Mick McCarthy

I don't know if the way they get it is the moment of magic.

I think they're actually pretty well set up, especially if Mbumu is back, if Ahmad plays a part.

I think they're well set up for hitting City on the counter.

And you look at City's back four...

with all the injuries and I don't know it doesn't it's definitely not like title winning defence that you'd be overly worried about there is a world in which United go out and it's like right you're freed from the shackles

It won't work all season, but for a couple of games, we're playing City and Arsenal this week.

Go out, get stuck in, give it a last shack, and just hit them on the counter.

Play with pace and intensity.

That's very Roy Keane.

It's not my philosophy on football.

I just think that it can work at times, and this might be suited, I think...

this week for it.

We don't know if Carrick's even going to do that.

For all we know, he could be like, tactical master plan, 15-page dossier, go out and do this, whatever.

But there is also a world in which it's like, just go out, beat your man, and go and win the game.

Like, it's a Manchester derby, do it for the fans.

I don't know.

Again, I don't see it working long-term, but I just don't think City are this unbeatable force that we seem to be treating them as.

I think they won't I think they won't so it is what it is almost and it's like what needs to happen is that they need to get some results and stay in you know people keep talking about how many points are off the Champions League and this that and the other you also have to take the context of the league they have been

They've had a run of games that have been unbelievably favourable going back two and a half months now.