Wigan Vs Manchester United
By Jide Alaka
Manchster United will be looking for an inspiration to silence their critics when they visit Wigan Athletic at the JJB Stadium tomorrow.
The champions got a big reality-check on Wednesday when they crashed to newly promoted side Burnley at Turf Moor and the defeat instantly echoed the opinion that they are still battling to get over the loss of their talisman, Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid.
Both United and Wigan, who also lost to Wolverhampton Wanderers midweek, will
Attempt to get back to winning ways but Sir Ferguson’s Red Devils will be under more pessure.
Wigan showed they ould do a decent battle this season when they stunned Aston Villa 2-0 at the Villa Park last Saturday and their new manager, Roberto Marthinez and his lads can draw inspiration from that performance to get at least a point off United, even though the Old Trafford giants have a very good record at the JJB Stadium.
Fergie admitted his side were not good enough at Burnley but he was silent as to whether he had done well in the transfer market to seek a good replacement for 80 million Puounds worth Ronaldo.
New signings Anthonio Valencia and Michael Owen are yet to hit their form while Wayne Ronney has strugled to convince as the team’s front man. It could still be treated as unexpected if Wigan crash again at home, but a second successive defeat will be a bitter pill to swallow for United.
Last meeting: May 13, 2009 at JJB Stadium (in the Premiership League), Wigan 1, Manchester United 2.
Manchester City Vs Wolves
Manchester City wil be hoping to present their home fans with a wonderful performance and another three points when they host Wolverhampton Wanderers tomorrow at their City of Manchester Stadium.
The moneybags will be playing their first game in front of their darling spectators and after an impressive sart to the campaign, the expectations for a top-four finishis rising by the day.
An opeing day 2-0 win against gritty Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park, which was followed by a lone goal victory over a strong Barcelona at the Nou Camp in a friendly portends a promising futur eand with Carlos Trevez returning to full fitness, Mark Hughes will be going into theWolve’s game with moe options in the attack.
Rivals Manchester Unitd have already lost their first game of the season after Burnley secured a 1-0 victory at Turf Moor on Wednesday and Manchester City will want to prove they are the real deal this season. Even Sir Alex has made a U-turn on his opinion about the citizens after earlier stating that it will take some time before they become a strong force in the Premier League despie their investments.
But Wolves will not be an easy meat after bouncing back from their opening day home defeat to West Ham United to defeat Wigan at the JJB Stadium. Tuesday’s win at Wigan will surely be a huge motivation for Mick Mccarthy and his men and they will not rule out their chances of maing city look like a flash in the pan.
Last League Meeting: April 10, 2004 at City of Manchester Stadium. Man City 3, Wolves 3.
By Jide Alaka
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