but Fletcher is more to his game as his two goals against the city last September to testify.
City now operate a rigid 4-4-2 system under Roberto Mancini, a panel dismissed as outdated by Sir Alex Ferguson, his former assistant Carlos Queiroz over five years. preference for Ferguson 4-3-3 earned him the Champions League in 2008, but without Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez, the system now seems wrong.
The scarf cons hairdryer, Bobby Manc from the Godfather. This could develop into a clash of management that defines the next five years if Mancini is based on its promising beginnings at Eastlands. Ferguson has seen off many rivals, but the city money Mancini will be a formidable foe.
Probable teams:
Manchester City (4-4-2): Given; Garrido, Kompany, Richards, Zabaleta, Petrov, Barry, De Jong, Wright-Phillips, Tevez, Bellamy.
Manchester United (4-3-3): Van der Sar, Vidic, Evra Evans, Rafael, Giggs, Fletcher, Gibson, Obertan, Rooney, Valenmcia.
Referee: M Dean (Wirral)
