Man United vs Man City
The weekend’s marquee Premier League fixture is set to play out later today.
Manchester United will play host to Manchester City in the first Manchester derby of the season at 5:30 PM UK time.
Both sides, in the league at least, head into the tie in decent form, with United currently above City by a single point.
However, it is worth noting that the Reds have been much worse at home this term and their most recent outing saw them put to the sword by RB Leipzig in a game that resigned them to Europa League football for another season.
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🔴 Manchester United vs Manchester City 🔵
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Solskjaer on de Gea
David de Gea returned to action in that tie after picking up an injury vs Southampton.
The Spaniard didn’t cover himself in glory during the Leipzig defeat.
And though the loss, of course, can’t solely be blamed on de Gea, his displays over the last few years have certainly not been close to what we had become accustomed to seeing from United’s no.1.
Despite this, ahead of the Manchester derby, Solskjaer has thrown his support behind de Gea:
“I think David is a top goalkeeper, of course I do.
“Rightly so, he’s on the lists of being the best goalkeeper in Europe. For me, he’s handled criticism before, he’s handled setbacks before.
“He’s a man that we really rely on, and hopefully he’s not affected by criticism, and I don’t think he will be. Every goal that a keeper concedes you’d be disappointed with.”
💬 “He’s a man that we really rely on, and hopefully he’s not affected by criticism — I don’t think he will be.”
The boss has thrown his support behind @D_DeGea ❤️#MUFC #MUNMCI
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) December 11, 2020
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