Sam Jewell 
At a packed and expectant Etihad Stadium, in Middle Eastlands, Manchester the champions elect met for a game of little real meaning for either Club in terms of the seasons expectation but hugely significant as a statement of whether the rise of City has now passed the fall of United to claim the crown of the best team in England.
Arguably the shock of this weekend’s FA Cup third round matches was the recently retired Paul Scholes coming off the bench for Manchester United in their thrilling victory over Manchester City at the Ethiad Stadium this afternoon.
What a difference a year makes! Well, I know it hasn’t been a full year as yet since we last played United in an FA Cup tie, just a mere nine months have past since that Yaya Toure goal went in.
In an interesting interview to Arsenal.com, Mikel Arteta has revealed that he did think of representing England before FIFA rules squashed any hopes of him playing for the Three Lions.
Manchester United of course play Manchester City in a crunch FA Cup third round clash at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, so with that in mind it’s worth taking a look at these three players who we should be wary of going into the game:
Now that we’re into the New Year, it’s time to look back on the year that was 2011 and pick out the players that made the year their own.
The 24-year-old Cavani is currently one of the most sought after players in world football and would fit in perfectly at Stamford Bridge.
Born on March 16th 1929 in Birmingham Ken Barnes made his Manchester City debut exactly 60 years ago today.