The D-Day for the long awaited Manchester derby is finally here with 20times Premier League winners, United poised to lock horns with their long time arch-rivals, Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium in a game that is expected to difficult for both sides given the current players at their disposal....CONTINUE READING THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
Hence, to have a chance of winning against the Pep Guardiola’s side, Dutch tactician, Erik ten Hag should finally start Brazilian midfield duo, Casemiro and Fred after several weeks of putting them in the sidelines in favor of Scot Mctominay and Christian Eriksen.
Fred and Casemiro have proved to be the real deal in their midfield partnership at the international level for Brazil with their aggressiveness, and energy allowing the team to easily dominate their opponents upfront and hence, creating enough goal scoring chances.
Placing the duo in a midfield pivot, and letting Eriksen join Bruno Fernandes in the attacking role will surely give the Red Devils ample time in dealing with the Sky Blues’ stubborn attacking trio in Erling Haaland, Kevin DeBruyne and Bernardo Silva.
What’s more, the Red Devils have only three fit strikers to face the Cityzens in Cristiano Ronaldo, Antony and Jadon Sancho and therefore, deploying a 4-4-2 diamond formation could be the best way to go in the derby as it would allow the United forwards to easily counter Press the Sky Blues’ defence from a break.
