Mancini wants Rooney involved to avoid United excuses

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Roberto Mancini wants Wayne Rooney to face his Manchester City side on Saturday - so there will be no excuses from Manchester United if they lose the derby.

Rooney has been an influential figure for the faltering champions this season, scoring 34 goals in all competitions. However he has been troubled by an ankle injury and sat out the goalless draw against Blackburn on Sunday.

City have already beaten United at home this season in the Carling Cup with Rooney playing and Italian manager Mancini does not see why his team cannot repeat that win again. "I think it is better if Rooney plays on Saturday," he told <a class="postlink" href="http://www.mcfc.co.uk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.mcfc.co.uk</a> "He is a fantastic player and has had an amazing season."

He added: "He will be a danger, of course, but United have many fine players in their team - but we have beaten them once at home already and can do it again.

"I think it is best if both teams are full strength and then the side who takes the three points can truly say the best team won and there is no reason that cannot be us."

Mancini enjoys derby day and was in charge of numerous Milan battles and believes there are many similarities between the two big city clashes.

"Supporters live for these games and look forward to them more than any other match each year, " he said. "It is about passion and desire and results do not always go to form.

"Of course, this isn't just a game about local pride, we want to finish in fourth place and every match from now until the last will be just as important.

"We need our fans to keep doing what they do each week and get right behind the team from the first minute to the last. They can inspire us to even greater heights and they have a huge role to play against United."
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Must say I love Bobby Manc's approach.

Do you agree in that they can then have no excuses?<br /><br />-- Wed Apr 14, 2010 2:18 pm --<br /><br />Sorry this is repeat of another thread can mods delete please.
 
eagle said:
Roberto Mancini wants Wayne Rooney to face his Manchester City side on Saturday - so there will be no excuses from Manchester United if they lose the derby.

Rooney has been an influential figure for the faltering champions this season, scoring 34 goals in all competitions. However he has been troubled by an ankle injury and sat out the goalless draw against Blackburn on Sunday.

City have already beaten United at home this season in the Carling Cup with Rooney playing and Italian manager Mancini does not see why his team cannot repeat that win again. "I think it is better if Rooney plays on Saturday," he told <a class="postlink" href="http://www.mcfc.co.uk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.mcfc.co.uk</a> "He is a fantastic player and has had an amazing season."

He added: "He will be a danger, of course, but United have many fine players in their team - but we have beaten them once at home already and can do it again.

"I think it is best if both teams are full strength and then the side who takes the three points can truly say the best team won and there is no reason that cannot be us."

Mancini enjoys derby day and was in charge of numerous Milan battles and believes there are many similarities between the two big city clashes.

"Supporters live for these games and look forward to them more than any other match each year, " he said. "It is about passion and desire and results do not always go to form.

"Of course, this isn't just a game about local pride, we want to finish in fourth place and every match from now until the last will be just as important.

"We need our fans to keep doing what they do each week and get right behind the team from the first minute to the last. They can inspire us to even greater heights and they have a huge role to play against United."
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Must say I love Bobby Manc's approach.

Do you agree in that they can then have no excuses?
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I can understand peoples' view that they'd like to see us beat them with Rooney in their team again, but in all honesty, i'd be fucking delighted to discover that he's not in their line up! What people need to realise is that this is not the automatic win that many on here are billing it as. Derby games are unpredictable - form matters very little. If Rooney plays, it will reduce our chances of winning the game. I'd much rather we were facing the sluggish, disinterested Berbatoss upfront on his own, thank you very much. Unfortunately though, i think it's nailed on that Rooney will play.
 
What people need to realise is that this is not the automatic win that many on here are billing it as.

You'd have to be a complete and utter idiot to think that tbf.
 
Even if he plays he'll be 50% at best which pitchs him at the level of the other so-called United strikers.

It's a win-win for us.
 
this is not the automatic win that many on here are billing it as
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I don't think for one second anybody believes it is.
Generally speaking derby games are tight affairs, and a landslide win for either is very rare.

But with or without Shrek we are more than capable of beating them - albeit by the odd goal.
The only thing that concerns me is their constant cheating. I mentioned on another thread after watching highlights of their 0-0 at Blackburn that they're always diving in the area. It's not just now and again, it's with almost every attack. One of them will go down dramatically and beg for a penalty, and we all know referees don't like to upset the tyrant.

If (and it's a very very big 'if') they can play the game in the spirit it is meant to be played we can and will beat them.
 
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