Two clubs in the top half of the Premier League table will do battle today in a league match between Manchester United and Manchester City. The first-division clash scheduled for 3:45 p.m. ET will be held at Old Trafford in Manchester and can be live streamed here free.
Before the next chapter of the Manchester derby is written, United manager David Moyes believes City manager Manuel Pellegrini must heed a warning. The era of the mighty Red Devil has not past yet (h/t to the Telegraph). "Well Manchester United had lots and lots of seasons of domination," Moyes said. "I don't think if I was a manager I would have turned round and necessarily said that we were the only club in Manchester because football does change, it goes in cycles," he added.
"Hopefully we will be coming out of our [bad] period quickly. Plans are afoot and [we will] try [to] make a real good go of it next season. We are not in the position we want to be just now but we will do everything we possibly can to do it next year."
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Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: With the absence of Robin van Persie, Manchester United's Wayne Rooney responded in last week's victory over West Ham. The 28-year-old delivered his 13th league goal of the season is spectacular fashion and will look to add another at Old Trafford this afternoon.
Manchester United's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Gea; Evra, Jones, Ferdinand, Rafael; Carrick, Fellaini; Januzaj, Mata, Valencia; Rooney
Manchester City's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Hart; Clichy, Demichellis, Garcia, Zabaleta; Touré, Fernandinho; Nasri, Silva, Navas; Dzeko
Premier League Table
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
Chelsea |
31 |
21 |
6 |
4 |
62 |
23 |
39 |
69 |
|||
|
2 |
Liverpool |
30 |
20 |
5 |
5 |
82 |
38 |
44 |
65 |
|||
|
3 |
Manchester City |
28 |
20 |
3 |
5 |
76 |
27 |
49 |
63 |
|||
|
4 |
Arsenal |
30 |
19 |
5 |
6 |
53 |
34 |
19 |
62 |
|||
|
5 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
31 |
17 |
5 |
9 |
40 |
40 |
0 |
56 |
|||
|
6 |
Everton |
29 |
15 |
9 |
5 |
43 |
30 |
13 |
54 |
|||
|
7 |
Manchester United |
30 |
15 |
6 |
9 |
48 |
34 |
14 |
51 |
|||
|
8 |
Newcastle United |
30 |
14 |
4 |
12 |
38 |
40 |
-2 |
46 |
|||
|
9 |
Southampton |
31 |
12 |
9 |
10 |
45 |
40 |
5 |
45 |
|||
|
10 |
Stoke City |
31 |
9 |
10 |
12 |
36 |
45 |
-9 |
37 |
|||
|
11 |
Aston Villa |
30 |
9 |
7 |
14 |
33 |
42 |
-9 |
34 |
|||
|
12 |
Hull City |
30 |
9 |
6 |
15 |
32 |
37 |
-5 |
33 |
|||
|
13 |
Norwich City |
31 |
8 |
8 |
15 |
26 |
48 |
-22 |
32 |
|||
|
14 |
West Ham United |
30 |
8 |
7 |
15 |
32 |
40 |
-8 |
31 |
|||
|
15 |
Swansea City |
30 |
7 |
8 |
15 |
40 |
46 |
-6 |
29 |
|||
|
16 |
West Bromwich Albion |
30 |
5 |
13 |
12 |
33 |
45 |
-12 |
28 |
|||
|
17 |
Crystal Palace |
30 |
8 |
4 |
18 |
19 |
39 |
-20 |
28 |
|||
|
18 |
Sunderland |
28 |
6 |
7 |
15 |
26 |
44 |
-18 |
25 |
|||
|
19 |
Cardiff City |
31 |
6 |
7 |
18 |
26 |
58 |
-32 |
25 |
|||
|
20 |
Fulham |
31 |
7 |
3 |
21 |
30 |
70 |
-40 |
24 |
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