It’s not often that you able to back Manchester United at odds-against to win at home, but you can this Sunday when they play host to arch rivals City.
United are 2.1 Boylesports and Victor Chandler to bag three points in the Derby clash and regain the top spot in the league from Mancini’s men.
Michael Owen celebrating his late goal against City in 09/10
The stats are good as Sir Alex Ferguson’s side have lost none of their last six games against the Citizens – winning five and drawing one.
United have also lost none of their last 25 league games at Old Trafford and have had by far the more testing fixtures of the two sides this season.
They have played - and beaten – Arsenal, Chelsea and Spurs and drew with Liverpool last week when Rooney was surprisingly left out of a defensive looking starting line-up.
By stark contrast, City have only faced Spurs from last season’s top six and have so far had an easy run of games against inferior opposition.
Rooney will surely start on Sunday and he is as short as 5 with many bookmakers to open the scoring. However Paddy Power have gone 7 and that looks terrific value.
There could also be a bit of value to be had in backing Michael Owen to score at anytime during the 90 minutes.
Owen may not get a start, but given his terrific goal scoring record against City it will be surprising if he doesn’t get involved at some point.
He has scored seven goals in eight Premier League games against the Blues, and that makes the 3.5 on offer with Victor Chandler about him scoring anytime look attractive.
Make no mistake, this is a tough game for United and a win by any margin will be welcomed by all.
I believe that their young guns will be up for this like no other game. Their enthusiasm and will to run themselves into the ground to grind out a result looks the key to a United victory.
Predicting the scoreline is a really tough call. United have scored with a higher percentage of their shots than any other team in the Premier League (24%), while City are ranked second scoring with 20%.
A scour of the markets suggests that 2-1 is the most likely outcome and that can be backed at 8.5 with bet365 and Victor Chandler.
To me that looks the most solid option if your playing in the correct score market, but at a tasty 17 with Boylesports 3-1 has to be worth a small saver.
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young to score the winner
Cant wait for this! Leave at 6am 2moro and going to rip it up big style! Have a great feeling about this game for a change. We will win 2-0. Nani and Hernandez. Come on United
I’m going for Wayne. Guy’s got a terrific scoring record against City.
YA I Think Young will get the wiinner two ”’ but Owen might score if he comes one
Owen won’t get on the pitch.
Don’t jinx it fellas.
United 0-5 City.
this is one game where we dont need stats.owen played that day coz there was no otha striker now we have dannyboy,chicharito,berba and rooney.owen aint as sharp as he was 10 yearz ago.cornerhead kompany and toure will have a field if he plays.chicha and roo for me
@ Fred ”’ more like the other way this game is Like Barca v Madriad ”’ were Like Barca and City Like Real and Barca five nil so dont get your hopes mate
Better than evs at home is always a good price,instead of chasing the score or scorer Spurs are paying pretty good going into Blackburn who are just awfull thinking about doing a double.
wayne what the hell are you bluffing abou?
Philco & NRD (From previous thread)
Cheers boys. It was Odd, I had 2 phones and my laptop on the go. XFM website put me in a queue and I didn’t get any joy on ticket master or xfm via the phone at all. Finally the website connected at about 11.30 and I got my tickets so don’t know how they sold out in 14mins if I got mine 2 hours later. Still, I’m not arguing!
Back to the topic at hand. I’m already getting all the hot air from the blues via txt and email giving it large. One of my blue mates said his heart says city 2-0 but his head says city 2-1. Prick!
Owen won’t get on the pitch.
I think Wayen is after a few cans
gora what you asking me mate
I’m going for Wayne. Guy’s got a terrific scoring record against City.
What I would give to have Berbatov score a hat-trick against them and win the game for us.
Mike Kelly – that was a funny line by your blue mate tbf.
Can definitely see that happening, YorYor. Maybe he’ll fly into Old Trafford on a unicorn, flanked by Father Christmas and the Easter Bunny too!
Fred fuck off and die ya blue cunt
Highly unlikely. He’s got Rooney, Chicha, Welbeck and Berbatov ahead of him. And there’s a good possibility we will play 4-5-1, so…
Keano
Fred’s a red pal, he’s taking the piss
Fred
The problem is it would be funny if the deluded fuck witt was joking but he actually thinks that way!
Fred’s true colors are revealed.
Calm down keano. Fred is just taking the piss. The tension in here these days… Lol
Derby day looming is turning people into monsters!!
Fred, I saw it in my crystal ball, for sure. I even replayed the match 10 times in FM2011 and he scored a hattrick in all of them, so it’s bound to be true!!!
Costas, yeah, unfortunate I think. Fingers crossed Rooney doesn’t have a game like he had against Galati.
Fab 5 Freddy upsetting people again?
In the middle of my second semester exams but can’t not watch this game. My city coursemate has been cocky since saturday and how i would love a result to shut him up. Going to the viewing centre with him on sunday.
I’m sick
I don’t go to work 
. 2-1 rooney and chico. stop Silva please.
@YorYor
Frankly mate, I hope Rooney, Nani, Young and Hernandez (assuming he starts) play better than they have in recent weeks. People say we’ve missed Tom C, but if these 4 played better, I don’t think we would notice his absence. Personally I’d start with Welbeck this Sunday and keep Chicharito as a supersub. We are almost guaranteed a goal if he comes of the bench.
Good day RoM.
They found a lost tribe in the Amazon, kids had on Rooney kits. Every one knows about Manchester United,
I loved Jeets story on the other thead.
Fred-
Get outta here you Bitter, since day one you’ve been screaming Blooo Mooon. I don’t care if your the freedom figter that shot Gaddafi mate, I’ve had enough of your antics you tyrant, Too long has your blue blood spilt on RoM’s red bloody pages.
5-0, you’ll be lucky to leave United in a bus after having it clamped for illegally parking it in front of your posts. I hope Harry Potter does destroy your horcruxes and kills you. Your as bad a Wormtail, you traiter.
Fred the Red No more, you broke my fucking heart Fredo !
Knock him out zino!
Ah Clint getting in a Godfather reference
YorYor – I believe in the power of positive thinking, so your efforts on FM2011 might help us win on Sunday! Even Rooney himself uses visualisation techniques on the eve of a match:
“I always like to picture the game the night before: I’ll ask the kitman what kit we’re wearing, so I can visualise it. It’s something I’ve always done, from when I was a young boy. It helps to train your mind to situations that might happen the following day. I think about it as I’m lying in bed. What will I do if the ball gets crossed in the box this way? What movement will I have to make to get on the end of it? Just different things that might make you one per cent sharper.”
http://performance.fourfourtwo.com/pro-tips/rooney-big-match-preparation
So if everyone does their part on FM, FIFA, Pro Evo or even just using your own imagination, we can help the lads win on Sunday.
Papii as long as SAF is alive Fredo must live.
Get well soon, Soren!
BELIEVE.
Soren force the fluids and piss it out!
Papii I never asked, how did your knee recover? Are you playing ball again?
…you broke my fucking heart Fredo
Can’t see Owen playing on Sunday but who knows these days. The Manager’s line up for Liverpool was inspired and we nearly pulled it off. That means we’ve got a near full strength squad to choose from. As the last of three back to back big games, I’d really love to see 4-5-1:
________Rooney
Young Cleverly Ando Nani
________Carrick
__Evra Rio Vidic Smalling
________De Gea
Or if we play with a 4-4-2, I’d like to see:
____Welbeck Rooney
Young Cleverly Ando Nani
_ Evra Rio Vidic Smalling
_______De Gea
Its not normally I’d prefer a 5 man midfield, but their wide players like to cut infield so a solid middle might be wise. Besides, its not like Young and Nani can’t score goals! If they both get forward in a 4-3-3 I think we’ll have plenty up front, especially with Tom and Ando playing in front of Carrick, and Evra and Smalling coming forward down the flanks. Time will tell.
Enjoy your evening RoM!
really worried about upcoming game, for once shitty mite actually trouble us! really they have ben hugely impressive this season, need a big show from wazza.
He’s playing with his balls again.
I have a hole in all my right pockets.
I have some work to do, BBL!!!
KILL SHITY!!!!! DEMORALIZE THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry lads, sold the Berb in my first season on fifa. You keep the faith though, Yor Yor!
Zibbie Thanks for asking Mate, Sadly No, the Knee has fully recovered, was doing some fitness work in the gym, got off the treadmill f I pulled my Hamstring when I did outdoor jogging up a hill, its been sore for a week, feels like its ready to rip when I go up stairs.
Felt like Hargreaves tbh, haven’t touched a ball since August 17th. I had a return match lined up for the 21st ( tomorrow?). But now to recover from the hamstring, Im taking no risks so the first week of November is most likely when I’ll play again, by then it will have been 11 weeks since the knee ligament injury
Thanks Fred!!
Willie- if only it was legal. Tyson style??
Zibbie ha ha, get well soon Papi!!
zino – A vicious upper cut!
Good day all. Have a go at skysports site and vote for Fergies strongest.
First up is keepers. Schmeichs is cleaning everyones clock by some margin, so you lads with Les or Edwin as sentimental favorites can feel free to put in your votes without a care.
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,,12040_7256350,00.html
Willie- i feel ya… Ryu, Street Fighter!! *warming up*
I’m kinda confused. Been seeing conflicting reports on the net as to which of our players are fit. Some saying vidic is out, some saying rio and another saying that clevs is fit enough for the bench
3 – 1 on Sunday, double by Little Pea and a third by Young…. Own goal by Evra for their consolation in the 109th minute …..
By the way, has anyone read ‘that’ article by the Telegraph?
Thanks Soren
soren
Get well soon darling…. I am sure a derby win will get you on your feet
Zino – All the injury news is in that brilliant article CedarsDevil referenced.
Thanks Willie
Its tricky on Sunday but Utd know how to grind out a result. We need to keep focussed and cut out the silly mistakes. In the back of Mankini’s mind will be the late goal threat from Utd might give us the edge.
I fuckin hate Snarling Blue scum fans and it pains me to even see them at Old Trafford. ‘Posnan Pricks’
COME ON REDS.
No problem Cedars. Posnan pricks.
Posnan Pricks?
Hahahaha classic quote
Damn Willie, people may start thinking we are one person! hahaha
Are we?
Hiya REDS, I don’t really care who scores I just badly want us to beat them……..
Cedars – We’re not the same person Willie. Sorry, Cedars!
Anyone predicting an easy United win, you are mental. The only game tougher than this will be when we go to Eastlands. I think we’ll win it but only by a one goal margin, I’ll settle for a scrappy 1-0. Rooney or Young to score. Vidic didn’t look well at all on Tuesday, may not be worth the risk.
Cedars. are you sure? Willie is me
Do not be fooled people, we err I mean I have been taking you for a ride
Paul Parker @ 16:54: “we’ve got a near full strength squad to choose from. As the last of three back to back big games, I’d really love to see 4-5-1:
________Rooney
Young Cleverly Ando Nani
________Carrick
__Evra Rio Vidic Smalling
________De Gea
Or if we play with a 4-4-2, I’d like to see:
____Welbeck Rooney
Young Cleverly Ando Nani
_ Evra Rio Vidic Smalling
_______De Gea”
No Berbatov ? No Valencia ? No Da Silvas ?
What a difference a year makes.
Willie, thanks
I see a scoreline of United 1-10 City.
No, wait… That’s just our spending ratio.
Owen cant play in such a game, his nt as sharp as he used2 b i tink rooney should b d lone striker in a 4-5-1 formation. I predict a 2-1 win in d favour of utd a goal 4rm rooney, nani and silva
@Costas, true that. I just hope Nani plays on the right – to be honest, Valencia’s confidence seemed to have dipped and he seems to be playing within himself a little. Even when he’s played as a winger, he wasn’t taking defenders on and whipping in crosses. SAF’s instructions? Don’t know, but it’s sure not making him any more effective.
@WRN You Berbatraitor!