Everyone wants to play the derby game- Sir Alex

Sir Alex has revealed that his players are in good shape ahead of the Manchester derby this coming monday. He admitted that he faces a tough task selecting his team to play against Roberto Mancini's men on Monday night. the Red devils are 15 points clear at the Summit of the Table but will hope to seal their dominance with a win against city. "These are the games that everyone wants to be involved in, the derby games," Ferguson told Inside United . "Over the last few years the derby games have been far more important than they ever were, so we've all been looking forward to them. But we've had a heavy programme leading up to the game so we just have to manage it. "The form in the league has been very good. But the international break came at a difficult time for us, in terms of preparing for the following fixtures. "We had the game on the Saturday against Sunderland andthen the Cup replay against Chelsea on the Monday, after so many of the players had played two international games. "And the calibre of player that we have means they alwaysplay for their international teams, that's for sure." Wayne Rooney missed the clashes with Sunderland and Chelsea earlier this week after picking up an injury on England duty, but Sir Alex says the striker should be fit. "I've no worries about Rooney because he's needing games, he's the kind of player who has to play all the time," he added. "With Van Persie, we have to monitor it because we still don't know all about Robin, and the kind of seasons he's had.I don't think he had a season of such intensity during his time at Arsenal, so we'll have to look at that. "Welbeck's looking strong as well, as is Chicharito."

Sir Alex has revealed that his players are in good shape ahead of the Manchester derby this coming monday. He admitted that he faces a tough task selecting his team to play against Roberto Mancini's men on Monday night.the Red devils are 15 points clear at the Summit of the Table but will hope to seal their dominance with a win against city."These are the games that everyone wants to be involved in, the derby games," Ferguson told Inside United ."Over the last few years the derby games have been far more important than they ever were, so we've all been lookingforward to them. But we've had a heavy programme leadingup to the game so we just have to manage it."The form in the league has been very good. But the international break came at a difficult time for us, in terms ofpreparing for the following fixtures."We had the game on the Saturday against Sunderland andthen the Cup replay against Chelsea on the Monday, after so many of the players had played two international games."And the calibre of player that we have means they alwaysplay for their international teams, that's for sure."Wayne Rooney missed the clashes with Sunderland and Chelsea earlier this week after picking up an injury on England duty, but Sir Alex says the striker should be fit."I've no worries about Rooney because he's needing games, he's the kind of player who has to play all the time," he added."With Van Persie, we have to monitor it because we still don't know all about Robin, and the kind of seasons he's had.I don't think he had a season of such intensity during his time at Arsenal, so we'll have to look at that."Welbeck's looking strong as well, as is Chicharito."