Manchester City team to play Manchester United (confirmed) Visit William Hill Save For Later Posted by Bettingpro Staff 8 Jan 2012 Tweet Manchester City will be looking to knock Manchester United out of the FA Cup (credit: PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images) Related Articles See all FA Cup newsManchester United team to play Manchester City (confirmed) Share it Pin It Mario Balotelli is injured and both Kolo and Yaya Toure are unavailable for Manchester City as they host Manchester United in the FA Cup.Roberto Mancini claimed this week that he may struggle to fill the bench for today's FA Cup 3rd Round clash with Manchester United and, while that may sound ridiculous, the Italian does have several key players unavailable.Mario Balotelli is injured, Gareth Barry is suspended and both Kolo and Yaya Toure are on international duty so City are likely to have a different shape from normal when they take on their neighbours at the Etihad Stadium.Nigel De Jong and James Milner are likely to play in central midfield with Samir Nasri, Adam Johnson and David Silva supporting lone striker Sergio Aguero. The defence is, however, largely unaffected with Micah Richards, Joleon Lescott, Vincent Kompany and Aleksander Koralov all starting. Joe Hart is rested meaning that there is a rare start for young Romanian Costil Pantilimon.Manchester City team to play Manchester UnitedPantilimon, Richards, Kompany, Lescott, Koralov, De Jong, Milner, Nasri, Silva, Johnson, Aguero Read our William Hill review Get your £25 free bet at William Hill now Like Like Post to wall 167 Reads All Football News Recent Football Articles Chelsea FC win 2011-12 FA Cup05 May 2012Chelsea won the 2011-12 FA Cup after beating Liverpool 2-1 in a thrilling final in which Didier Dro FA Cup Final Result – Chelsea beat Liverpool 2-105 May 2012Didier Drogba continued his remarkable Wembley record as Chelsea denied Liverpool a domestic cup do The 7 Best Pictures on FA Cup Final Day05 May 2012Liverpool and Chelsea fans have descended on Wembley for what promises to be a memorable FA Cup fin Chelsea FC team to play Liverpool FC in FA Cup final (confirmed)05 May 2012Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo has opted to start Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard for this eveni FA Cup Final 2012: Pepe Reina attacks Chelsea's treatment of Fernando Torres05 May 2012Pepe Reina believes his former Liverpool team-mate Fernando Torres has not been given enough suppor FA Cup final 2012: Petr Cech prepared for penalties05 May 2012Petr Cech has revealed he will rely more on guesswork than homework if the FA Cup Final between Che More Stories Recent Articles WTA Strasbourg Final live - Francesca Schiavone and Alize Cornet25 May 2012Francesca Schiavone and Alize Cornet are scheduled to meet on Saturday for an eagerly anticipated Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Guide - Spain25 May 2012Spain have the best draw and a powerful performer but they face an uphill struggle to win Eurovisio Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Guide - Germany25 May 2012Germany's entry is one of the most professional of Eurovision 2012 but it Roman Lob's song Standing Irish 2000 Guineas Betting Tips - Who'll Win the Irish 2000 Guineas?25 May 2012Trainer Aidan O'Brien is responsible for four of the 11 colts that will go to post for Saturday's I Norway v England First Goalscorer Cashback at Boylesports25 May 2012Boylesports are continuing their popular First Goalscorer cashback promotion on Saturday's internat League One Play-off Final First Goalscorer Cashback at Boylesports25 May 2012Boylesports are continuing their popular First Goalscorer cashback promotion on Saturday's League O More Stories Tags Manchester City Team To Play Manchester United, Manchester City V Manchester United Team News
