#manchester-derby

#manchester-derby

Manchester United will play in the 2023/24 UEFA Women's Champions League.Yet another dramatic late win sent a record crowd at Leigh Sports Village into joyous celebration as the Reds saw off their noisy neighbors, Manchester City, in a Manchester Derby to remember.Lucia Garcia grabbed the game-winning goal in stoppage time against the Citizens, securing European qualification for the first time in United's young history.

Jan 17, 2023 Manchester United are among the Premier League's most in-form teams / OLI SCARFF/GettyImages Manchester United had been aided by a rather tame post-Christmas schedule to extend their unbeaten run in all competitions to eight games ahead of the Manchester Derby.Pep Guardiola's Cityzens came to town in a bit of a slump, but Jack Grealish's second-half opener put them in a great position to stroll out of Old Trafford with three points and bragging rights.

Jan 18, 2023 Manchester United are among the Premier League's most in-form teams / OLI SCARFF/GettyImages Manchester United had been aided by a rather tame post-Christmas schedule to extend their unbeaten run in all competitions to eight games ahead of the Manchester Derby.Pep Guardiola's Cityzens came to town in a bit of a slump, but Jack Grealish's second-half opener put them in a great position to stroll out of Old Trafford with three points and bragging rights.

Manchester City kick off their defence of the Premier League title at newly promoted Burnley, while Mauricio Pochettino will begin his reign at Chelsea against Liverpool.Burnley, managed by City legend Vincent Kompany, is the opening game of the season on Friday, Aug. 10.
- Premier League fixtures 2023-24 in full Luton Town, who are back in the English top flight for the first time since 1992, begin away at Brighton while fellow Premier League newcomers Sheffield United play Crystal Palace at Bramall Lane.

Man United are doing their best to sign Mason Mount from Chelsea this summer.Manchester United are seemingly looking to add some extra quality into their midfield before the transfer window shuts in a few months' time.Erik ten Hag has identified that area as a potential weakness at present.He's looking to turn it into a strength.

Trambak - De Gea's saves and Casemiro's worldie Even though United had a game in hand, Liverpool were hot on the heels and that needed a response from The Red Devils.Fortunately, United won and Liverpool slipped.Now, from the match, we need to talk about Casemiro's Golazo.Like several times this season, the 5-time Champions League winner again came through for Erik Ten Hag.

Sorry Spurs were thumped 6-1 in a key battle for Champions League qualification on Sunday, conceding the first five goals in just 21 minutes in a shocking early surrender at St James' Park.Such an abysmal new low in an already difficult season led to the swift sacking of Antonio Conte's former assistant Cristian Stellini, with Ryan Mason placed in charge until the end of the season instead in his second caretaker stint.

M anchester United host rivals Manchester City in a huge derby clash today.For the first time in what feels like an age, both teams have realistic aims of pushing for the Premier League title should Arsenal slip up and a winner at Old Trafford would be in prime position.Certainly, United have impressed since a difficult start to life under Erik ten Hag and look in a far better place than they were during the reverse fixture, which they lost 6-3 at the Etihad Stadium back in October.

Erik ten Hag offered us all an encouraging Diogo Dalot injury update after the 3-0 victory over Charlton.Manchester United started the season with Diogo Dalot as the first-choice right-back.The Portugal international grabbed that opportunity with both hands.Al credit to him for that.Sadly, Dalot's World Cup campaign ended with an injury, which has disrupted his minutes going into the restart of domestic football.

It was a must win and won we did.Not as comfortably as many would have liked or as the scoreline suggests.Casemiro opened the scoring with his first in the colours of Man Utd as he guided in a free kick off Eriksen.Bournemouth made things difficult and did well physically against us to cause us problems on the counter.

Erling Haaland has said he will do "everything" to secure his "biggest dream" of winning the Treble in his first season at Manchester City.The striker enjoyed a record-breaking debut campaign in England to help Pep Guardiola's side win the Premier League for a third season in a row.

It's crunch time in the Women's Super League and with less than two weeks of the season left, the fates of the top four teams in the table are yet to be decided with the title and Champions League qualification places still on the line.- Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Arsenal and Chelsea still have three matches left to play, and therefore each have a game in hand on both Manchester United and Manchester City, but United are top of the table by one point over defending champions Chelsea.

Chelsea had been minutes away from winning the WSL title again on Sunday but were right not to celebrate prematurely as Manchester United ensured a rollercoaster race at the top will go down to the final weekend.An impressive 2-0 win over Arsenal meant Chelsea had one hand on the trophy and would have been champions had United failed to beat Manchester City later on.

The final round of Women's Super League games takes place this weekend as teams aim to finish the year on a high before the Christmas break halts the action until mid-January.More than 40,000 tickets had been sold by Friday for the Manchester derby, which is one of two matches being held at Premier League stadiums and will begin with hosts City three points behind second-placed United.

Former Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor has announced his retirement from the game at the age of 39.Adebayor joined the blues from Arsenal in 2009 and spent three years at the club, but was loaned out to Real Madrid and Spurs for a couple of seasons before making a permanent move to White Hart Lane in 2012.

Manchester United vs. Arsenal.The rivalry renews this Sunday as the Reds are set to pay the league leaders a visit.They will have to do so without a few key squad members, as was the case in September, but also do so on the back of a busy January schedule.As games pile up, so does importance, and United will want to continue building on the positive vibes under Erik ten Hag.

Manchester United host Manchester City in the Manchester derby this weekend but who would make your combined XI of the two sides?Would you select Kevin de Bruyne and Bruno Fernandes?What about the forward positions where you have to pick between Marcus Rashford, Antony, Jack Grealish, Phil Foden, Riyad Mahrez and others?

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was clearly not happy with his team despite Thursday night's 4-2 win over Tottenham.The reigning Premier League champions were 2-0 down at half time but fought back brilliantly in the second half to take all three points at the Etihad Stadium, bouncing back after the disappointment of losing 2-1 to rivals Manchester United in the Manchester Derby at the weekend.

Erik ten Hag says he "doesn't care" about Pep Guardiola's tactical plan for the Manchester derby after the Manchester City manager suggested he has a "ridiculous" idea about how to win the game.Guardiola has since claimed he was joking when he said he had "a few ideas, thoughts, ridiculous ones against United" but ahead of the match at Old Trafford on Saturday, Ten Hag insists he is ready for any surprises.

Sale Sharks boss Alex Sanderson knows that his team cannot afford another tumble dryer experience when they host European heavyweights Toulouse on Saturday.Toulouse, five-time European champions, will arrive at the AJ Bell Stadium less than a month after scoring seven tries and dismissing Sale 45-19 on home soil.

Man City travel to Old Trafford to face local rivals Man United in the Premier League's early kickoff on Saturday with the result of the clash set to have an impact on the title race.Man City will look to try and close the five-point gap on leaders Arsenal and come into the match in shaky form, having beaten Chelsea 1-0 last time out in the league but were knocked out of the Carabao Cup midweek by Southampton.

Colin and Pauly are back for another episode of The Busby Babe Podcast!Manchester United suffered their first defeat since the Manchester Derby in a 3-1 loss at Aston Villa on Sunday.They look at the personnel problems over the last couple matches that have led to poor performances, and especially what went wrong in the defeat, before turning to the future a bit in talking about Europa League and the World Cup.

Christian Eriksen continued his club form over to international duty, putting in a top display vs France.Do you think Christian Eriksen has been better than you thought he would be?Manchester United Football Club knew they were getting a top pro when Christian Eriksen agreed to make the move - but I think I speak for everyone when I say we never thought he'd be this good.Aside from that Brentford away horror show, Eriksen has been an absolute breath of fresh air.Eriksen may not always show up on the stat sheet, but he absolutely makes everyone around him better.

Elsewhere, Bradford-Leeds has featured 15 goals in only four Premier League matches, and there is a 3.5 goals per game ratio between Wolves and West Brom from six encounters.It also has the highest rate of goals per game (2.85), though the Manchester teams and Newcastle v Sunderland have good numbers with 2.76 and 2.5 respectively.The Tyne-Wear derby between Newcastle and Sunderland has had four late goals in 28 games.The north London derby has delivered 171 goals in total, which is 31 more than any other rivalry.