My tonight predictions
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English Premier League
Man Utd 88.74% Man City 6.14% Draw 5.12%
Prediction score: 2-0
Odds: -1/1.5 Man Utd
Liverpool 89.54% Fulham 5.38% Draw 5.07%
Prediction score: 2-0
Odds: -1.5 Liverpool
Spanish La lagi
Barcelona 91.72% Real Sociedad 4.80% Draw 3.47%
Prediction score: 2-0
Odds: -1.5/2 Barcelona
Sevilla 17.18% Real Madrid 49.41% Draw 33.41%
Prediction score: 1-0 / 2-1
Odds: +0.25 Sevilla
Good Luck!
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Ferguson predicts Giggs will star
Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson has tipped Ryan Giggs to have a big impact in the derby with Manchester City - and for a long time to come.
Ferguson said: "I can always sense when Ryan is coming to the boil. When he gets into those pockets of form we know he is capable of, he is devastating."
And Ferguson feels Giggs can go on to challenge Sir Bobby Charlton's all-time appearance record for United.
"Ryan is 71 games behind, it is a realistic target," added Ferguson.
As for the present, Ferguson is delighted with the form of his Premiership leaders going into the match against their neighbours.
He said: "The football we have been playing recently is as good as anything that we have seen over the past few years.
"To win the league playing like that must be a great motivation for them all."
However, opposing number Stuart Pearce remains optimistic that his team can knock Ferguson's men out of their stride and give City fans a boost.
He said: "It would be nice to give our fans something else to celebrate.
"I know exactly how much they would love it if we could win tomorrow.
"In the past there has been a lot of talk about United's big games nowadays being against Liverpool and Chelsea.
"But I am sure some of their fans live in this city too and they won't want to go into work knowing our supporters are the ones who have the bragging rights."
But Pearce is also aware that he sends his team out to face a side who are at the top of their game.
"At the start of the season I would have said Arsenal were the best passing team in the league," he added. "At the moment, it is United."
Injuries
Manchester United left-back Patrice Evra is a major doubt after picking up a calf injury.
Evra was only able to do some light jogging on Friday and will be replaced by Gabriel Heinze if not fit.
Manchester City midfielder Dietmar Hamann could be promoted from the bench depending on which formation manager Stuart Pearce employs.
Utility player Sun Jihai (hamstring) and winger Trevor Sinclair (knee) are both missing with long-term knocks.
Teams
Man Utd (from): Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Neville, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, Silvestre, O'Shea, Evra, Heinze, Ronaldo, Scholes, Carrick, Fletcher, Giggs, Richardson, Rooney, Solskjaer, Saha.
Man City (from): Weaver, Hart, Isaksson, Onuoha, Richards, Dunne, Distin, M Mills, Thatcher, Jordan, Trabelsi, Reyna, Barton, Hamann, Ireland, Vassell, Corradi, Dickov, Samaras.
LAST SEASON'S CORRESPONDING GAME
Manchester United 1-1 Manchester City
10 September 2005 - Ref: Steve Bennett
Man United scorer: van Nistelrooy 45
Man City scorers: Barton 76
HEAD TO HEAD TOTALS
Home and away
League: Man United 51 wins, Man City 35, Draws 48
Prem: Man United 10 wins, Man City 3, Draws 5
at Man United only
League: Man United 28 wins, Man City 14, Draws 25
Prem: Man United 5 wins, Man City 0, Draws 4 -
Probably a Manchester Utd win.
Manchester Utd 2
Manchester City 1 -
Originally posted by Ben_Ng69:
English Premier League
Man Utd 88.74% Man City 6.14% Draw 5.12%
Prediction score: 2-0
Odds: -1/1.5 Man Utd
Full Time score: 3-1 (5' Rooney, 45' Saha, 73' Trabelsi, 84' Ronaldo)
Liverpool 89.54% Fulham 5.38% Draw 5.07%
Prediction score: 2-0
Odds: -1.5 Liverpool
Full Time score: 4-0 (54' Gerrard, 60' Carragher, 66' Garcia, 90' Gonzalez)
Spanish La lagi
Barcelona 91.72% Real Sociedad 4.80% Draw 3.47%
Prediction score: 2-0
Odds: -1.5/2 Barcelona
Full Time score: 1-0 (61' Ronaldinho)
Sevilla 17.18% Real Madrid 49.41% Draw 33.41%
Prediction score: 1-0 / 2-1
Odds: +0.25 Sevilla
Full Time score: 2-1 (17' Kanoute, 12' Beckham, 77' Chevanton)
Good Luck! -
Chelsea 82.58% Arsenal 9.43% Draw 7.98%
Prediction score: 3-0 / 3-1
Odds: -0.75 Chelsea
LAST SEASON'S CORRESPONDING GAME
Chelsea 1-0 Arsenal
21 August 2005 - Ref: Graham Poll
Chelsea scorer: Drogba 73
HEAD TO HEAD TOTALS
Home and away
League: Chelsea 39 wins, Arsenal 57, Draws 42
Prem: Chelsea 5 wins, Arsenal 14, Draws 9
at Hm only
League: Chelsea 22 wins, Arsenal 23, Draws 24
Prem: Chelsea 4 wins, Arsenal 5, Draws 5
Chelsea will recall Ashley Cole to face his former club after he was rested for the Champions League tie in midweek.
Claude Makelele, John Terry and Ricardo Carvalho will also return after missing the game, while keeper Carlo Cudicini is a doubt with a leg muscle injury.
Arsenal defender William Gallas has not recovered from a thigh injury in time to face his ex-club and is out along with striker Thierry Henry (neck).
Johan Djourou (hamstring) is fit but defender Kolo Toure is suspended.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger:
"It is a big test for them and us. We are in good form and played well in our last two games - when we beat Tottenham and drew with Porto.
"These two results have given us confidence and we want to show that attitude on Sunday.
"We will give them a good game. We will go there and try to beat them and I believe we can do that."
BIG-MATCH FACTS
CHELSEA could find themselves nine points behind leaders Manchester United by the time they meet Arsenal in this Sunday showdown between London's two highest placed clubs. It's the 164th competitive meeting and 139th League clash between two sides who have successfully negotiated the group stages of the Champions League.
The Blues have a 10 point advantage over Arsenal but are playing second fiddle to Manchester United in most other areas. Going into the weekend, they've won 11 top League games to United's 13, lost two to the Red Devils' one and dropped 10 points to the leaders' seven. Both top two clubs have conceded eight goals.
Blues beat Arsenal 1-0 in this corresponding fixture last season. It was their first home League victory over the Gunners in a decade and set the foundation for a first ever Premiership 'double' over them.
ARSENAL play London opposition in the Premiership for the third successive match. They're hoping for a similar result to the 3-0 victory over Spurs last Saturday, but that was preceded by a 2-1 loss at Fulham - their third League defeat in a row on the road.
Arsene Wenger's side have a level record against clubs from inside the M25 this season, winning two and losing two. Chelsea have a better record with three wins and one loss in capital clashes this term.
The Gunners have won half of their Premiership meetings with Chelsea (14 of 28 ) -
Yo bros, I take
1) 0-0
2) 2-0
Cheers!