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What are your thoughts going into Sunday\u2019s game, which is probably the biggest game of the season so far?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Pep Guardiola has turned this City side into a winning machine. They\u2019ve been playing some gorgeous football, and have lately even developed the knack of scoring late winners. We\u2019ve done well enough recently, aided by Paul Pogba\u2019s return, and his absence on Sunday is gonna be a hammer blow to our hopes. City\u2019s already considerable lead means that we absolutely cannot lose the match; an 11-point lead would be impossible to make up. I don\u2019t think a draw is good enough either, we simply have<\/strong> to go to for the win.<\/p>\n

How do you think we can stop Man City?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Well, to be honest I don\u2019t think we can stop them from scoring; they\u2019re in superb form, have some brilliant players and Pep\u2019s tactics are extremely difficult to defend against. That being said, the likes of Huddersfield, West Ham and Southampton all came close to getting something from their games against our neighbours, and there was one thing in common across all those sides. They were compact, denying City any space for the likes of Silva and de Bruyne to pick a pass, and while our natural instincts at home may be to attack, that is the template to follow. Jose is still the master of setting up teams to win one-off games, as the 2-0 defeats of Chelsea in the league and Ajax in the Europa League final showed last season. We were devastating on the counter against Arsenal; marrying that with our defensive approach in the Liverpool game earlier this season is our best bet of winning this one.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your favourite Old Trafford derby moment?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

While Michael Owen\u2019s winner in that madcap 4-3 game during the 2009-10 season certainly sent me bonkers, it isn\u2019t my favourite moment of Old Trafford derbies. That honour has to go to Wayne Rooney and his spectacular bicycle kick to win the game 2-1 the following season, even if he did shin it. City had started to become noisier in recent months, they\u2019d equalized through a lucky goal, and after everything that had happened with Rooney over the previous season, that was the perfect way towards redeeming himself. Still gives me goosebumps whenever I watch it.<\/p>\n

Score prediction?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

I think City will score, but so will United. 2-1 to United, with Aguero, Lukaku and Lingard getting the goals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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