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More interesting perhaps is what the result in the Manchester derby could mean, with Man United scoring the only goal of the game against a below par Man City.
The compatriots will meet in the already tension filled Manchester derby on Sunday, where the Manchester United defender will face the tough task of stopping the in form Manchester City striker.
Both City and Guardiola's Bayern Munich side were dumped out of the Champions League in the semi-finals this week, with Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid setting up a Madrid derby in the final for the second time in the last three years.
Roberto Mancini has been tracking the battling Italian for the best part of a year and De Rossi's recent sending off in the Rome derby will give the Man City manager cause for optimism.
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has admitted that the side's hopes of qualifying for the Champions League are in serious doubt after their Old Trafford derby humiliation against Manchester United.
City have won four consecutive derbies but arguably go into this weekend's showdown as underdogs, given their recent poor run of form.
The forward will play no part in Sunday's Manchester derby as Louis van Gaal's troubled Red Devils travel to the home of their neighbours City.
Man City don't have just us to contend with though, they also have to travel to Liverpool on the last day of the year, while the Reds also have the always - dangerous local derby with Everton at Goodison Park.
Their first derby of the season will come on the 26th of October when they host rivals Newcastle, and they will hope to continue their good recent home record against Manchester City when Manuel Pellegrini's side visit the Stadium of Light on the 9th of November.
His goal in today's 4 - 2 mauling of bitter rivals Manchester City in the derby showdown further endeared him to supporters, and he is now considered an integral member of the Red Devils set - up.
The Madrid derby perhaps doesn't have as much history as El Clasico, but with Atletico Madrid the reigning La Liga champions their clash with city rivals Real Madrid certainly has more of a competitive edge than it has in the past.
The win sets the Red Devils up nicely for the Manchester derby next weekend as they look to avenge the 1 - 0 defeat they suffered at the Etihad earlier in the season and end a run of four straight losses against their city rivals.
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Defeats against Everton, Man City and chavsky are an image of every derby game to follow.
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City, who are yet to concede in their opening three games of the new season, have not tasted defeat since the 4 - 2 reverse in the derby at Old Trafford against Manchester United back in April and Pellegrini says his squad are desperate to maintain their unbeaten run:
That season (2013 2014) we won five points out of five derby games (liverpool, everton, manure, city, spuds) This season we have four derby games, and with the form shown, I don't see them wining a single one of those games, maybe they can draw against manure and Everton and that's it.
The Arsenal manager seemed to take offence at our manager's celebrations, a situation which has reared its head this week following accusations of over-celebration by City players when they won the Manchester derby at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Arsene Wenger has made a few changes to the Arsenal starting line'up as he looks to bounce back with a bang after losing the derby away at Tottenham on Saturday and the visit of Leicester City, propping up the Premier
That is because of the Manchester derby meaning that both City and United can not keep up their 100 percent record and hopefully it will be a draw meaning that both drop points.
«You have to retain hope if you're Man Utd and think that something could happen in a couple of weeks» time in that Manchester derby that could start a run of results that will put doubt in Man City's mind.»
And now that we have lost the first of those last night at home to Swansea City the pressure on Wenger and the team to beat Tottenham in Saturday's north London derby is even bigger.
Having moved to within a point of rivals Manchester City in fourth place, it sets up Thursday night's derby wonderfully as the pressure will be on both sides to get the right result and take a huge step towards Champions League qualification.
Two local derby draws have destroyed our chances of catching Leicester (or Tottenham by the looks of things) and we now have to fight Man City for the automatic Champions League spot.
On Saturday evening Tigres UANL host Monterrey at «El Volcan» for the 104th edition of the Clasico Regiomontano — the city of Monterrey's derby.
As Wenger said in the build up: «Just before the break we had a disappointing result but quite a positive performance [at Man City] and it's important for us, going into such a big game on Saturday, to take the positives out of that game and transfer that enthusiasm and resilience into the derby.
United travelled to Selhurst Park on Saturday on the back of two 0 - 0 draws — against Manchester City in the derby last weekend, and against Middlesbrough in the Capital One Cup in midweek.
Even before a ball has been kicked, Manchester United coach Louis van Gaal already appears to be making excuses ahead of the derby against Manchester City on Sunday.
This will not be the first time or the last time that Arsenal face two big games in quick succession of course, and the fact that our north London derby clash with Tottenham has been scheduled for the early kick - off on Saturday will help, but Arsene Wenger must still consider the fatigue of his players, with a Premier League game against Leicester City coming up on Tuesday night.
Despite the rise of Everton and Manchester City, the derby in the north West of England remains between Liverpool and Manchester United which speaks volumes regarding the rivalry which has dominated English football over the past two decades.
Being held to a draw in the local derby yesterday could have inflicted some real damage on Arsenal and our quest for the Premier League title this season, but thanks to Aston Villa managing a draw for their new manager and former Gunner Remi Garde, we find ourselves still level on points with Man City at the top of the table.
Before Arsenal took on Southampton and all the rest of the Premier League action this weekend, Arsene Wenger was asked in his press conference, reported by Arsenal.com, about the big match of the weekend, the Manchester derby and the clash between Jose Mourinho at Manchester United and Pep Guardiola at Man City.
It would take a minor miracle for Arsenal to finish this latest round of EPL games on top of the Premier League race, well it would need Manchester United to win their derby game with Man City while we beat Everton, and if our rivals draw we would need to put seven past the Toffees to go above City on goal difference.
The derby takes its name from the fact Birmingham, the city both clubs come from, is known as the second city of England, only behind London.
Defeat to bottom side Leicester City after another insipid display, this time at the King Power Stadium in a game that represented a local derby of sorts, helped to turn Villa fans even further against Lambert as his side have struggled for goals all season.
Mario Balotelli has popped up on Instagram to throw his support behind Manchester City ahead of Saturday's derby against Manchester United.
Manchester City travel to Old Trafford for what is being tipped as a hugely important Manchester derby, which could go some way to deciding the finishing order of the Premier League's top four.
I don't know about the rest of the Arsenal fans out there, but I am not exactly brimming with confidence about our trip to Everton on Saturday and with Man City currently just a point behind us we could do without them winning the derby against Man United on Sunday.
A triumph in the North London derby with Tottenham has raised morale to its highest point of the season and Huddersfield, who have proved against United and City how awkward they can be, were put to the sword.
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Indeed, the North London derby attendance was apparently just 38 people shy of setting a new all - time overall English league record, with 83,260 cramming into Maine Road to watch a game between Manchester United (not City) and Arsenal in January of 1948.
The full - time whistle may have gone at the City Ground some 72 hours ago, but you might not have heard the end of Friday night's East Midlands derby.
Smalling has of late contributed a couple of valuable goals including the winner in the 3 - 2 comeback triumph over Manchester City in the derby, but he has still had flaws with his positioning with the main role at the back.
City were two up in the Manchester derby before Paul Pogba inspired a United comeback, scoring twice in the second half of their 3 - 2 win.
As the 2017/18 season is gearing towards its first Manchester derby - the fixture this whole title race is almost entirely pivoted on, I decided to speak to Manchester City fan and freelance football writer Stephen Tudor to get his thoughts on how the game is viewed among the blues of Manchester and what Sunday's 175th encounter between the two clubs could mean to the Northern Powerhouse of Manchester and the Premier League in general.
This is the 173rd Manchester derby played between United and City with United winning 71 and City winning 50 of those.
A gritty and at times nail - biting victory against neighbours and rivals Manchester City in one of the most important Manchester derbies in recent years is something the fans would cherish for years.