Tradition is on the Londoners side, who have not lost since April 2002 in front of Manchester United, and of all direct confrontations, Chelsea has won 12 times, compared to only 10 success of the "red devils".
After the transfer from Liverpool, Fernando Torres has not scored any goals yet for the blues, but is aware that he would wipe this non-performance if he scores in the gate of Van der Sar. The Spanish striker says he still has not adapted to his new team, where he has to play with players like Didier Drogba or Nicolas Anelka.
" I try to learn how to play as good as possible with Drogba and Anelka. We, strikers, depend very much on the team's game. At Copenhagen we played the match with a 4-4-2 layout, and I felt eased and Anelka as well ",noted Torres. He is optimistic before the derby with Ferguson's men, especially because it will repeat the duel with Nemanja Vidic, the Serbian defender who "bullied" him constantly in recent years when his former Liverpool team played with Manchester. In addition, another man from guests defensive base, Rio Ferdinand is unavailable, forcing Sir Alex to rely on the youngster Chris Smalling again, who played impeccable in the League game in Marseille. Both teams were scored in the last days by some incidents where base men were involved.
The defender Ashley Cole shot "in a joke" at a workout on a Chelsea fan with an air rifle. Coach Carlo Ancelotti said the player has apologized and will eventually be holder on Tuesday. And Wayne Rooney will play from the first minute at Birmingham, after the English Football Federation has confirmed that he will not be prosecuted for hitting with the elbow James McCarthy from Wigan.
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