Manchester United v Manchester City Live Action

Manchester, England (Sporting Alert) — Sir Alex Ferguson has named Wayne Rooney as his lone striker for the vital derby clash between Manchester United and Manchester City at Old Trafford.

Barclays Premier League
Venue: Old Trafford Date: Saturday, 12 February Kick-off: 1245 GMT
Coverage: Watch live on Sky Sports 2
Listen on BBC Radio 5 live and local radio; BBC Radio Manchester 95.1FM

United will also start with John O’Shea over the card prone Rafeal, with Anderson and Paul Scholes are coming into the team.

Leading goalscorer Dimitar Berbatov has been named as only a substitute, while Mexico’s Javier Hernandez is also on the bench, despite reports that we would be left out because of fatigue.

Meanwhile, Carlos Tevez has returned to Old Trafford full of buzz after netting a hat-trick against West Bromwich a week ago.

David Silva retains his place in the team, bu midfield anchor Nigel de Jong missed out with an ankle injury, and has been replaced James Milner.

Striker Edin Dzek starts the game on the bench.

Man Utd vs Man City

Man Utd: Van der Sar, O’Shea, Smalling, Vidic, Evra, Fletcher, Scholes, Anderson, Nani, Rooney, Giggs

Subs: Lindegaard, Brown, Owen, Berbatov, Hernandez, Carrick, Rafael Da Silva

Man City: Hart, Richards, Kompany, Lescott, Zabaleta, Milner, Barry, Toure Yaya, Kolarov, Silva, Tevez

Subs: Given, Wright-Phillips, Dzeko, Boateng, Vieira, Jo, Toure

Referee: Andre Marriner (W Midla

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