It's the big one in English football nowadays as the league toppers go head to head in the third round of the FA Cup. City are coming after an impressive 3-0 win against Liverpool, while United are on the back of two straight defeats. Logically, Ferguson wouldn't have to spend too much time motivating his players given that it's quite rare for the history of this club to see them lose three in a row.
Manchester City have been the best team in the league so far, and after humiliating their city rivals by 1-6 in the last meeting, it's difficult not to rate them as the big title favorites this year. Vincent Kompany has been outstanding in defense, Silva is the one creating the spark in midfield, while Kun Aguero has been the man taking most the team's chances and rightfully so as he has netted 15 goals in his EPL debut season so early on.
But the real talk of this match should be the Reds. Here is how Roberton Mancini viewed going into this game: "It's a difficult game, always

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