Wednesday, February 09, 2011

Pointless friendlies have turned Manchester United versus Manchester City into the jetlag derby

Manchester United forward Javier Hernandez will line up for Mexico against Bosnia-Herzegovina in Atlanta tonight in a friendly international that kicks off at 1am UK time.

He will then spend most of Thursday kicking his heels in a hotel before taking an eight-hour flight from the United States that will see him arrive back in Manchester at just after 10am on Friday morning.

Twenty-six hours later, United will take on Manchester City in one of the most crucial Manchester derbies in years — a fixture which could prove pivotal in the Premier League title race — and Hernandez will somehow have to raise himself to pull on his ‘Chicharito’ shirt if Sir Alex Ferguson chooses to select him for his squad.

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