Manchester United talisman http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wayne-Rooney-c36736 claims that his side will be able to conquer their ‘noisy neighbours’ when the two go head-to-head at the Etihad Stadium.
The Red Devils were humiliated at Old Trafford by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roberto-c31294 Mancini’s men and looked far from their usual title-contending selves.
However Sir Alex Ferguson has managed to completely change the situation at the top of the table and has relegated the Citizens to 2nd place, after overcoming a near-impossible 10 point deficit.
United now lead the pack with five points to spare and given how they have been performing the last couple of weeks, it surely places them in the ascendancy to defend their crown.
The experience at the helm has been a major factor in the Reds’ regaining lost ground and calm heads such as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Paul-Scholes-c29394 and now seasoned trophy winner Wayne Rooney act as figure heads on the pitch.
It was also the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 man who commented about his side’s upcoming match with their bitter rivals and although the title could possibly be decided even before then, Rooney reiterated that they will approach the game no differently.
"That shows we can go there and win. We just have to be ourselves and play our normal football. We'll take full confidence into that game and hopefully we can get the three points. We'll approach it as we do any normal game. There are three points up for
grabs and we'll be trying to get them. We won't be doing anything different."
“We're certainly good enough to beat them there. We showed that when we beat them 3-2 in the FA Cup in January. They have a great home record in the league but we managed to get the result there in the Cup,” the striker said.
United’s win over Blackburn http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rovers-c40385 has opened a massive gap on top of the table and given City’s emphatic demise, the deficit could be too much for them to recover from.
The Red Half of Manchester will yet another reason to celebrate in May if things continue like this, but Sir http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 Ferguson has warned his players not to get complacent and has urged them to focus on their upcoming game with QPR on Sunday.
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