Manchester United vs Manchester City
Competition: 2013/2014 English Premier League, Round 31
Match date: Tuesday, 25 March 2014 - Kick Off Time: 19:45 GMT - 19:45 CET
Competition: 2013/2014 English Premier League, Round 31
Match date: Tuesday, 25 March 2014 - Kick Off Time: 19:45 GMT - 19:45 CET
Man United enter this midweek in 7th place and will need to start
taking results as the season winds down if they hope to gain Europa
League passage for next year. The Red Devils fell last weekend in league
action to Liverpool 3-0, but opposed to sulking, they've responded with
two crucial victories that saw them through to the round of 8 in the
Champions League as well as grabbing 3 more vital points in their
pursuit for 5th place. Both victories ended 3-0 with excellent displays
from Robin van Persie on Wednesday and Wayne Rooney on Saturday. Rooney
scored a delicious, Beckham-esque goal on the weekend at Upton Park,
finishing from the halfway line. But all of a sudden, just when manager
David Moyes has his side playing well, star striker Robin van Persie
gets ruled out for 4-6 weeks, making him unlikely for both of their
matches with Bayern Munich in the Champions League. Furthermore, Vidic
has a red card and will not be eligible for the derby this Tuesday.
Manchester City team still control their own English Premier League destiny after
thrashing Fulham on Saturday 5-0. Yaya Toure continued in his seemingly
always consistent ways, netting a hat-trick and pushing his side above
Arsenal for 3rd place. They do however have 2 games in hand on 2nd place
Liverpool and 3 on league-leaders Chelsea, so the title is theirs for
the taking. But a horrendous upcoming schedule sees the Citizens faced
with Man United (a), Arsenal (a), Southampton (h), and Liverpool (a),
which makes this game all the more important for them to snatch all 3
points from. Sergio Aguero is still a glaring out, but they have more
than ample options in attack to score on a beleaguered backline for Manchester
United that only gets worse this Tuesday with Vidic suspended. City have
won their last 2 trips to Old Trafford.
Manchester United vs Manchester City Team Form:
Manchester United:
22 Mar 2014 West Ham 0 - Manchester United 2 EPL
19 Mar 2014 Manchester United 3 - Olympiakos 0 UCL
16 Mar 2014 Manchester United 0 - Liverpool 3 EPL
8 Mar 2014 West Bromwich Albion 0 - Manchester United 3 EPL
25 Feb 2014 Olympiakos 2 - Manchester United 0 UCL
Manchester City:
22 Mar 2014 Manchester City 5 - Fulham 0 EPL
15 Mar 2014 Hull City 0 - Manchester City 2 EPL
12 Mar 2014 Barcelona 2 - Manchester City 1 UCL
9 Mar 2014 Manchester City 1 - Wigan Athletic 2 FA
2 Mar 2014 Manchester City 3 - Sunderland 1 CCUP
22 Mar 2014 West Ham 0 - Manchester United 2 EPL
19 Mar 2014 Manchester United 3 - Olympiakos 0 UCL
16 Mar 2014 Manchester United 0 - Liverpool 3 EPL
8 Mar 2014 West Bromwich Albion 0 - Manchester United 3 EPL
25 Feb 2014 Olympiakos 2 - Manchester United 0 UCL
Manchester City:
22 Mar 2014 Manchester City 5 - Fulham 0 EPL
15 Mar 2014 Hull City 0 - Manchester City 2 EPL
12 Mar 2014 Barcelona 2 - Manchester City 1 UCL
9 Mar 2014 Manchester City 1 - Wigan Athletic 2 FA
2 Mar 2014 Manchester City 3 - Sunderland 1 CCUP
Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom
Referee: Phil Dowd
