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Played
October 23, 2011 6:00 PM IST
Old Trafford — Manchester
Referee: M. Clattenburg
Attendance: 75487
October 23, 2011 6:00 PM IST
Old Trafford — Manchester
Referee: M. Clattenburg
Attendance: 75487
Manchester United - Manchester City Preview: Biggest Game Of The Year So Far As Derby Duo Battle For Top Spot
The gap between the Red Devils and their 'noisy neighbours' is closer than ever, with the 19-times champions aiming to leapfrog City into the number one spot in the Premier League
By Joe Doyle
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MANCHESTER UNITED
 De Gea Smalling, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra Nani, Fletcher, Anderson, Young Chicharito, Rooney |
MANCHESTER CITY
 Hart Richards, Kompany, Lescott, Clichy Yaya Toure, Barry Aguero, Silva, Nasri Dzeko |
Darren Fletcher is favoured by Sir Alex Ferguson in the so-called 'big games', so should start on Sunday, and could be paired in midfield by Anderson after he was rested for the midweek trip to Romania. However, if Ferguson opts for a midfield three, Ji-Sung Park or Michael Carrick are both in with a chance of selection.
Meanwhile, City have no fresh injury worries, and look to be at full strength after Sergio Aguero recovered from a minor knock to appear as a substitute and score the last-minute winner in their Champions League clash with Villareal.
The only fit player that definitely will not be featuring is Carlos Tevez, who looks set to be on the sidelines for some time while his dispute with the club still ongoing.
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- Manchester United have won the last three derbies between the pair at Old Trafford, and 24 out of the last 25 home Premier League games.
- Wayne Rooney has scored five league goals in the Manchester derby, joint with Paul Scholes, while Eric Cantona has the most with seven.
- Manchester City have scored an average of 3.5 goals a game away from home in the Premier League this season, with 14 goal in four games.
- The last time Manchester City won at Old Trafford was in 2008, the only time in the past 36 years this has happened.
- United have now scored in each of their past 17 games.
- City did not beat any of the 'big four' of United, Arsenal, Chelsea or Liverpool away last season.
- Andrei Kanchelskis was the last player to score a hat-trick in this fixture in a 5-0 victory for United in 1994.
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Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Manchester United 2-1 Manchester City
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Manchester United 3-1 Manchester City
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Manchester United 2-0 Manchester City
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| English Premier League (EPL) (EPL) | 09-Apr-2013 | Manchester United 1 - Manchester City 2 |
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| English Premier League (EPL) (EPL) | 09-Dec-2012 | Manchester City 2 - Manchester United 3 |
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| English Premier League (EPL) (EPL) | 01-May-2012 | Manchester City 1 - Manchester United 0 |
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| FA Cup (FA) | 08-Jan-2012 | Manchester City 2 - Manchester United 3 |
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| English Premier League (EPL) (EPL) | 23-Oct-2011 | Manchester United 1 - Manchester City 6 |
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Manchester United
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| 19-May-2013 | West Bromwich 5 - Manchester United 5 | EPL |
| 12-May-2013 | Manchester United 2 - Swansea City 1 | EPL |
| 05-May-2013 | Manchester United 0 - Chelsea FC 1 | EPL |
| 28-Apr-2013 | Arsenal 1 - Manchester United 1 | EPL |
| 23-Apr-2013 | Manchester United 3 - Aston Villa 0 | EPL |
Manchester City
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| 24-May-2013 | Chelsea FC 3 - Manchester City 4 | FR |
| 19-May-2013 | Manchester City 2 - Norwich City 3 | EPL |
| 15-May-2013 | Reading 0 - Manchester City 2 | EPL |
| 11-May-2013 | Manchester City 0 - Wigan Athletic 1 | FA |
| 08-May-2013 | Manchester City 1 - West Bromwich 0 | EPL |
| 1 | David de Gea | Goalkeeper |
| 12 | Chris Smalling | Defender |
| 5 | Rio Ferdinand | Defender |
| 6 | Jonny Evans | Defender |
| 3 | Patrice Evra | Defender |
| 17 | Nani | Midfielder |
| 24 | Darren Fletcher | Midfielder |
| 8 | Anderson | Midfielder |
| 18 | Ashley Young | Midfielder |
| 10 | Wayne Rooney | Striker |
| 19 | Danny Welbeck | Striker |
| 13 | Anders Lindegaard | Goalkeeper |
| 4 | Phil Jones | Defender |
| 20 | Fabio Da Silva | Defender |
| 7 | Ji-Sung Park | Midfielder |
| 7 | Antonio Valencia | Midfielder |
| 9 | Dimitar Berbatov | Striker |
| 14 | Chicharito | Striker |
| 1 | Joe Hart | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Micah Richards | Defender |
| 4 | Vincent Kompany | Defender |
| 6 | Joleon Lescott | Defender |
| 22 | Gael Clichy | Defender |
| 42 | Yaya Touré | Midfielder |
| 18 | Gareth Barry | Midfielder |
| 7 | James Milner | Midfielder |
| 21 | David Silva | Striker |
| 45 | Mario Balotelli | Striker |
| 16 | Sergio Agüero | Striker |
| 30 | Costel Pantilimon | Goalkeeper |
| 5 | Pablo Zabaleta | Defender |
| 13 | Aleksandar Kolarov | Defender |
| 28 | Kolo Toure | Defender |
| 8 | Samir Nasri | Midfielder |
| 34 | Nigel De Jong | Midfielder |
| 10 | Edin Dzeko | Striker |
| Nani | |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Squad Number: | 17 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| David Silva | |
| Position: | Striker |
| Squad Number: | 21 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Results
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Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Robin van Persie Striker Man. United |
26 | 3 |
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Luis Suárez Striker Liverpool |
23 | 0 |
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Gareth Bale Midfielder Tottenham |
21 | 0 |
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C. Benteke Striker Aston Villa |
19 | 3 |
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Michu Midfielder Swansea City |
19 | 0 |