“I feel great and looking forward to Saturday”.
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Gundogan would become the first Germany global of Turkish origin to feature in a Manchester derby if he does make an appearance against the Red Devils. Having played 3 starting tour, Manchester United beat Bournemouth 1: 3 Southampton 2: 0 Hull City 0 and 1, respectively. “Neither club will win the Premier League from this point because it’s simply too early”.
The Old Trafford showdown will not only pit Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola – the most-decorated managers in Europe – against each other, but also 22 players worth over £670m in transfer fees. The Belgian has enjoyed a good start to the season but this may not be his game, and Mourinho may be tempted by a more mobile option.
Peter Schmeichel has criticised Pep Guardiola saying the Manchester City boss took the shine off his former club Bayern Munich.
Guardiola’s City side have adjusted well to both a new way of playing, with last season’s two holding midfielders replaced by a more free-flowing style that has liberated playmakers Kevin De Bruyne and David Silva, and of training, with a stretching regime created to cut down persistent injuries. “He changed the players, but you can’t argue with his results”.
Ahead of the big game, I’m going to come up with a combined XI from the two teams.
A fierce atmosphere is anticipated and the game will also see Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola, new managers at United and City respectively, go head-to-head in an intriguing renewal of an old rivalry.
So which Manchester United players should get a boost to their overall rating in the new game compared to last year’s edition? Similarly, Ilkay Gundogan is back in training and could feature, although it would be some test for him to make his debut in the derby.
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Willy Caballero has been City’s goalkeeper for all but one match this season after Guardiola made a decision to ditch previous first choice Joe Hart, who joined Torino on loan. It just goes on and on and on, you feel it never stops, even in March you have 12 games to go, you think: “‘Will this ever stop?'”
