The Manchester Derby in the English Premier League for Manchester United and Man City is live on Tuesday night and the match will be streaming from Old Trafford at 3:45 pm ET and 8:45 pm local on the NBC Sports Live Extra website and it offers Man U the chance at three straight wins in all competitions and it is much needed in the EPL for David Moyes.
Wayne Rooney comes in after leading the team to a victory over the weekend and he scored two goals in the matchup against West Ham United and that helped make up for the injury to Robin Van Persie, as he is out for at least a month with an injury he sustained in the Champions League scoring led against Olympiakos. Manchester United has a tough road ahead towards the end of the season and they may miss qualifying for the UCL after the way they have played this year and any hopes they have at making it into the top part of the table will likely be dashed with a loss in the Derby and the fact that it's at home makes it even more pressure filled for David Moyes and company.
Chelsea comes in leading the table after a dominating defeat against Arsenal over the weekend and Man City had a strong win as well and now they will try and get the victory against United in the Derby and they are up over Arsenal in the league standings ahead of Tottenham and Everton, who are ahead of Manchester United by three and five points. Man U got a boost from Wayne Rooney last weekend and now they will need him to be at his best again and David Moyes is looking to keep things going as the match gets started on Tuesday.
The two teams are coming into things looking to be aggressive and Rooney is leading the team in scoring over Van Persie and he will be the focus for both sides and if he is held down, the team will have a tough game on Tuesday. Heading down the back stretch, the team has the next three matches in a row at home and while Manchester City is the favorite, playing at home could be the equalizer and after winning earlier in the season in an easy match at the Etihad, this time around things are expected to be different, as Juan Mata will be in the mix this time around.
Man United has a tough schedule coming up at the end of the year and they will play against Aston Villa after Man City and then they host Bayern Munich for the first leg of their Champions League set and that could be huge if they want a chance to advance in the UCL. The team will play against Everton on the road and they also finish the season against Southampton. Yaya Touré has been playing very well for Man City and they will be coming in looking him to get going early and Rooney is looking to do the same, as he scored within 10 minutes in the match against West Ham over the weekend.
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