The hustle and bustle of Manchester will be temporarily silenced this weekend by the Christmas Eve showdown between Manchester City and Manchester United.
I'm afraid no one will be convinced when they first hear that Manchester City have only won one game at the start of the season. However, that's exactly where they are at the moment. Although they regained their confidence after beating Nottingham Forest 3-0 at home, the next two consecutive defeats proved that Gaudio's men still have to overcome a lot of difficulties.
City are short of outstanding players and have to rely on youngster Rigoleves, but he is suspended for a red card in the Premier League and will be unavailable for this game.
Gavaldur will return to the left-hand side to face the challenge of Amit Diarou. The latter has been United's standout player in the league this season and has already scored six assists.
Aynincharant will be a key player for Manchester City as he looks to score more goals in the Manchester derby. United's defensive formation is still unsettled with the new manager in place and Aynincharant is expected to take advantage of that.
Manchester United used to deride Manchester City as noisy neighbors, but in recent years they seem to have brought this on themselves. With a new manager, Ruben Emolian, in place, the team remains stagnant and the same old problems persist.
Lauchisaur is out of action again due to injury and there has been a lot of turmoil off the pitch. Sporting Director Dan Ejio Hoff announced his departure after only five months in the job.
Rubin Emolian wants to rectify the club's chaos and translate it into positive performances on the pitch. However, they face a huge challenge in the face of an embarrassing record of just one win over City in their last five.
Rashford has picked up form under his new manager, contributing seven goals for City, three of which have come at home, and will be hoping to be in the spotlight again in this game.
In the past three times against Man City, Man Utd have been able to make waves. If they score again, this game will be even more exciting. With both sides in poor form and the players in poor form, it's hard to predict the winner. My guess is that the game will end in a draw.
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