In the early hours of tomorrow morning, another Man City Derby will be unfolded, Manchester City will sit at the Etihad Stadium to usher in the challenge of Manchester United, this game is a direct battle for the 4th place in the league, for both sides can not afford to lose the game, so let's look back at the classic Man City Derby in the past few years, right?
Manchester United 4-2 Manchester City, April 2015
It was the last time the two sides met at Old Trafford and Aguero opened the scoring for the Blue Moon, but then Van Gaal's side slotted past Joe Hart four times as City, who had previously won four consecutive Manchester derbies, watched as goals from Ashley Young, Fellaini, Juan Mata and Smalling helped the Red Devils take all three points, with Aguero salvaging some of that with his second goal on 89 minutes.
Counting this loss, Pellegrini's side have lost eight of their last 14 matches and the pressure on the veteran Chilean manager is steep, but he told Sky Sports, "I will continue to work, there are still six league matches left and we have to do everything we can to get the points, that's my main concern at the moment." Sure enough, City won all of their next six league games and ended up nine points clear of United, with the Red Devils losing three in a row after the Manchester derby.
Manchester United 0-3 Manchester City, March 2014
City dominated the 2014 meeting between the two sides at Old Trafford, with Dzeko's opening minute blitz setting the tone for the game. The Bosnia and Herzegovina added a second just after the start of the second half, with Yayatoure adding the icing on the cake, eventually leaving David Moyes to swallow the bitter pill. City dominated all aspects of the game, with Peking's men eventually claiming the title after winning five in a row.
After the match Moyes said, "I think the opposition was strong and at that time we needed to be at the level we were at." Counting the 0-3 loss to Liverpool in his last home game, Moyes' position was in jeopardy and he was eventually replaced by Van Gaal in April.
October 2011, Manchester United 1-6 Manchester City
The October 2011 Manchester City Derby was one of the most famous battles in Premier League history, with Roberto Mancini's Blues surprising the Red Devils with a 6-1 romp on their home turf, ** the worst home loss for Manchester United in half a century. The defending champions completely collapsed in the second half of the match, while City led the table with a five-point advantage.
He had just nodded his house down for the opener and lifted his shirt to reveal the famous "Why is it always me?" The second half started with another goal from Bassin before Evans was shown a red card and Aguilera came on to score the third. Fletcher scored a beautiful goal for the Red Devils to make it 1-3, but the rest of the game was a nightmare for United.
Ferguson said after the game, "We completely outplayed our opponents in the first 40 minutes." David Silva and Dzeko's three second-half goals left Sir Alex admitting shame in his autobiography, "After the final whistle, I told the players you should be ashamed of yourselves."
February 2011, Manchester United 2-1 Manchester City
Nani opened the scoring for United in the first half, Silva then scored a reflexed equalizer, and then there was the classic shot of Rooney's flying hook to help the Red Devils beat their rivals 2-1, with Ferguson even saying that the goal was the greatest he had seen since he took charge of United. The win widened the gap to 8 points and allowed the Red Devils, who had lost for the first time at home to bottom side Wolves the week before, to find their form. It was also a crucial game on their road to the title, with City winning just one of their 27 away games at Old Trafford.
September 2009, Manchester United 4-3 Manchester City
When Tevez moved to Manchester City in the summer and was bought by the Abu Dhabi consortium, the Blue Moon began to call the shots with Manchester United for Manchester City boss status. As a result, there was a lot of hype leading up to this match. The Red Devils ultimately had the last laugh relying on Michael Owen's stoppage time winner, but the seven-goal game also left a timeless classic...
City were 3 down and 3 equalizers, Rooney scored, Barry equalized, Fletcher scored, Bellamy equalized, then Fletcher almost killed the game with a header with 10 minutes left, but Bellamy broke through Ferdinand at high speed on the left to equalize again.
And it was Michael Owen, who has entered the twilight of his career, who finally decided the game, with a kick that stabilized United's juggernaut.
April 2001, Manchester United 1-1 Manchester City
Roy Keane has been waiting for this day, Harland 4 years ago in the game between Leeds United and Manchester United in the Keane was his own shoveling over the shouting, signaling that the opponent fraudulent injury, and in fact Keane at that time torn cruciate ligament, rolling on the ground in pain, and then it is to miss most of the matches in the 97/98 season, and the two sides of the LiangZhongZhou. Before the match, Harland said in an interview that the Irishman was a coward. All this Keane remembered in his heart, the 68th minute of the game, Keane right with the ball in the past the opponent after a player tripped the ball to Harland, in the latter took the ball in a moment, a hard kick down, the Norwegian screamed and fell to the ground, Keane to him wildly roar, "grandson, still crazy not?" Referee Ellari had no choice but to red card the Red Devils captain. Paul Scholes missed the penalty, and eventually Manchester United, who won the title five rounds ahead of schedule, played Manchester City, who were in the relegation zone, to a 1-1 draw.
Keane later said he never regretted retaliating against Harland, and in his autobiography, he wrote, "It wasn't unrewarded, it wasn't yet time, and that's what he deserved."
Tonight's battle for fourth place may be the start of a whole new story, and I wonder if United, without the two thighs of Ibrahim and Pogba, will be able to make waves at the Etihad so as to complete the goal of fourth place.
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