Man Utd (red shirt) is hungry for revenge after last year’s 1-6 loss.
The two teams have a lot in common before Sunday night’s clash.
FA Cup third round
8/1Man City – Man Utd 20 Chelsea – Portsmouth 22 Sheffield – West Ham 22 Peterborough – Sunderland 22:30 10/1Arsenal – Leeds 2:45
This is the first time in English football history that the two leading teams in the Premier League have met in the third round of the FA Cup.
25 years have passed and Man City has regained balance.
* Manchester United 1, Manchester City 6 (October 23, 2011 – Premier League)
* Manchester United 3, Manchester City 2 (August 8, 2011 – Community Shield)
* Manchester City 1, Manchester United 0 (April 16, 2011 – FA Cup Semifinal)
* Manchester United 2, Manchester City 1 (February 12, 2011 – Premier League)
* Manchester City 0, Manchester United 0 (November 10, 2010 – Premier League)
In the FA Cup semi-finals last season, Man City won against Man Utd thanks to Yaya Toure’s goal.
Man Utd has won four consecutive matches against Man City in the FA Cup, all taking place at Old Trafford.
The only time in the FA Cup that Man City hosted Man Utd at home took place in mid-January 1955.
Information on Man City’s force
The Toure brothers will be absent because they have to return to Ivory Coast to attend the African championship.
The Toure brothers both played important roles for Man City in the early stages of the 2011-12 season.
Yaya Toure and Nemanja Vidic were both unable to attend the big match for different reasons.
Midfielder Gareth Barry is suspended after receiving a red card in the recent 3-0 win over Liverpool.
Information on Man Utd’s force
The goalkeeper position is still a headache at Man Utd.
Jonny Evans, Chris Smalling, Nemanja Vidic, Thomas Cleverley and Darren Fletcher are all sidelined due to injury.
Players can decide the fate of the match
Man City: when David Silva is in the squad, it seems like Man City plays at a different level.
Experts rate Silva as one of the three best players in the early part of the season and contributed decisively to helping Man City take the top position.
Man Utd: Rooney scored 13 goals in 18 matches in the 2011-12 Premier League and is one of the most difficult players to mark.
Interesting numbers
Man City have not conceded a goal in their last 5 FA Cup matches.
Edin Dzeko scored three goals against Man Utd in the early part of the season but failed to score in the last 10 matches.
Since 1984, Man Utd has only been eliminated in the third round of the FA Cup once – losing to Leeds United in 2010.
Man Utd has won all of its last 5 away matches in the FA Cup (last season’s loss to Man City took place on a neutral field).
English football expert’s prediction: Man City 2-2 Man Utd, both teams must play again.
* Man City beat Man Utd 6-1 in the most recent meeting (see clip).
* Man Utd beat Man City 3-2 in the 2011 Community Shields match (see clip).
* Man City beat Man Utd 1-0 in the 2010-11 FA Cup semi-finals (see clip).
* Man Utd beat Man City 2-1 in the 2010-11 Premier League (see clip).
* Man Utd beat Man City 4-3 in the 2009-10 Premier League (see clip).
* Man Utd beat Man City 3-1 in the 2009-10 League Cup semi-final second leg (see clip).
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