Nani hopes for home comfort

NANI is relying on Manchester United's incredible home record to see them to victory in Sunday's Premier League blockbuster with Manchester City.

Incredibly, United have dropped just two points in their last 25 home games — and they came against West Brom last season.

The statistic dates back to Chelsea's win at Old Trafford in April 2010.

"City have a fantastic team at the moment with fantastic players," said the Portugal winger. "They are playing a lot of good stuff and it will be difficult to play against them. But we should not forget; we are United. When we play at home it is very hard to beat us.”

Nani concedes United will be additionally motivated on Sunday, purely due to the nature of the opposition. At the same time, he doesn’t believe it is accurate to say the game is crucial to the title race when there are many more gamesto come.

"There are a lot of teams doing well and we need to be aware of them,” said the player.

"I just feel it is too early to say it is just going to be about United and City for the title race."

Nani hopes the combination of the goals he scored against City in the Community Shield, and Ferguson's praise for his performance in Romania, are enough to earn him a starting slot.