Pre-Match Thread - Manchester Utd. Vs. Manchester City

Manchester United vs. Manchester City
Date: 10th May 2009
Day: Sunday
Type: Barclays Premier League
Venue: Old Trafford
Kick Off: 13:30 GMT / 17:55 IST
Telecast: ESPN 17:55 IST
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Previous Meet :-
ManUtd [1] - [0] ManCity on 30th November 2008 at City of Manchester Stadium ____________________________________________________________________

Brief Description of Current form :-

ManUtd :- On the verge of creating another record which is defending the UEFA Champions League Title for yet another year , Our morale is at sky high !! Players are back from Injury , No suspensions , and moreover no goals conceded (in last 2 matches) shows that United can play and dominate like champions in whatever situation you think that we can crumble ! But speaking about the match , its a very tricky fixture ; The Manchester Derby has always been a great match to watch for years . If we get a win over here then Liverpool will be virtually out of the title contention ! Because those Liverfools expect us to drop 6 points and they think we will drop points against Man Shitty & Arse-anal , Funny , Ain't that ???? Currently we are 3 points atop on the premiership table with 1 match in hand !

Man City :- Their form this year was nothing short of a disaster , Signed Robinho in a record transfer fee of 32 million who didn't even netted 16 goals this season ! The owners of Man City think that with a huge boost of Money they can make ManCity a champion team ! Don't know about how much they succeeded in being the champions but surely it has almost saved them from being relegated ! Their main problem is their defense system ! They need to rectify it in order to win against ManUtd's world class Strikers ! Last time they lost the match by 1 goal , but at time we were not in form but now we are ! See the Manchester Derby Stats above , it will clear all your doubts that coming sunday at OT who is going to dominate and who will perish !

Manchester United Thrash Arsenal 3-1

Bring on Barça or the Blues. United will be in Rome on 27 May to defend the Champions League trophy.

The Champions League holders turned in a flawless away performance to completely dismantle Arsene Wenger's Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, killing the tie through early goals from Ji-sung Park and Cristiano Ronaldo, before the Portuguese added gloss to the scoreline with a breakaway third.

The only sour note for United came through the late dismissal of Darren Fletcher. The Scot will miss the final after being incorrectly punished for bringing down Cesc Fabregas inside the United area, allowing Robin van Persie to hammer home a late penalty.

That made for a cruel end to the evening for Fletcher who, like each and every one of his colleagues, had been magnificent in overcoming the Gunners. It was in stark contrast to the manner in which the evening began, as United put the tie to bed inside 11 minutes.

Arsenal supporters had been encouraged to whip up a frenzied atmosphere to try and help their side overcome a single goal deficit brought about by John O'Shea's first leg strike at Old Trafford, but the Emirates' noise levels dipped irretrievably after seven minutes.

United's mantra had been obvious from the first whistle: counter attack. On the Reds' second such foray, Anderson slipped in Ronaldo, who had been detailed with the lone striker's role by virtue of his searing pace, and the Portuguese fizzed a low ball across the area. Teenage full-back Kieran Gibbs slipped at the crucial moment, allowing Park to pinch the ball and slip a shot over Manuel Almunia and into the goal.

The pocket of some 3,500 United fans behind the opposite goal burst into a frenzied celebration, one