The Potters welcome Manchester United to the Britannia Stadium for this Premier League, with both clubs having record breaking starts to a Premier League campaign.
Stoke finished 13th last season in the Premier League and have started this season well, currently sitting 5th. The visitors finished top of the table last season and have a 100% record this season.
Stoke had a very good home record last season and beat fourteen sides at the Brit, suffering only five defeats and have already beaten Hajduk Split, Liverpool and Thun at home and drawn at the Brit against Chelsea and Tottenham. The champions won five times away from home in the league last season but lost four times away aswell. This season United have won two from two, scoring seven goals, on the road.
In the 45 matches between these sides at Stoke, the Potters have won 18, the visitors 12 and fifteen have been drawn. Last season when the pair clashed at the Britannia Stadium the Potters were controversially defeated 2-1 by a Javier Hernandez inspired Red Devils. Overall Manchester United have won 36 times to the Potters 26 victories.
The referee is Peter Walton. He refereed Stoke five times last season, away defeats at Arsenal and Bolton, an away win at Cardiff, and 1-1 home draws against Chelsea and Manchester City. He refereed Manchester United three times in 2010/11, a 2-2 draw away at Fulham, 3-2 away win at Blackpool and 1-0 win at home to Everton.
The Met Office report that there will be overcast skies, temperatures of a mild 15 degrees celsius, good visibility with an 11mph wind.
Prediction: City take the lead through Peter Crouch but are pegged back late on through Wayne Rooney after heavy pressure