Manchester derby preview: Can United upset the odds? Can Ronaldo get back to form? And who makes our combined XI

The Sky Sports Football Podcast

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4 • 718 Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2022

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

In the latest Football Essential Podcast, host Ron Walker is joined by Sky Sports senior football journalist Charlotte Marsh, Sky Sports News' Ben Ransom and Sky Sports Football data editor Adam Smith ahead of a weekend where the eyes of the Premier League will be on Manchester.

PART ONE | How do Manchester United turn the tide from such a woeful defeat at Old Trafford earlier in the season – and how does Cristiano Ronaldo get back into form? Could this be a ‘statement win’ for City, and perhaps a ‘statement performance’ from £100m man Jack Grealish too? Then again, could Riyad Mahrez prove the difference?

PART TWO | Who needs the victory more? Will Manchester United’s April, facing City and Liverpool, hold the keys to the title race, and will they make it into the top four? Can City lift the treble, and are they better placed than Liverpool to rack up a trophy haul this season? Plus, our combined XI – including one big absentee.

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0:24.1	When you play, play safe with Bet365. Hello, football lovers and welcome to the Essential Football Podcast.
0:38.4	Don't you just love the smell of a derby?
0:40.2	We've got a Manchester melee coming your way this weekend in what could well end up being a crucial weekend for both sides.
0:47.0	Will Manchester City take another significant step towards the Premier League title with victory over the nearest rivals, Manchester United?
0:53.2	Or can they reignite their
0:54.3	bid to finish in the top four when the two sides meet at the Etiad live on Super Sunday?
0:59.2	Kickoff is at 4.30 and you can watch live on Sky Sports Premier League and main event from 4pm.
1:04.5	To help me wade through all of the big talking points, I'm delighted to say I'm joined by Sky Sports
1:08.6	senior football journalist Charlotte Marsh. And also there's a welcome back to Sky Sports News's very own Ben Ransom.
1:14.9	Ben, you've been covering boxing for a few weeks ahead of the Taylor Caterall fight.
1:18.4	He didn't pick a bad time to head back over to football.
1:21.1	Yeah, it's not bad, is it?
1:22.0	I mean, I've done a couple of good intense showdowns.
1:25.5	We had Calm Brook, that's a grudge match that goes back a long way.
1:28.4	Then we had Taylor Caterall. Hopefully it won't go to judges this weekend,
1:32.5	because that was a little bit contentious, shall we say. But look, no, look, what a rivalry.
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