To me this is an important game, we can forget about the Manchester derby being a title decider, we haven't won at ewood park since 2009 when we beat them 2-0 with goals from Wes brown and Wayne Rooney but since then we drew there 0-0 in the 09/10 season which cost us the title i wll always remember when Dimitar Berbatov's through ball to Antonio Valencia he was clean through 1 on 1 with keeper and i think the shot was blocked by one of their defenders and last season we drew 1-1 there which won us the title. If we win at Blackburn in under a week's time i think it will give a huge momentum going into the potential title decider at the etihad stadium ? How important do you think the game is ?
I honestly think that s a game that United will win. I expect United to win all their matches except the City one. But I think that match won't have much bearing on the destination of the title because th gap between United and City will be more than three points by then.
As you say we have won and lost the league there in recent seasons (think even Gary Neville had a chance to score in the 09/10 season) but this time going there we have not got a nervous keeper and we are on top form,saying that they will have just come of a defeat to fellow relegation candidates and are at home so will be looking for the points themselves, but obviously lets concentrate on getting the job done against Fulham first.
It's definitely a big one - assuming we win at Fulham, City will probably beat Sunderland to go back to the top on GD by the time we play Blackburn. So a win will not only be important to keep us up the top, but also to pile the pressure on before City visit the Emirates. If we beat QPR as well the week after then City will be six points back by the time they play Arsenal. Arsenal have won every home game since we beat them a couple of months ago, so that will be a tough game for City - we need to pile on the pressure to make it even tougher.
Although Blackburn are down the bottom, they do have a very strong attack. The Yak knows were the goal is, and Hoilett is one of the best players in the league, and will no doubt be snapped up by a big club in the summer. So we can't afford to get complacent, we must get 3 points
