Manchester City vs Manchester United [P+R]

[adedawson]

Eithad Stadium
Monday, 30 April 2012
20:00​

Manchester United’s visit to the Etihad will be broadcast to a worldwide TV audience of 650MILLION — the biggest in Premier League history.

Tickets Sold out

Last season Man City 0 Man Utd 0

Referee Andre Marriner

This season's matches 19 Y68, R5, 3.84 cards per game

Odds Man City 5-4 Man Utd 5-2 Draw 13-5

Manchester City

Subs from Pantilimon, Taylor, Zabaleta, Milner, Pizarro, Dzeko, Johnson, Kolarov, Savic, K Touré, De Jong, Balotelli

Doubtful None

Injured Hargreaves (match fitness, unknown)

Suspended None

Form guide DDLWWW

Disciplinary record Y48 R5

Leading scorer Agüero 22

Manchester United

Subs from Amos, Jones, Owen, Giggs, Berbatov, Smalling, Hernández, F da Silva, Cleverley, Valencia, Keane, Fryers, Park

Doubtful Owen (thigh)

Injured Lindegaard (ankle, 6 May), Anderson (hamstring, Aug), Pogba (ankle, Aug), Vidic (knee, Aug), Fletcher (bowel, unknown)

Suspended None

Form guide WWWLWD

Disciplinary record Y44 R1

Leading scorer Rooney 26

Match pointers

• City scored six goals from just seven shots on target in their 6-1 win at Old Trafford earlier this season

• United have caught an opponent offside fewer times (36) than any other side; City are in second place with 39

• City have taken 77 from a possible 81 points in their last 27 top-flight home matches

• Wayne Rooney has committed the most without receiving a yellow card (24) in the division

• No Premier League team has ever won a return fixture after losing by five or more goals in the initial encounter

• There have been six red cards in Premier League meetings between these sides, and five of them have been shown to United players

 

[adedawson]

Tough game, if we lose, titles Citys. Draw or Win will secure this.

There again the way the league has been this season I wouldn't be surprised if we lost then City lose to Newcastle.

I think SAF will go 4-5-1

 

[clash]

We should atleast manage a (boring 0-0) draw. City and their players haven't been in a situation where they're able to win anything important before. Confidence and keeping cool will be the key in this match. City will hopefuly get nervous.

No way I'd relax after the draw, though. If we win, the title is ours, anything else will leave it to last matches and that will make me more nervous than this match does.

4-5-1 for me too. Rooney starting upfront, Welbeck on the bench. He's in good form but wasting Rooney in the midfield would be a mistake IMHO. Can replace Carrick or Scholes when we're in deep **** at the end.

 

[adedawson]

4-5-1 for me too. Rooney starting upfront, Welbeck on the bench. He's in good form but wasting Rooney in the midfield would be a mistake IMHO. Can replace Carrick or Scholes when we're in deep **** at the end.

yeah i agree. scholes, carrick... is cleverly fit?

hopefully rio and evans at the back, I think Evans and Nani are due fitness tests so that could be a problem.

Its so annoying how little injuries City have had. I think they only have one player out. Richards.

I cant wait for next season... its no surprise are defence has been **** without Vidic. We need that man back! you go from having one of the best defences in the world and then lose, Vidic and VDS, Rio ain't exactly been at the peak of fitness either.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

We should atleast manage a (boring 0-0) draw.

Oh? With Evans and Rio? No way its 0-0

 

[Sir Calumn]

I'll be supporting Manchester

 

[Back Door Skip]

What time is this game in CST? Too lazy to look it up.

 

[Help?]

regular monday night kickoff time, whatever that is in CST

 

[Ebonix]

What time is this game in CST? Too lazy to look it up.

You be looking at a 3pm KO, Skip.

I don't think it'll be a game that you can essentially predict what'll happen. Hopefully it'll be an awesome game.

 

[Pogba4Now]

Oh? With Evans and Rio? No way its 0-0

We played with these 2 for 3/4 of this season and we've got the second best defensive record in the league. Evans and Rio have been very good surprisingly.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

We'll see. Premier League is pretty bad this year, but City is the anomaly. That defense won't cut it.

And **** it, I'm taking off work.

Oh, and skip, it's 2 Central.

 

[Mus]

Eh why is this on a monday night? I can't find a pub anywhere nearby that will be open

 

[Back Door Skip]

I'll definitely watch it. Thank god for being unemployed! Hopefully I can stretch this out until after the Olympics.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

Eh why is this on a monday night? I can't find a pub anywhere nearby that will be open

Really? I guess I'm in Wisconsin, so I have no perspective on this, but Monday is usually a pretty good bar night because most restaurants are closed. Service Industry Night.

 

[MaestroZidane]

I find it odd that this game is on Monday, such a big game should have been moved to today. Anyhow, here's to a good game and a City win

 

[rony31]

Game starts at 3pm EST, I'm scheduled to work 2-8. Looks like I'm gonna be feeling a bit ill tomorrow.

 

[Pogba4Now]

Those who decided to play this on Monday are ******* idiots.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

They think it will get better ratings. Asia is sleeping and America is working. Assholes.

 

[Mus]

Really? I guess I'm in Wisconsin, so I have no perspective on this, but Monday is usually a pretty good bar night because most restaurants are closed. Service Industry Night.

Here, well at least everywhere i've checked up close earlier on mondays compared to every other day, I might have to head to the casino

 

[adedawson]

feels like a 3 day weekend to me, love the Monday Games!

Cant wait for this game! I just hope we don't get spanked again.