Manchester United Dugout

Manchester United have a real test tomorrow when they play against their local rivals. Though, United manager Sir Alex Ferguson considers Liverpool as their local rivals and not Manchester City, but a derby is a derby. And tomorrow, the red and the blue part of Manchester will unite at the Theater of Dreams to witness a classic match.

The reason I feel this match will be interesting is because City have had a fabulous start to their season. With more than $120 million spent on transfers, City are seen as one of the top challengers for the league title. I know this will never happen but it would be great if United thrash them tomorrow and bring them to the ground.

With a superb victory against Spurs, coupled with a perfect start to their Champions League campaign in Turkey, United are looking strong. Rio Ferdinand's injury is a major concern but I guess Vidic and Evans should be able to guard the defense if Rio misses out. Also, with Wayne Rooney is outstanding form, I expect him to score goals tomorrow.

As far as City are concerned, they are completely handicapped after losing four of their main strikers to injuries and suspensions. Roque Santa Cruz, Robinho, Emmanuel Adebayor and ex- United player Carlos Tevez are all unavailable for Mark Hughes for the derby game. And it seems he will have to rely on Craig Bellamy and Benjani Mwaruwari up front.

It has been really very disheartening to see City fans lose their minds and go insane. Manchester City fans suck so much that they have started to tease United fans by sporting a poster of Carlos Tevez that states "Welcome to Manchester" after he switched colours in the summer. WTF! City - you are losers.

For those who only rely on stats, here are the results of the previous ten meetings between these two Manchester teams. See for yourself, why I call City as losers.

10 May 2009