EVERTON BRACE FOR UNITED BACKLASH

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'vefot 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 sidecan 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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