EVERTON BRACE FOR UNITED BACKLASH

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EVERTON  manager,   David Moyes,   is  bracing   for  a Manchester United oacklash as   the   Premier   League champions attempt to bounce back from their 6-1  derby humiliation against Manchester City.

United travel to Goodison Park for today's early kick-off knowing that anything less than a victory is likely to see league leaders City increase their hefty five-point lead at the top of the table. If it were any club other than Manchester United, Moyes would be delighted to be facing opponents reeling from a six-goal mauling.

But Moves knows that United and Sir Alex Ferguson are rarely more dangerous than when backed into a corner and fully expects to feel the force of his counterpart's fury on Saturday. "You would normally think 'Great, they can't be coming , with great confidence. They've

fot to be damaged by that."' loves said referring to United s 6-1 loss.

"But you're talking about Manchester   United   and you're   talking   about   a manager   in   Sir  Alex j Ferguson.    So   we J understand totally they will be desperate to get back to winning ways."

Moyes hopes his side £ can draw on the memory of the   corresponding fixture   last   season, when Everton fought j back from 3-1 down to secure a 3-3 draw. "We I had a really good game 1 against them last year," he said. "But when they come off a defeat like the one they've just had, you know it's going tooe hard.

Ferguson,  who  described derby defeat as his  "worst result" after more than half a century in football as a player and manager, was reportedly incandescent withhis players following the loss.

The   Scot   is   planning   to dramatically overhaul his starting line-up   for  the  match  against Everton, with veterans such as Rio i Ferdinand, Patrice Evra, Darren Fletcher and Anderson all risking being dropped. Instead Ferguson will turn to youngsters such as Phil Jones, Chris Smalline and the fit again  Tom  Cleverley  to  get ; United's  campaign back  on track.

 

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