Manchester city midfielder James Milner has said that the club need to be awake and they take on Manchester United in the third round of the FA Cup because the Red Devils will be eyeing revenge for the 6-1 drubbing at Old Trafford earlier in the campaign. The 6-1 loss ranks as the worst defeat for Manchester United at Old Trafford, while Sir Alex Ferguson also claimed it to be the worst defeat of his entire career. Now, both teams will be coming together in the third round of the FA Cup, which will be taking place at the Etihad Stadium.
This will provide an opportunity for Manchester United to take revenge for the huge defeat, and it is something that James Milner has also acknowledged. The former Aston Villa midfielder has said that Manchester City should be aware of the danger posed by Manchester United. Even though United are not coming into the match on a good run of form, the same can be said of Manchester City as well. Hence, Manchester City should perform well and also be extremely aware of the risks of attacking too much against Manchester United according to James Milner.
“That will have hurt them bad. Everyone, from the players to the management, will be more than up for it. As much enjoyment as we got from it, they probably felt three times as much pain. We have got to be aware of that. It’s down to us to put another good performance and build on our [3-0] win over Liverpool [on Tuesday],” Milner said to The Daily Mirror. Manchester City will be facing Liverpool in the next match, as they prepare to make it into the Carling cup semifinals. This will be the first leg of the two-legged semi-final.