preview: Manchester City v MANCHESTER UNITED
fa premiership, Matchday 14
City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester, 13.30pm GMT, Sunday 30th November 2008.

 Match Preview

The Editor of MUFCINFO.COM Article by Mark Graham, Editor, Record Keeper & Official Reporter @ MUFCINFO.COM.


Dimitar Berbatov (hamstring) is included in the squad after recovering from his injury picked up playing for Bulgaria. The forward will probarbly take a late fitness test.

Robinho (ankle) is set to return for City after missing out against Schalke.

Javier Garrido has picked up a knock and is expected not to feature.

Breaking News
Manchester United have secured a work permit for Serbian international winger Zoran Tosic.

A 21-year-old Tosic's transfer will be completed in January 2009 an application for his work permit has been successful.

Tosic, can play on both wings & has a reputation for set pieces.

 Pre Match Press Conference Highlights

On Berbatov
"Hamstring injuries are never easy to deal with. We must be careful because he has never had one before.

"We will have to gauge whether it's wise to use him from the start on Sunday or to have him on the bench."

On Away game blues of this season
“We have had a lot of hard games,” “Chelsea, Arsenal and now Man City away from home, straight after a European (match) is not easy. “Hopefully the second half will promise much better for us because at the moment, we are playing catch-up.”

 Squad
Manchester City (from):  Hart, Zabaleta, Richards, Dunne, Garrido, Ball, Wright-Phillips, Elano, Ireland, Kompany, Robinho, Vassell, Hamann, Benjani Mwaruwari, Sturridge, Fernandes, Ben Haim, Schmeichel, Onuoha, Evans..

Manchester United (from):
Van der Sar, Foster, Kuszczak, Neville, Rafael, O’Shea, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evans, Evra, Ronaldo, Nani, Carrick, Fletcher, Anderson, Giggs, Park, Rooney, Tevez, Berbatov.
 Head to Head 

HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS v Manchester city England
A record of Competitive games played between Manchester United & Manchester City

ALL COMPETITIVE MATCHES

P W D L F A Diff
TOTAL 149 59 49 41 218 201 +17
Milestones

139th League meeting between the two sides.

SAF's 634th Premiership fixture in charge.

Score Prediction
a 2-0 win to the Reds.
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REFEREE TODAY:

HOWARD WEBB
 

MUFC TEAM NEWS

Injured
INJURED

Gary Neville (groin)
Paul Scholes (knee)
Wesley Brown (ankle)
Owen Hargreaves (knees)

Doubtful

Referee's notebook & Cards
SUSPENDED

none

Manchester City
TEAM NEWS

Injured
INJURED


Martin Petrov  (knee)
Michael Johnson (Groin)
Valeri Bojinov (Achilles)

Pablo Zabaleta (thigh)
Gelson Fernandes (hamstring)

Doubtful

Javier Garrido

Referee's notebook & Cards
SUSPENDED
 

   

 

       
     

 

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