• Manchester United manager expects a cagey match
Sir Alex Ferguson has claimed it would be one of Manchester United's best ever results if they were to beat Manchester City on Sunday.
Although United head to the Etihad Stadium three points clear of the league champions, Ferguson is adopting a cautious approach, with his side having conceded 21 goals in 15 matches to City's 11.
In his programme notes ahead of Wednesday's 1-0 defeat to CFR Cluj Ferguson suggested that both sides might opt to play safe. Yet even though City were dumped out of Europe altogether after their defeat by Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday, Ferguson believes victory on Sunday would be a hugely significant moment in his United career.
"If we win [on Sunday] it will be one of our best ever results," Ferguson told MUTV. "They are a really good, powerful team with massive players.
"It won't be easy and if we defend like we did at Reading we'll be in trouble. The important thing for us is to take lessons from the mistakes we're making and do something about it. We need to find a solution."
With Chelsea and Arsenal struggling, the title race appears to be a straight battle between the two Manchester clubs this season but Ferguson, who has a fitness doubt over Tom Cleverley, is not buying into that assessment.
"At this time in the season you can't really say it's a two-horse race," he said. "If you think back we were 12 points behind Chelsea at one point and when Arsenal beat us in the league in 1998 we were 11 points clear."
Source: Bleacher Report
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