Manchester United sits at home to welcome Manchester City for their Manchester Derby on Sunday afternoon as the Red devils prepare to win the game to keep their Champions League hope alive.
The first meeting between this two teams occurred on 12 November 1881 and man united has recorded most win with 75 while man city has won 54 and drawn 52 respectively. The Manchester united and England former sticker Wayne Rooney is the derby top scorer as he has scored 11goals while Ryan Giggs has the most appearance with 36 in Manchester derby matches.
Both teams have met 47 times so far and the Red devils won 22 while man city won 18 and draw 7. Manchester city currently sit second in the premier league table with 57 points and 1 outstanding while Manchester united occupied fifth in the log as they battle for top four with 28 games played and 42 points.
Manchester united has been in tremendous form in recent weeks regardless of some of their first team players who were on treatments table. They have won 5 and draw 3 out of their 8 games in all competition while their bitter rivals Man city won 6 out of their 8 games and lost 2 in all competition.
This shows that the game is going to be a contest as both teams record shows that man united only has glimpse record ahead of their rivals and Manchester city who just won Carling Cup last week will hope to keep their winning record for the rest season.
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