Having spent the summer buying almost every striker he could get his hands on, Mark Hughes looks like he has a striker crisis coming into the Manchester Derby this weekend and you have to wonder if they’re up for it.

Adebayor did just about everything he could to get himself banned for the Manchester derby including (but not limited to) jumping on Van Persie’s face and causing a near riot in the Arsenal stands.

Tevez who would have been about as welcome at Old Trafford as a fart in a wetsuit has also picked up an injury.

Santa Cruz is still injured and Robinho is injured.

Rumours that Craig Bellamy has been ordered to wear bubble-wrap and stay in his house until Sunday afternoon remain unconfirmed.