Key Battles To Watch Out for As Tevez Returns To Old Trafford

We all know Tevez has been getting in the media and being at the right club, but there are far many other things that should be on our minds, as Tevez returns to Old Trafford for the first time.

The defense will be looking to close him down and stop him from getting the ball, but what about the other 10 players who are more than capable of making things happen. Even Roberto Mancini and Alex Ferguson could be a key matchup, as the Italian coach will want to maintain a perfect record until they meet finally in the Premier League

So say you are in Manchester right now, what do you think should be going through their minds? Although they have stressed the fact that the Cup isn't big on the red side of red city, on the blue side any trophy including maybe the Emirates Cup will be appreciated.

Sir Alex Ferguson vs. The Fourth Official

If the fourth official is to take his name seriously he has to know he is officiating, kind of, in the Old Trafford stadium that has seen so much controversy in recent years.

If Manchester United are down by a goal in the 80th minute, expect extra time to be nothing less than four minutes.

If they are still down by a goal in the 88th minute but somehow the fourth official hasn't shown the board, expect between six and eight minutes of extra time.

In recent games we call this FERGIE time, a phrase coined after Owen scored "the best goal of his career" in the 96th minute.

Guess what game? The Manchester Derby.

What stadium if I may ask? Old Trafford.

In that game, the reason for the six minutes of extra time was Bellamy had scored on the stroke of 90 minutes and celebrated for two of the six added minutes.

Sir Alex Ferguson vs. The Referee vs. The Six-Yard Box

Have you ever seen The Godfather ?

Picture Don Corleone asking his henchmen to work for him and when they fail, he blasts them figuratively and literally. Sir Alex Ferguson isn't up to these standards, but only one person can say a referee isn't fit for his job and go free.

Yes you guessed right.

" He just wasn't fit enough for a game of that standard," said the Scot. "We have referees abroad as fit as butchers' dogs but it took him 30 seconds to book a player. I think he was doing it to take a rest. It was ridiculous."

The above rant was after Manchester United drew 2-2 to Sunderland away and were denied a penalty.

The moral of this story is  that whoever is going to ref this match needs to hit the gym. Also, the six-yard box is one of your many chances to appease Don Corleone, as Rooney, who is the team's leading scorer in the League, has converted four penalties already, where some teams haven't even been awarded four.

Tevez!! Tevez!!! Tevez!!!!

As we all know, or in case you don't, Manchester City won the first leg of the game at home 2-1. Tevez scored a brace and ran over to the United bench and mocked Gary Neville. I fancy Neville to play today and I hope Tevez pulls his shorts down or runs around Old Trafford or something Adebayor-ish. Then gets caught wearing a Manchester United jersey after banging a South American hottie.

Micheal Owen Will Score A Hat Trick

If shots that hit the wood work counted.

Rooney vs. The Grass vs. A Left or Right Back

The final battle that comes to mind is Rooney vs. The Grass. One might wonder what makes that so key.

The second battle talks about the now-fit ref appeasing Don Corleone with a penalty.

In order to make this seem kind of legitimate, a massive gravity disobedience happens, Rooney tries to fight it and then he gains his balance just in time to land on his arms. Micah Richards, Nedum Onuoha, or Wayne Bridge tackled him but didn't make contact.

In other words, he dived. 

So Rooney managed to beat the law of gravity in a Manchester Derby, appease Don Corleone, and finally step up to take the penalty.

To cut it short, he scored the equalizer of the game, ran to the crowd who throw a red Tevez jersey to him. He used it to clean his shoes, then madesa gesture of him cleaning his butt, and finally he passed it to Neville who does the unthinkable, actually setting fire to Tevez's jersey after the game.........which wasn't caught on camera.

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