Forget the performance away at Burnley. Forget the loss of Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez. I think Manchester United are about to kick-start their season. They got the result against Arsenal. They played some great stuff at Spurs and think the performance in the UEFA Champions League was just as good, a seemingly scrappy 1-0 win in Turkey should not be under-estimated. And so to the most anticipated Manchester derby in decades. If you want to prove that you have arrived in the Barclays Premier League and you want to be considered a real threat to any of the top 4 then you have to perform against United. Manchester City get that chance on Sunday and it will be fascinating to see how they get on. City have been very impressive so far. Grinding out 1-0 wins, demolishing Arsenal and actually looking like a team but Mark Hughes will see this Sunday as a real watershed moment. Beating Arsenal at home is one thing, beating United on a previous encounter is another but beating United at Old Trafford when you actually seem to be about to break-through? Now that is a different story.. The loss of Adebayor is a massive blow to City and will mean they will lose that get-out ball from midfield which seemed to be working so well in the Arsenal match. I think it will be a fascinating match on so many levels and if City can get a result they will really be galvanised and thats before getting Robinho back and fit. They will approach the game full of confidence with an attack based on pure pace with Bellamy, Wright-Phillips and probably Petrov. However, Spurs were flying till they got found out against United and I am sure that although Sir Alex Ferguson is expecting a tougher test - he will also be expecting the same result from his charges. On the day I think Manchester United will be too strong and with no Santa Cruz to replace Adebayor I do not think they can play their system. They usually take a while to hit their straps but not only do I expect United to beat City - I believe that they will look to make a statement and put City in their place. I even believe this could be the match that will also kick-start Michael Owen’s Old Trafford career. It will be his first big match at Old Trafford and I would not be surprised to see United’s new number seven making the difference on Sunday.
Friday, 18 September 2009
Will Owen teach City a lesson?
Forget the performance away at Burnley. Forget the loss of Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez. I think Manchester United are about to kick-start their season. They got the result against Arsenal. They played some great stuff at Spurs and think the performance in the UEFA Champions League was just as good, a seemingly scrappy 1-0 win in Turkey should not be under-estimated. And so to the most anticipated Manchester derby in decades. If you want to prove that you have arrived in the Barclays Premier League and you want to be considered a real threat to any of the top 4 then you have to perform against United. Manchester City get that chance on Sunday and it will be fascinating to see how they get on. City have been very impressive so far. Grinding out 1-0 wins, demolishing Arsenal and actually looking like a team but Mark Hughes will see this Sunday as a real watershed moment. Beating Arsenal at home is one thing, beating United on a previous encounter is another but beating United at Old Trafford when you actually seem to be about to break-through? Now that is a different story.. The loss of Adebayor is a massive blow to City and will mean they will lose that get-out ball from midfield which seemed to be working so well in the Arsenal match. I think it will be a fascinating match on so many levels and if City can get a result they will really be galvanised and thats before getting Robinho back and fit. They will approach the game full of confidence with an attack based on pure pace with Bellamy, Wright-Phillips and probably Petrov. However, Spurs were flying till they got found out against United and I am sure that although Sir Alex Ferguson is expecting a tougher test - he will also be expecting the same result from his charges. On the day I think Manchester United will be too strong and with no Santa Cruz to replace Adebayor I do not think they can play their system. They usually take a while to hit their straps but not only do I expect United to beat City - I believe that they will look to make a statement and put City in their place. I even believe this could be the match that will also kick-start Michael Owen’s Old Trafford career. It will be his first big match at Old Trafford and I would not be surprised to see United’s new number seven making the difference on Sunday.
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