The Manchester derby between Manchester United and Manchester City is arguably one of the oldest derbies in England.

The Manchester Derby premiered on the historic stage on 12 November 1881. On that day, St. Mark's Church (the predecessor of Manchester City, founded in 1880, known as "Aldwick Football Club" from 1887 to 1894, and changed to "Manchester City Football Club" in 1894) in the West Gordon District invited Newton Heath (the predecessor of Manchester United, founded in 1878, changed to "Manchester United Football Club") to play "an interesting game", resulting in a 0-3 defeat for St. Mark's Church.

The first league derby between Manchester United and Manchester City took place in League Two in 1894-95, before the famous north London derby. At Manchester City's home stadium at Hyde Road, relegated Newton Heath (Manchester United) beat Manchester City 5-2.

The first "Manchester derby" in the English top flight was not until December 1, 1906. Manchester City thrashed Manchester United 3-0. According to statistics, the enthusiasm of the people of Manchester City to witness the 14-year wait for the fight was high, with more than 5,000 fans and more than 1,000 pounds in ticket revenue.

Although the history of the Manchester derby is longer than the national derby of Manchester United and Liverpool, because Manchester City is too poor and has not won the championship in the last 35 years, its influence is average, not only can it not be compared with the national derby of Manchester United and Liverpool, but it is even inferior to the London derby.

However, this situation began to change with the arrival of Middle Eastern billionaire Mansour in Manchester City, as Manchester City burned money to buy people in the transfer market, building a total price of hundreds of millions, and a star-studded lineup, the Manchester derby has gradually become a world-renowned derby.

The Centennial Derby has produced countless classics, including Manchester City's use of Dennis. Law knocked Manchester United into the League Two '74 derby, and Red Devils captain Keane kicked Manchester City's Erling Haaland out of the millennium derby.

But the 156th derby that will take place this week is also set to become a classic.

Prior to this game, Manchester United had won 11 league games since the start of the league, equalling the 11-game winning streak that had been in place for 50 years, and a win in the Manchester derby would make history and put City on the stake of shame.

In the past 11 rounds, Manchester City has three losses, two draws and six wins, accumulating 20 points and ranking fourth, which is also a very good record compared to history.

But people are more popular than people, compared with Manchester United, Manchester City is a full 13 points less, which is more than four games of the gap, with Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson's old spicy calm, Manchester City has basically lost the hope of winning the championship, if Manchester City can not beat Manchester United in this game, I am afraid that even the second place Chelsea will lose the hope of winning the title, so that Manchester United in the league to ride the dust.

Manchester City will not want Manchester United to win the title even if they lose their title hopes, and they must beat Manchester United in this game to break the United's hopes of making history and dragging them to their dreams of riding the dust.

Manchester City's dream is also the dream of the entire Premier League team and fans except Manchester United, no one wants Manchester United to go away and make the title race lose suspense, and with Manchester United's current stable state, it is not very possible to count on anyone else who can stop Manchester United except for injuries and Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, because Liverpool has now reached the relegation zone after being bloodied 7-2 by Manchester United, and Tottenham Hotspur have lost without temper when Manchester United equaled their winning streak, and it is almost impossible to expect them to stop Manchester United.

Speaking in support of Manchester City ahead of the game, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said: "Roberto Mancini has injected technology and energy into Manchester City, they are a new force in the Premier League and I believe they can beat Manchester United at home. ”

Chelsea have a rare time keeping pace with Arsenal, and manager Carlo Ancelotti also has a lot of confidence in Manchester City winning, Ann Fat said that Mancini's side are always very competitive in the league, they are now strong, players are desperate for titles, but to win the title, you have to beat Manchester United, this Manchester derby, Manchester City is obviously more morale.

Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson also said that the derby is always different, Manchester City has the strength to pull Manchester United down, and whenever the record is broken, there will always be some curses, and Manchester United may lose.

It's not often that Premier League managers share the same hatred, and it was only after Abramov's arrival at Chelsea that Jose Mourinho's Chelsea swept the world and sought defeat alone, that the Premier League teams banded together to try to beat the madmen, and now Ferguson has tasted that treatment again.

In fact, even the FA may not want Manchester United to win like this, although they will not say it, but it is clear from the referee they sent Atkinson what their tendencies are.

However, for Manchester United, whether they can win the Manchester derby, whether they can break Tottenham's 50-year opening winning streak, the most difficult thing is not in the opponent, but in Manchester United themselves.

Since Mansoor's strong arrival at Manchester City, although Manchester City's strength has increased greatly, Manchester City has played Manchester United 6 times, including 4 defeats in the Premier League, and the League Cup is a home and away defeat, which means that as long as Manchester United wants to win the game, they have not lost.

However, United were unlucky, and after returning from Turkey in midweek, the flu virus spread through United's Carrington base, with Nani, Patrice Evra, Anderson, Gibson, Nemanja Vidic, Dimitar Berbatov and Paul Scholes all contracting the flu to a greater or lesser extent, and even manager Alex Ferguson was unable to speak to reporters after the game.

It's fair to say that the flu almost knocked down half of United's main players, which is why Ferguson had to bring in some players from the reserve and second teams to play in the Carabao Cup in midweek.

Against a strong team like Manchester City, it is not possible to play the main force, young people play derby, not to say that the lack of experience, even psychologically can't stand it, as long as the main team is not lying on the hospital bed, as long as the team doctor allows, they must play, in Scholes's words, "Even if you climb, you have to climb to Manchester City's city stadium, even if you use your teeth, you have to bite Manchester City to death." ”

For Manchester United, the biggest benefit is that in the surprise attack of the flu virus on the field, Gao Xiaodong and Rooney, the two fat men, were safe and sound.

Now Gao Xiaodong is in full form, is Manchester United's best foreign aid in the first eleven rounds of the rookie season in the past century, 11 rounds of the league, Gao Xiaodong scored 14 goals, an average of more than one goal per game, counting the Champions League games, Community Shield and League Cup goals, Gao Xiaodong terrifyingly reached an average of two goals per game, as long as he is there, Manchester United almost entered the game with a one-goal lead.

Rooney has been in average form, but Rooney has always been excellent in the Manchester derby and has now scored seven goals in the Manchester derby, just two goals short of Sir Charlton's nine-goal derby goal record, and he will be a threat as long as he is on the pitch.

Under many adverse circumstances, Manchester United's double fat form will determine the final direction of the Manchester derby.