David Silva: Man City star makes huge claim about Man Utd ahead of Manchester Derby

Manchester City star David Silva has spoken about their rivals as the Manchester derby heats up. 

Manchester City face off Manchester United at Old Trafford on Wednesday night. The Red Devils lost their last game 4-0 to Everton, whilst the Citizens were able to edge Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday. It is a complete contrast between these two sides; Man City are fighting for the Premier League title and Solskjaer is battling out for a place in the top four.

Both the sides are aware of the amount of damage they would suffer if they don’t get all three points in a high voltage contest. The Citizens won the reverse fixture 3-1, but David Silva says that Pep Guardiola and Co have huge respect for their opponents as the mind games intensify.

“We had a huge amount of respect for them and I think you could tell,” Silva told City’s official website.

“Then, after the second year, everything started to change and I think now the respect for us is enormous.

“The [derby] is getting bigger and bigger. These games have something added now, whoever wins will see the effect all around the world. Honestly, the games are getting better by the year, and we hope it keeps going like that.

“The first derbies were complicated, especially in the first year. We drew at home and lost the other one at [Old Trafford]. But from that point on, everything started to change a little bit and nowadays they have huge respect for us.

“I think that, on balance, the derby lands in our favour. We have won more games. There are many memories because we have won a lot of games. I’ve been lucky enough to score some myself.

“We know the derby is very important for the fans and for us too because when you win this kind of game it gives you a morale boost. We need the fans’ support, as usual. We know it is a very important game for them and we will try to give everything we have, as we’ve been doing, and hopefully, we can win the game.”

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Manchester City will play Manchester United on Wednesday night followed by a trip to Burnley on Sunday.