Premiership
Old Trafford
Sunday, 10 February; KO: 13:30 BST



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Premiership Table:


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Manchester United have striker Wayne Rooney and left-back Patrice Evra suspended, while forward Louis Saha (knee) is still injured.

Sir Alex Ferguson is considering giving 17-year-old striker Danny Welbeck his senior debut.

Manchester City's Benjani Mwaruwari is set to make his debut up front after a protracted move from Portsmouth.

Playmaker Elano and defender Vedran Corluka are suspended but Micah Richards is fit after a back injury.



(from):
Van der Sar, Kuszczak
Brown, O'Shea, Simpson, Ferdinand, Vidic, Fletcher, Nani, Park, Scholes, Ronaldo, Anderson, Carrick, Hargreaves, Giggs
Tevez, Welbeck


(from):
Hart, Jihai, Onuoha, Dunne, Richards, Ball, Hamann, Fernandes, Petrov, Vassell, Mpenza, Ireland, Sturridge, Benjani, Geovanni, Schmeichel, Garrido, Caicedo, Etuhu



Quote:

Originally Posted by Man Utd manager Sir Alex Ferguson: "I hope we win the game and put in a very good performance, and I think it goes hand in hand with the memory of the Munich disaster. "I hope it is a motivation for the players, absolutely. It is a responsibility for them to do well on Sunday. It's a big day for the club. "We have an excellent home record against City but one thing you have to remember is in a derby anything can happen."

Quote:

Originally Posted by Man City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson: "I think Benjani will fit in very well. He's played up front by himself for Portsmouth many times, and I hope he can play on Sunday. "He's a very good footballer. He's scored 12 goals in the league so far this season, which is a good record. "When we had the opportunity to take him, I did not hesitate at all, my reaction was 'yes, let's take him'."

BIG-MATCH FACTS


Rarely has a Manchester derby been as moving and as emotional as this one is likely to be, coming as it does at the end of a week of activities to commemorate
the 50th anniversary of the Munich Air disaster which claimed the lives of 23 people, including eight of the famous "Busby Babes" and three club officials.
The match will be preceded by a minute's silence, which the club are confident will deliver a fitting tribute to those who died.

Top spot in the Premier League has changed hands four times in seven games, and will do again if United win
the 149th major competitive Manchester derby and 138th in the league.
Arsenal currently top of the table by two points, but are not in action against Blackburn until Monday night.

It's back-to-back fixtures against the Premier League's top two for City, with the Manchester derby following last weekend's 1-3 home defeat by Arsenal.

United are challenging for a 13th straight home win in the Premier League; City looking for only their third away league victory.

Sven Goran-Erikkson's side are 19 points behind the Red Devils, but still in contention for European qualification,
and on the look-out for a 12th victory to pass last season's total of 11.
Then they finished 14 points behind seven placed Bolton, who claimed the lowest Uefa Cup qualifying spot.

City won the reverse fixture 1-0 in August, and are chasing a first double over their arch rivals since 1969-70.

The eclipse of United at the City of Manchester Stadium is the Citizen's only victory against a "Big Four" club this season

CLUB FORM:

Club stats
Fixtures

1. Won six and drew one of the last seven in all competitions.

2. Won nine of 11 league games, but failed to register five victories on the bounce when Tottenham almost pulled off a dramatic victory at White Hart Lane last weekend,
until the latest or late equalisers given at the time as a Michael Dawson own goal.

3. Failed to win their first three Premier League matches, but lost only two of the subsequent 22.

4. Won 72% of their Premier League programme; 18 of 25 - only Arsenal match that.

5. Drawn just four league games; only Reading are on a par with that.

6. Scored one goal every 46 minutes of football played on average (49 in 25) and conceded fewer goals than any other club;
just 12 at one every 188 minutes (three hours eight minutes).

7. Opened the scoring in more Premier League matches than any other club (20), conceded the first goal in fewer (four) and kept the highest number of clean sheets (15).

8. One of three clubs still holding an unbeaten home record in the Premier League. The others are Arsenal and Chelsea.
Also, won the last 12 home league games, against Tottenham, Sunderland, Chelsea, Wigan, Middlesbrough, Blackburn, Fulham, Derby, Everton, Birmingham, Newcastle (6-0), and Portsmouth.

9. Two more huge games follow this, home to Arsenal in the fifth round of the FA Cup, and away to Lyon in the Champions League.
The next league fixtures are both on the road, against Newcastle and Fulham.

Club stats
Fixtures

1. Won one of seven and two of 12 in all competitions.

2. Pressing for a first win in five league outings.

3. The 0-2 victory, away to Newcastle on 2 January, is their only maximum in eight Premier League matches.

4. The beneficiary of three own goals in this league campaign, but one of two clubs not awarded a penalty in this Premier League season so far; the other is Everton.

5. Gained 30 points at Eastlands and 11 on the road; their 19 points disparity is only matched by Sunderland.

6. Only recorded two away league wins. They beat West Ham in their first match of the season and Newcastle, in the first match of 2008.

7. Not won in four league and cup games on the road, and picked up one point from a possible six away from Eastlands, since the maximum at St James' Park on 2 January.

8. This is the first of three north-west league derbies with home fixtures against Everton and Wigan to come, before a trip to Reading.

KEY PLAYER NOTES






Cristiano RONALDO

is Manchester United's top scorer with 27 goals, including 13 in his last 10 games.

RONALDO is also their leading Premier League marksman with 19, and leads the race for the Barclays Golden Boot.

RONALDO has scored 50 goals in two seasons for United.



TEVEZ and RONALDO

have scored 60% of the Red Devils' goals this season (41 of 68).

Wayne ROONEY is a hat-trick shy of 50 Premier League goals for Manchester United.

If selected:-

Carlos TEVEZ will be making his 50th career Premier League appearance (West Ham and Manchester United).

If on the field from the outset:-

Chris EAGLES will be making his 50th club league start (Manchester United, Watford and Sheffield Wednesday).

Long term injury, Gary NEVILLE will be making his 350th Premier League start for Manchester United.







ELANO

is Manchester City's top scorer with seven goals.

ELANO is also the club's top Premier League marksmen with five.


GEOVANNI

has scored the quickest goal of this Premier League season.

He netted after 28 seconds of Steve Bruce's first game in charge of Wigan at the JJB Stadium on 1 December.

Darius VASSELL needs one to total 50 career Premier League goals (Aston Villa and Manchester City).

If on the field from the outset:-

Richard DUNNE will be making his 350th club career start (Everton and Manchester City).

HEAD TO HEAD

United are defending an unbeaten home Premier League record against City, but have won only one of the last three league meetings at the Theatre of Dreams.

City have not won a league contest at Old Trafford since the famous 0-1 triumph on 27 April 1974 when Dennis Law scored the early goal
which contributed to the downfall of his former club to the second level.

The Citizens have drawn 11 and lost 12 of their 23 subsequent league visits.

Home and away
League (inc PL): Man United 53 wins, Man City 36, Draws 48
Prem: Man United 12 wins, Man City 4, Draws 5

at Man Utd only
League (inc PL): Man United 29 wins, Man City 14, Draws 25
Prem: Man United 6 wins, Man City 0, Draws 4



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LAST SEASON'S CORRESPONDING GAME

Manchester Utd vs Manchester City
3 (2) - 1 (0)

9 December 2006 - Ref: Graham Poll



Manchester United scorers:


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Rooney 6




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Saha 45




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Ronaldo 84




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Manchester City scorers:

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Trabelsi 72




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Sent Off:



Corradi 90
(Manchester City)
(second yellow for diving)



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THIS SEASON'S REVERSE FIXTURE

Manchester City vs Manchester Utd
1 (1) - 0 (0)

19 August 2007 - Ref: Mark Clattenburg


Manchester City scorers:

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Geovanni 31




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REFEREE:

Howard Webb (Yorkshire)

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Official Confirmed Team   

GK: VDS   

RB: G.Neville   
CB: Ferdinand   
CB: Vidic   
LB: Evra   

RM: Nani  
CM: Hargreaves   
CM: Scholes   
LM: Giggs   

CF: Tevez   
CF: Ronaldo   

Subs: PIG, Brown, Anderson, Carrick, Welbeck