Sentences with phrase «after derby day»
After derby day defeat and disappointment in Europe, Manchester United return to Premier League football this Sunday with a visit to Watford.
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Four days after facing Barca we have to go to Old Trafford, which could be a little tricky to say the least, and in the seven days after that we face Swansea on the Wednesday and then go to Old Trafford for the North London derby!
In addition to Sissoko missing the derby due to 3 - match ban, Alderweirld injured Kane just returning from injury n far from being match fit Eriksen poor form Walcott, Cazorla, Monreal, Bellerin all returned and fully rested Spurs playing a day after Arsenal in UCL and losing to further dent their morale.
It does not help that Arsenal face a full blooded north London derby a few days after the trip to Bayern Munich either and Wenger will surely want to field his strongest possible team against the spuds without having to worry about key players being tired or carrying little knocks or niggles.
Although Arsenal will have a whole weeks rest after the Burnley game on Sunday, it is certain that Wenger will also be using a bit of rotation next weekend, especially with important London derbies against Watford and Chelsea in the following 7 days, so Le Prof will be relieved that the Saints will not be fielding their strongest side.
If the boss thinks he is fit enough to face another game four days after that, he might think that Diaby's qualities would be more useful than Arteta's in the high pressure of a local derby.
The latter made sure that this momentous day in the history of banter and counter-banter came not after some 1 - 1 draw away at West Brom but at White Hart Lane, in the last north London derby that the ground will host.
On another day or with better finishing or luck they would have got a result and it would have left the Gunners in a real pickle after the derby defeat on Saturday.
Now while I do understand that that is easier said than done as the match will take place just days after the North London derby, I really believe that it is still possible to field a side that is too strong for the Championship's table - toppers.
Manchester City's derby day visit of rivals Manchester United takes centre stage on tonight's show, with Tottenham's trip to Stoke up after.
After a scrappy opening, in which referee Taylor showed a fair bit of derby - day leniency, it was Liverpool who struck first in the eighth minute through Mane.
Just few days after the mega-derby between the two leading teams in the standings, it follows a new derby match who, in addition to host which are third, and...
The Toffees will return from the international break in a fortnight ready for successive mouth - watering Goodison Park encounters, with the Merseyside derby on 7 April slated to follow seven days after the visit of Pep Guardiola's Premier League frontrunners, Manchester City.