Manchester United midfielder Fred can't wait to come up against Leeds United this weekend and has labelled the match as a 'clasico.'
United have enjoyed their first mid-week without a fixture for months this week - fortunately avoiding protests from supporters at the club's involvement in the European Super League - and should be fresh going into Sunday's match at Elland Road.
Following Manchester City's victory at Aston Villa on Wednesday night, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side will need to pick up all three points in Yorkshire if they are to keep the pressure on and pull off a remarkable title upset.
Fred has revealed that United are excited for the match after going a week without playing.
"Definitely, it's an English football clasico," the Brazilian told United's in-house media. "We get a feel for this anticipation from social media.
"The fans are excited about this game, as are we of course. We haven't had a midweek game this week, so the anticipation for the next game increases and it's a derby game against a massive rival.
"It'll be a really tough game but we'll be preparing well for it this week."
United will be hoping of a repeat of the reverse fixture at Old Trafford earlier this season, in which they smashed Marcelo Bielsa's side 6-2.
Fred isn't being complacent, however, and is well aware of the threat that Leeds possess.
"I don't know if it was our best performance of the season, [but] 6-2 was a great result of course,” he replied when asked if the win was United’s finest display of the campaign. “I think we've had better performances this season.
“Scott's [McTominay] two goals very early on helped us to control the game, but they're very difficult opponents playing with such high intensity, they're very strong and always looking to attack.
“We're prepared for this, we know how they play and we'll aim to be at our very best to get the win.”
