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Article by Mark Graham, Editor, Record Keeper & Official
Reporter @ MUFCINFO.COM.
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preview: MANCHESTER UNITED v
Manchester City
fa premiership, Matchday 35
Old Trafford, Manchester, 13.30pm GMT, Sunday
2nd May 2009. |
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Match
Preview |
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Gary
Neville has been included in the Manchester United squad.
Wes Brown (foot) is out for the season
Carlos Tevez, Dimitar Berbatov and Paul Scholes are all
hoping to start.
Manchester City midfielder Shaun-Wright Phillips has been
struggling with an ankle problem and could miss out.
Pablo Zabaleta may be available following a hamstring
injury.
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THE TITLE
RUN IN |
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DATE |
MAN UTD |
LIVERPOOL |
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Wed,
13 May 2009 |
36 -
Wigan v Man Utd, 20:00 |
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Sat,
16 May 2009 |
37 -
Man Utd v Arsenal, 12:45 |
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Sun,
17 May 2009 |
- |
37 -
West Brom v Liverpool, 13:30 |
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Sun,
24 May 2009 |
38 -
Hull v Man Utd, 16:00 |
38 -
Liverpool v Tottenham, 16:00 |
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Pre
Match Press Conference Highlights |
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Wes Brown's injury
"Wes had a little setback during the week,"
"It is not major but the fact the season is coming to an end
makes it difficult for him.
"We have Gary back fit so we are not too bad. But it is
disappointing for Wes."
On the team performances
"“The team has come into top form at the right time,”
“City have won their last four games and they’ve got some
good players, but we’re going into the game with a great
deal of confidence ourselves.
"A lot of our players are smelling the big games now. If you
look at the last few weeks we’ve had a fantastic performance
in Porto, two great performances against Arsenal, the second
half against Tottenham and a really good display at
Middlesbrough
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Squad |
Manchester United (from): Van der Sar, Foster,
Kuszczak, O'Shea, Rafael, Neville, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evans,
Evra, Ronaldo, Nani, Anderson, Carrick, Scholes, Fletcher,
Park, Giggs, Rooney, Tevez, Berbatov, Macheda.
Manchester City (from): Given, Richards, Onuoha, Dunne,
Bridge, Elano, Ireland, De Jong, Kompany, Robinho, Bojinov,
Caicedo, Garrido, Fernandes, Evans, Etuhu, Clayton, McGivern,
Berti, Hart, Petrov, Zabaleta. |
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Head
to Head |
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HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS v Manchester city
A record of Competitive games played between Manchester United &
Manchester City |
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ALL COMPETITIVE MATCHES |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
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TOTAL |
151 |
61 |
49 |
41 |
220 |
201 |
+19 |
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FA Premiership |
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H/A |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
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H |
11 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
20 |
8 |
+12 |
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A |
12 |
7 |
1 |
4 |
18 |
16 |
+2 |
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TOTAL |
22 |
13 |
5 |
4 |
41 |
30 |
+15 |
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ALL LEAGUE MATCHES |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
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H |
69 |
29 |
25 |
15 |
107 |
82 |
+25 |
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A |
70 |
25 |
23 |
22 |
93 |
102 |
-9 |
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TOTAL |
139 |
54 |
48 |
37 |
200 |
184 |
+16 |
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Milestones |
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152nd match between the two sides.
140th
League meeting between the two sides.
SAF's 655th Premiership fixture in charge. |
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Score Prediction
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2-1 to United. |
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What's your opinion?.....HAVE YOU'RE SAY BELOW |
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REFEREE TODAY:
CHRIS FOY
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MUFC TEAM
NEWS |
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INJURED
Owen Hargreaves (knees)
Wes Brown (foot) |
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Doubtful
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SUSPENDED |
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Manchester City
TEAM NEWS |
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INJURED
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Doubtful
Shaun-Wright Phillips
(ankle) |
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SUSPENDED
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