The Brazilian youngster is eager to come out on top against the Blues and claims that the pain of losing last year still continues to haunt him.
Manchester United’s visit to the Etihad comes at a very crucial phase in the season, as the Red Devils are currently topping the English Premier League charts.
Following a slow start, Sir http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 Ferguson’s men seemed to have recovered well and although they have been conceding unnecessary goals, their prolific attack has managed to win things for them on more than eight occasions.
Manchester City have kept their backline as solid as ever, but their dramatic collapse in the UEFA Champions League has dented their confident quite a bit.
Manager http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mancini-c23323 will need to keep the title with him if he is to continue in the hot seat and for that he needs to overcome United on Sunday.
The hugely anticipated clash could see fireworks and drama besides having the trophy on the line but for the Reds, it’s more personal, as they were ousted 6-1 at the Theatre of Dreams last season.
Defender Rafael claims that the team are still wounded by that morale busting loss and will be looking to avenge that with a positive result across town.
“The derby is a big game and it is getting more and more important each season. It is a very big game for us. We are really determined to make up for losing the title to them last season. The way we lost it made it even harder to accept and this season we
are determined to win the title back,” said the full-back while taking to reporters.
Continuing, he added that the players were absolutely stunned by the defeat and it took a long time before the memory started to fade.
"I will never forget how I felt that night, after we had lost it, and that will give us more motivation, definitely. We just looked at each other and said, 'How did we lose it by a few goals?' It was hard to take. It took ages to get over it and the pain
is still there,” the Selecao International was quoted as saying while speaking to the media.
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