The Manchester Derby Pre match Discussion Thread

[Chippy_boy]

.....................................................Hart................
....Zabba............Komps.....................Nasty...............Kolorov
....Navas............Milner......................Fernandhino....Nasri
..........................................YaYa..................................
.......................................Sergio.................
going off who is fit as i would have Clichy and Silva in

That would do me just fine.

 

[worsleyweb]

i think with Van Persie and Rooney against our left hand side defence they will score, however i think we will beat them still. Aguero looks like he is coming back to form.

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[cmdub]

Our left side is worrying and Nastasic will have his work cut out for him with Kolarov and Silva not tracking back as much. However the prospect of going up against old and slow vidic and rio is great for us attacking wise

 

[gmckennasell]

If possible I'd play:

Hart
Richards Kompany Nasty Zabba
Fernandinho Yaya
Navas Nasri Silva
Aguero

The thought of Kolarov marking Valencia terrifies me.

Why? Valencia hasnt played a decent game for 18 months , according to rag supporters.

 

[Oystercatcher28]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24176572

Rio is crap. Nevin does make a good point though.

Also, I won't be reading Lawro's predictions with Usian Bolt... fairly certain there will be nothing positive or impartial there.

 

[mscenterh750]

As the famous Dennis Norden used to say "It'll be alright on the night".

I was quite nervous and wary, mainly due to the fact Mancini had got the measure of both them and Fergie. I think Pellegrini will approach this game in a slightly more conservative manner (maybe a little more like when we played Bayern), he isn't stupid and will realise that we can't leave ourselves open like we have been, and we will triumph and triumph convincingly.

 

[gmckennasell]

Serious question here, how much does Moyes' track record at the Etihad worry you? Only lost 1 of the last 6, winning 4. Surely the best away record of any manager at the Etihad.

FWIW, I think it will be a draw on Sunday; neither side will want to have lost two of their opening five.

This worries me about as much as Pellergrinis record against Moyes , played 2 won 2. :)

 

[tommybooth]

off down the pub for a few warm up beers and some banter.

 

[FantasyIreland]

If possible I'd play:

Hart
Richards Kompany Nasty Zabba
Fernandinho Yaya
Navas Nasri Silva
Aguero

The thought of Kolarov marking Valencia terrifies me.

Why? Valencia hasnt played a decent game for 18 months , according to rag supporters.

He had a very good game three days ago, his timing couldn't be better from a rag perspective.

 

[117 M34]

Milner has to start for me instead of Navas.

Think this is the hardest one to call for a while, although I've been thinking a 4-0 win for a while so I'm optimistically going for that.