One city..Two teams..One trophy!
Last year's battle for the trophy fired up their rivalry. Their battle for the title lasted till the last game and the champion was Manchester City.
As Sir Alex Ferguson has mentioned on an interview last year, "The neighbors became louder", and now United will have to prove today that they are the boss of the town and shout the voices of City's fans.
Besides the loss of the championship United fans also remember the devastating defeat against their rivals on October 23 last year, the the final score was 1-6. So today Man Utd will come out on the pitch for a perfect game that will give them a chance to have a payback and get back their pride.
On the other side although City may be overjoyed by last year's capture of the trophy, the poor performance of the team on the European games this year (finishing last on their group) is something that created a bad atmosphere both to the fans and the team itself. So today they will aim for a win that will bring back some smiles.
The Squads
Manchester City
- Absences: Kolarov, Richards, Milner
- Touch and go: Clichy*, Silva**
- Returned from absences: Rodwell
Manchester United
- Absences: Anderson, Nani
- Touch and go: Cleverly, Valencia***
- Returned from absences: Vidic
Possible Lineups
Manchester City (4-1-3-2)
- GK: Hart
- Defense 4: Zabaleta, Kompany, Nastasic, Clichy*
- Midfield 1: Barry
- Midfield 3: Nasri, Toure, Silva**
- Attack 2: Tevez, Aguero
Manchester City (4-2-3-1)
- GK: De Gea
- Defense 4: Rafael, Evans, Ferdinand, Evra
- Midfield 2: Carrick, Scholes
- Midfield 3: Valencia***, Rooney, Young
- Attack 1: Van Persie
