MANCHESTER UNITED1st 41 points
Won six, drawn one and lost one at home in the Premiership.
Won nine and drawn two of the last 11 Premiership matches, since Arsenal won 0-1 at Old Trafford on 17 September in United's only League defeat of the season. Lost one of the last 18 Premiership games.
Louis SAHA is United's leading scorer with 11 League and Cup goals.
Saha and Wayne ROONEY are the club's joint top marksmen in the Premiership with seven each.
MANCHESTER CITY12th 20 points
Won one, drawn one and lost six away from home in the Premiership.
Won alternate League games since 18 November, and need a victory to maintain that sequence.
Joey BARTON is City's top scorer with four goals.
Barton and Richard DUNNE are the only remaining players to have been on the field for every minute of Manchester City's League and Cup matches this season.
LAST SEASON'S CORRESPONDING GAMEManchester United 1-1 Manchester City
10 September 2005 - Ref: Steve Bennett
Man United scorer: van Nistelrooy 45
Man City scorers: Barton 76
HEAD TO HEAD TOTALSat Man United only
League: Man United 28 wins, Man City 14, Draws 25
Prem: Man United 5 wins, Man City 0, Draws 4
REFEREE Graham Poll (Tring, Hertfordshire)