Manchester Derby: Decisive battle for honor

(Baonghean) - At 10pm tonight (April 12), the highlight match of round 32 of the Premier League between Man Utd and Man City will take place at Old Trafford Stadium. At this time, the red half of Manchester is reaching the peak of its form and is playing at home, but that does not mean they can easily win. Because in each derby, the players not only try to do more than 100% to accumulate points, but also always want to affirm the honor of a team in front of the fans...

In recent years, especially since Sir Alex's departure, matches between Manchester United and Manchester City have not been as exciting as usual. However, at the present time, when Man City's stars show signs of having passed their peak and their motivation is gradually running out. This can be clearly seen in the previous match, only having to play away at Selhurst Park against Crystal Palace - a team in the bottom half of the rankings, but the reigning Frimer League champions had a regrettable defeat with a score of 1-2. Although this defeat was somewhat "helped" by the referee when he ignored 2 penalties that they should have been awarded, not only that, the goal that sealed the 2-1 score for Crystal Palace was also a situation where the home players were offside. But as a "giant" in the Premier League, they should have done better, even if the referee was harsh or made mistakes in some situations. Moreover, if their motivation is really high, then with the current players, they are more than capable of winning to regain the 2nd place that they lost to Arsenal. That defeat not only caused Manuel Pellegrini's team to fall to 4th place but also made their efforts to defend the championship from the beginning of the season increasingly distant.

In contrast to the poor form of their opponents, the Reds of Manchester have achieved very high performance and are the team that all opponents do not want to meet at this important time. The difficult start at the beginning of the season was due to Dutch strategist Louis Van Gaal being "busy" trying to experiment with the past squad. Up to now, it seems that he has found the most satisfactory squad to rebuild the "legacy" left by David Moyes last season. In the last 5 consecutive matches, despite having to face difficult opponents such as Tottenham, Liverpool or "average" opponents Aston Villa... they have all won overwhelmingly, this is the clearest proof of the excellent form of the "Red Devils" and the 3rd place is completely deserved. Even with the powerful and scientific football like today, optimistic Man Utd fans are still dreaming of overthrowing The Blues to reach the championship at the end of the season.

But to achieve that dream, at 10pm tonight, names like Wayne Rooney, Mata, Herrera, Valencia... must win against Yaya Toure, Sergio Aguero, David Silva first. But as we all know, in a derby, no matter when, no matter how big the gap between the teams is, that is not the only deciding factor, because at that time every player will fight to defend their honor.

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