Manchester United
- The current League Cup holders seek to overturn a 2-1 first-leg deficit in this Carling Cup semi-final.
- The Red Devils have returned to the top of the Premier League after beating Hull City 4-0 on the weekend and all four goals came from Wayne Rooney.
- United have only won five of their last 10 games in all competitions.
- The Red Devils are traditionally very strong at home - they have lost just once at home in the league this season, but were also beaten at Old Trafford by Leeds in the FA Cup.
- Hargreaves, O'Shea and Vidic are injured, while Foster is a doubt.
Manchester City
- Manager Mancini rested his key players in the match against Scunthorpe in the FA Cup in preparation for arguably City's biggest game in recent times.
- The Citizens have won seven of their last eight games in all competitions (since the Italian coach succeeded Mark Hughes at the helm), and lost only two of their last 21.
- No league title since 1968, no FA Cup since 1969, and no League Cup since 1976, City are long overdue a trophy.
- Bridge, Johnson, Lescott, Santa Cruz and Vieira are injured, while Adebayor is a doubt.
Form guide
| Man Utd | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 23.01 | ENG PREM | Man Utd - Hull | 4:0 (1:0) |
| 19.01 | ENG LC | Man. City - Man Utd | 2:1 (1:1) |
| 16.01 | ENG PREM | Man Utd - Burnley | 3:0 (0:0) |
| 09.01 | ENG PREM | Birmingham - Man Utd | 1:1 (1:0) |
| 03.01 | FA CUP | Man Utd - Leeds | 0:1 (0:1) |
| Man. City | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 24.01 | FA CUP | Scunthorpe - Man. City | 2:4 (1:2) |
| 19.01 | ENG LC | Man. City - Man Utd | 2:1 (1:1) |
| 16.01 | ENG PREM | Everton - Man. City | 2:0 (2:0) |
| 11.01 | ENG PREM | Man. City - Blackburn | 4:1 (2:0) |
| 02.01 | FA CUP | M brough - Man. City | 0:1 (0:1) |
| This season head to head stats | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 19.01 | ENG LC | Man. City - Man Utd | 2:1 (1:1) |
| 20.09 | ENG PREM | Man Utd - Man. City | 4:3 (1:1) |
Bookmaker
Odds by bet365 (100 EURO BONUS for new customers): "1" - 1.66, "X" - 3.50, "2" - 5.50.
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