The Manchester derby may have lost its feeling of glitter and glamor in recent years, especially for those of a manchester United persuasion, although it is a must that has often provided a moment that has the title.
Whether it is the image of Michael Owen who is tearing himself apart to celebrate, with a furious Mark Hughes who looks since the touchline. Whether it is the head of the last blow of Paul Scholes – and this kiss next Gary Neville.
Whether it is even Amad Diallo Lofting Le Ballon on Ederson before falling back from the angle last season, triggering a rare culminating point in a mandate for the manager Ruben Amorim.
The Portuguese coach – who has lost only once in five meetings with Pep Guardiola – needs a similar magic on Sunday afternoon. That said, the Red Devils head for Etihad to face a Manchester City team which are actually below them in the Premier League table.
The hosts are in the middle of an injury crisis, although United has its own problems …
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How do you solve a problem like Matheus Cunha and Mason Mount?
Yes, Amorim confirmed the frustrating news on Friday afternoon that the two men will be absent for Sunday’s fight, although no update is updating at the moment when the pair can return to action.
In the case of Cunha, the Brazilian was forced on time during the last 3-2 victory over Burnley, seeming to shoot his hamstrings just a few days after playing the 90 full minutes in the defeat of the dull penalty shootout against Grimsby.
The other part of a fluid front line in the first weeks of the season, excluding the new recruit Bryan Mbeumo, had been set up, the English starting in particular the first three games of the campaign championship. For the context, it only started eight high -flying games in total the last mandate, and only five years ago.
Unfortunately for the number seven of United, he was also withdrawn against the Clarets in what seemed to be an edifying decision, although the news of his confirmed absence marks another setback in his career at Old Trafford. Indeed, it was Etihad that interrupted its first progress under Amorim in December.
Diogo Dalot usual still present was also excluded after undergoing muscle injury during the international break, but the main concern is probably how to reconfigure the front line in the absence of Cunha and Mount.
How amorim can replace cunha and go up
With Dalot forced to look at the key line, the wait would be that Patrick Dorgu slips on the left back, while a decision must be made on the return of Ossair Mazraoui or the AMAD above on the opposite flank.
The sensible selection could well be to propel the Ivorian speedster into the line before, after having so far seemed somewhat uncomfortable depending on the right.
Indeed, he and Mbeumo sought to operate in similar areas, a fact did not show more than the day of the opening against Arsenal, when they settled inside the area.
Amorim can be better served by using Amad as one of the two dozen numbers, with Mbeumo in a false role, then leaving Joshua Zirkzee, Kobbie Mainooo and Bruno Fernandes optional to fill the remaining vacuum.
Benjamin Sesko, of course, perhaps in the equation, although with the Slovenian still to shoot his united embryonic career, he could be considered too much bet to unleash him.
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Man utd – xi predict |
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|---|---|
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Position |
Player |
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Gk |
Altay Bayindir * |
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RCB |
LENY YORO |
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CB |
Matthijs de Ligt |
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LCB |
Luke Shaw |
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Cable |
Doussair Mazraoui |
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Cm |
Main Kobbie |
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Cm |
Casemiro |
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Seems |
Patrick Dorga |
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RAM |
Amad |
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Blade |
Bruno Fernandes (C) |
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ST |
Bryan Mbeumo |
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* Confirmed to start |
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The former man RB Leipzig is a risky inclusion, although Amad, Amorim knows what he gets, after having seen the best of the little left foot against City last season.
Having first won the penalty after having intelligently attracted a fault of Matheus Nunes late in this 2-1 victory, the signing of 37 million pounds Sterling then produced a moment of magic to finish the return, after hanging on the Lisandro Martinez ball before, well, you know the rest.
Following this declaration of declaration, the 23 -year -old attracted notable applause of a certain Gary Neville by looking, the legend of United even making comparisons between the winger and the great Wayne Rooney, because of the atmosphere of street footballer of the couple:
“A lof of people hides behind the excuses … But he still plays football as if he were a child. He never stopped thinking of football as if he were playing in the street. Wayne Rooney was exactly the same.
“They are street football players and they believe they should get it and beat men and attack men and take the ball and take risks and he did throughout the match.”
Such praise were also followed by the former teammate of Rooney, Louis Saha, the French noting that AMAD has “the same dedication” and “the same desire” as “Wazza”, Cristiano Ronaldo and Ryan Giggs.
Rooney at his pump was simply a threat in the derby, not only for this Averhead kick, after having marked 12 times in 31 career meetings with the Etihad team, according to TransferMarkt.
Like an unleashed bull leading the line, the former Skipper of England seemed to savor the great opportunity. On the proof of the last seasons, Amad too.
And so, with the back experience of the wing that does not take off, and with Cunha and get into the need to replace, Amorim must surely turn to the old Atalanta starlet to provide this relentless and Rooney-Esque fight.
