Manchester United (4-4-2-0) vs Manchester City (1-4-5-0) - Premier League - - ShareMyTactics.com
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How to defend against city (prediction). Compact 442 with narrow back 4 to be able to defend citys 3 central players (2 free 8's and false 9) LM and RM defending citys wide wingers which creates half spaces for gundogan and silva but if martial and cavani disrupt citys double pivot then city will POSSIBLY lose possession in this area as fred and mctominay will be in these areas who are excellent tacklers united can easily get the ball to telles who can whip a through ball to martial but will be in a 2v1 with cancelo and stones pretty high 1 way to have better counters is if uniteds defensive line is higher up then the counter will be more deadly and with a 442 fred and mctominay (if they press) won't let gundogan and silva ping a ball in behind. The false 9 can drop in but if maguire follows him he wont be allowed to turn and pass but if a united player is dribbled by or not marking well enough the ball would be able to go to the wings against left footed lw and right footed rw and both awb and shaw are excellent 1 on 1 defenders and even if the cross comes in, it will have to be far enough from henderson and find the 'false 9' or free 8s unmarked as both maguire and bailly are excellent against crosses.
