Friday 27 April 2012

Manchester City vs Manchester United

The greatest derby yet...

By Archie Barnett


No doubt about it, this year’s Manchester derby will be the best ever, with possibly the Premier League title riding on it. This year, the two teams have played each other 3 times, with Manchester United winning 2 of those clashes. However, no one can and will forget that memorable day in Stretford, at Old Trafford, where Manchester City came out 6-1 victors on United’s home soil. Will we be able to carry out a win of epic proportions again come Monday night? Only time will tell...
We have put a few stats together for our readers, take a look, what score do you predict on Monday night?

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Manchester City
The greatest derby yet, what separates the two sides?

Manchester United
80
Points
83
+60
Goal Difference
+54
2.49
Goals per game
2.46
15
Clean sheets
18
16,485
Passes completed
15,851
85.85%
Pass accuracy
85.32%
44
Derby wins
67



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Those at Old Trafford since the start of 2005 (League only)...

Date
Result
10 September 2005
Manchester United 1-1 Manchester City
9 December 2006
Manchester United 3-1 Manchester City
10 February 2008
Manchester United 1-2 Manchester City
10 May 2009
Manchester United 2-0 Manchester City
20 September 2009
Manchester United 4-3 Manchester City
12 February 2011
Manchester United 2-1 Manchester City
23 October 2011
Manchester United 1-6 Manchester City

Those at the Etihad Stadium since the start of 2005 (League only)...

Date
Result
13 February 2005
Manchester City 0-2 Manchester United
13 January 2006
Manchester City 3-1 Manchester United
5 May 2007
Manchester City 0-1 Manchester United
19 August 2007
Manchester City 1-0 Manchester United
30 November 2008
Manchester City 0-1 Manchester United
17 April 2010
Manchester City 0-1 Manchester United
10 November 2010
Manchester City 0-0 Manchester United

The remaining fixtures...

Manchester City
Manchester United
Manchester United (H)
Manchester City (A)
Newcastle United (A)
Swansea City (H)
Queens Park Rangers (H)
Sunderland (A)






We will need to be loud, support the team as much as we can, intimidate those from the Red side of Manchester, and most of all unite. Together, we are Manchester City.




“Hark now here,
The City sing
United ran away
And we will fight for ever more
Because of Derby day”




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