Greeting the new year with a big match, probably one of England's biggest match. Manchester City will play Manchester United in the Etihad Stadium tonight! This is an important match since it's only one round, unless if the match ends up with a draw. United will be looking for a win to gain back their form after the two defeats and to wash out their humiliation after the disaster in Old Trafford on Sunday 23rd 2011 when City burned the 10-man United team with a score of 6-1 victory. While City will also want to beat up Sir Alex's team again in order to continue their quest on winning the FA Cup once again.
I looked at the predicted line-up and I see that Man City are more ready for this match, partly because very few players are injured. On the other side, United will struggling with uncountable injuries they have to deal with, which is a factor that will make United to have a hard game tonight. Although City might not be on their top form, but they should be able to grab a win against their rival, as they shown that they are still strong by beating Liverpool last week. United should also use the lesson they learn from the last defeat to overcome the blue giant. I believe that Sir Alex mind has the ability to overcome Mancini's team, but I don't know if United team actually has the ability to follow Sir Alex's plan.
This should be one great match that you should not miss. Another great thing about this match is they play 20:00 in Thai time which is not so late unlike usual big games. I still believe City will be able to grab the victory tonight, but I'm sure too that it won't be easy as the last one.
Prediction: Manchester City 2-0 Manchester United
After Match
Well, I guess that my result was pretty off. Well played, United, although there were a lot of ref's decisions that just looked really odd. This is still a very fun game, it showed that 10-man City can still be close to the level of Man United's 11. Paul Scholes' come back was actually epic, for a moment, but still showed that getting a retired midfield isn't a good idea. But for this emergency situation, getting Scholes back might be a good idea.
Chris Foy, the referee, made a lot of epic actions last night which I, personally, seen that many decisions were just "bullsh*t". Kompany's red card and Jones' handball (not foul against United) seem to be the two that were the most controversial. I bet that Chelsea and Tottenham fans still not forget the legacy of Chris Foy, right? Apart from the referee's part, I think United played very well on their counter-attack, which was brilliant. Rooney's goal surprise me a lot since it was United's first attempt and it came from counter-attack. Welbeck's goal was also brilliant and also Rooney's header after he missed the penalty.
It seemed that Mancini might have too much confident against United (maybe because of the '1-6' match), that's why he decided to drop a lot of players and even their magical goalkeeper, Joe Hart. You should know by heart that against United, you really need a big team. I doubt that testing younglings in such a big match should have been a good idea. While Man United's players' confident brought them to the victory, congrats. Anyhow, both team played really well and should received a high amount of applauses.
Final Score: Manchester City 2-3 Manchester United
Goalscorers:
Manchester City
Aleksandar Kolarov 48' (Freekick)
Sergio Aguero 64' (James Milner Assisted)
Manchester United
Wayne Rooney 10' (Antonio Valencia Assisted)
Danny Welbeck 30'
Wayne Rooney 40'
Important Notice
Vincent Kompany (MC) sent off 11'
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