Manchester City vs Manchester United: Big Match Preview.

Battle Of Manchester

The managers have spoken, the fans are geared up and its now upto the players to provide us with the match which would probably decide the fate of the Barclays Premier League Trophy. This match is undoubtedly the biggest Manchester Derby to be ever played. With an estimated 650 million people all around the world to be watching this match, we all know this will be a cracker.


Manchester City Team News:

Roberto Mancini's side have been on a good run lately and are on winning streak of 3 matches. City have no players on the injury list and that means that Mancini will put his best eleven to face the 19 times English champions. Carlos Tevez has provided a huge boost to City since his return. He will look to score against his former side. Another player who will be tormenting the United defence will be Sergio Aguero whose pace and skills are very impressive. The midfield presumably will see a combination of the finesse of David Silva and the balance and strength of Yaya Toure. Barry will be playing as the sweeper as he has done most of the season. The back four expected are Clichy, Kompany, Lescott and Richards. However Mancini might employ Kolarov as left back to gain the advantage of his set piece skills. It is quite expected that City will be attacking with all their might as they don't have anything to lose. Revenge might be on their mind as the last time United visited Etihad they went on to win the tie.

Probable Lineup and Formation:

Manchester United Team News:

Manchester United will surely be eyeing sweet revenge after they were humiliated at their own home by their Noisy Neighbours. They win this match, they seal the title. They lose, then they just inflict more misery in their already bad season. United are looking quite good since the return of the veteran Paul Scholes winning all of their league games except for three. They must have thought of going into the derby with a 6 point lead but Everton came to spoil the party. Wayne Rooney will be the key player in this contest. We all know his capability to turn around a contest on its head. Welbeck will be expected to partner him after a good show last weekend. After a couple of impressive performances Nani is predicted to be taking up the left wing and it be usual business on the right wing with Antonio Valencia. Paul Scholes and Michael Carrick are surely to be occupying the center midfield. These two will also be very crucial. Evra, Ferdinand and Evans(slight doubt) are quite sure to be in the starting lineup. There will be some competition for the right back position after Rafael's disastrous performance against Everton. Smalling and Jones are the other alternatives for Sir Alex. However I feel Ryan Giggs and Dimitar Berbatov will be involved in this match. A draw will be a satisfactory result for the Red Devils and I expect them to sit deep and hit City on the counter.

Probable Lineup and Formation:

Manager Interviews:

Roberto Mancini: "I'm not nervous. Why should we be worried? When is the squeaky-bum time? I don't know that phrase. We are at the top of the league and have been there since the start of the season. This is where we want to be. Of course, it's important to get on with your chairman and the owner. But the owners at Manchester City are intelligent and they understand that to create a winning team takes time."

Sir Alex Ferguson: You would have to be a confirmed masochist to enjoy it (the derby). But we are looking forward to it and the players will be fully prepared for it. We have not watched the games a lot, but he (Carlos Tevez) scored a hat-trick. That is an impact. We will just have to wait and see what he does on Monday."

Emotions will be high in this match so one might expect a lot of bookings. It will be very difficult for United. They will be totally under pressure. They have to win otherwise they face the famous Poznan from the City loyal. But one might never know what tricks Sir Alex has got under his sleeves.


Prediction: Manchester City 1-2 Manchester United


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Linkin Park "Burn It Down" : Review

Linkin Park the American Rock band from California announced on 16th April the launch date of their new album Living Things. They also released the lead single of the album titled "Burn It Down".


Many fans were pretty disappointed with the previous Lp album A Thousand Suns. Personally I wasn't very impressed with Lp using elements of Techno and Electronic music in their songs. The new song starts with a heavy electronic beat which brings the feeling electro musicians like Daft Punk. Surprisingly as the song progresses those beats blend well with Chester Bennington's vocals. The chorus is the most impressive part where guitar riffs come in. Bennington uses softer vocals in the song except the chorus where he gets back to his usual business. Mike Shinoda spits out a little verse in the bridge which is probably the most disappointing part of the song. It kind of spoils the flow of the song. I think the rap was not needed tp be included. The song ends with the same electronic beat which is there in the intro.The lyrics are not very different from what Lp normally uses. 


The fans might still be missing the Nu Metal songs which got Linkin Park into the industry. This new faced Linkin Park atleast for now seems dedicated to impress the Pop and Techno fans. Even though it isn't the old Lp that we used to love, the song isn't that bad. 


Rating : 3.5/5

Here is the Official Lyrics Video:

The Avengers Review: Astonishingly Good

Almost 6 months since the release of the first trailer of The Avengers has now finally released. The movie surprisingly stood up to all the hype it created. Avengers is a well written movie with a good storyline and a mindblowing cast. Robert Downey Jr as usual is the most impressive personality in there. He does real justice to his role of Iron Man. With some witty dialogues and his rich attitude he literally lures the crowd. Hulk is awesome as ever. Powerful, indestructible and angry. Mark Ruffalo is the third actor to be playing Hulk and he doesn't does it bad at all . Thor is a bit of all brawn no brain kind of guy, but even then Chris Hemsworth does just enough to make you like him. Black Widow didn't play much of a part in there but yet her role was integral and Scarlett Johansson performs her duties well. Captain America was the old fashioned war soldier and he did well to acclimate himself in these modern wars. The way he manages to block almost everything from his shield is quite impressive. Chris Evans looks pretty comfortable in that role. Jeremy Renner continues from his impressive performance in MI4 and does brilliantly as Hawkeye. Infact he ain't much of a superhero but those arrows he got in there are quite awesome. Samuel Jackson gives a solid performance as Nick Fury and is well supported by Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill. A special mention to Tom Hiddleston who looks really mean and cunning in his negative role of Thor's brother Loki.

  

The storyline is plain and simple. There is nothing much to worry about. It revolves around a source of unlimited power called the 'Tesseract' which was also seen in previous Marvel comic movie Captain America: The First Avenger. Loki to avenge his defeat from Thor decides to make a pact with the Chitauri tribe of aliens which means that Loki will bring them the Tesseract and they will let Loki have Earth. Loki uses his powers to take control over the minds of Hawkeye and Dr. Eric Salvig who was previously seen in Thor the movie. He steals the Tesseract and manages to get away. Then with an army he starts the execution of his plan to create a portal for the Chitauri tribe to enter the Earth. Meanwhile Nick Fury builds a team of people with special abilities and names them The Avengers who go on to defeat the Chitauri tribe, Loki and manage to save the Earth. Then they disappear. I won't go deep into the storyline as it would spoil your fun of watching the movie.

All I wanna say is, that the movie is class. The final fight is just mind blowing. This is undoubtedly the second best superhero movie of all time. And yeah, watch the movie in 3D. The movie was converted to 3D in post production but yet the effects are impressive. One more commendable thing the director Joss Wheedon do was that he did not let any one superhero standout and dominate the others. All were equally powerful and awesome. But even then Robert Downey Jr. steals the show with his charm. A must watch for superhero movie lovers. Deserves a watch. Don't miss it!

My Rating: 8.5/10
IMdB Rating: 8.9/10
RT Rating: 8.1/10