Unlike Manchester City, there is plenty at stake for Manchester United going into today’s derby. United are chasing a fourth-place finish to ensure a return to the Champions League next season
Going into today’s Manchester derby, the Citizens are more than 20 points behind the Reds, and are looking towards the Champions League and FA Cup to salvage their season.
Since then, the two teams have met 181 times, with United having the edge. They won 75 games, while City won 54. The other 52 matches ended in a draw. Despite the chance of fifth place being good enough for the Champions League, should Manchester City’s appeal against a two-year ban from European competition be turned down, it is a chance United are not keen to take.Like City, they advanced to the quarterfinals of the FA Cup final midweek, beating Derby United 3-0 away from home in a game that will have left coach Ole Gunnar Solskjær with a pleasant team-selection problem.
A number of fans questioned the decision to bring former Watford player Ighalo back to England from China, but, with three goals in his two starts for United, he has convinced his coach.“He is coming in and playing up front, and he’s a different type of striker. He scores, he gets chances every game.
“We have just got to concentrate on ourselves and keep improving and keep getting results. But I know it’s going to be tight,” said Solskjær.
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