Manchester Derby: City vs United

0:00On March 27, Manchester City sit top of the women's super league table, needing just eight points from their last four games to win their first. Title in ten years, on Saturday at 1.30pm, Grinich mean time, they face rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford in a massive derby. United trail by eight points in second place, with Chelsea 9 back and third, and Arsenal 4th on 11, fewer points but with two games in hand. The top three spots secure European football next season. United have struggled in this fixture, winning only two of twelve meetings with City, and losing three nil in the earlier clash this season. The game comes at a tough time for Mark Skinner's side, squeezed between their Champions League quarterfinal leagues against Bayern Munich, where they fell two-three at home, midweek. The Reds will miss darmid fielder Ella Tune to injury, putting pressure on them to halt City's lethal striker, Kadeja Schell. She's netted a league high 18 goals in 18 matches, including the fastest hat trick in WSL history last weekend.

1:02City bounced back with a five-two thrashing of time then after a rare wadraw, riding high on confidence despite skipping European action this week. Their coach notes the physical edge from no midweek game, but amidst mentally, it's even. This derby could shake up the title race and European places, with United aiming to close the gap, and City eyeing glory on the brink.