CORRECT me if I'm wrong but I thought the World Cup wasn't until next summer. It's just that on Saturday I got the feeling we'd already won it when we beat Argentina.

All the hysteria surrounding that game has led to a lot of people suggesting we are good enough to win it - but I'm not convinced.

Now I hate to keep banging the same old drum, but I don't have confidence in the manager, and that's a crying shame when you've got a squad as awesome as we've got.

In terms of going into a World Cup it's the best group of players we've had since 1970 when we went to Mexico as holders.

Just look at the front men. Wayne Rooney is obviously world class and Michael Owen, as he proved against Argentina, can provide goals at any level at any time.

But this is where the problems start for Sven. He hasn't found a way of playing different systems the players are comfortable with.

So say if Rooney or Owen were playing in a World Cup against Argentina and they scored to put us 1-0 up, we might need to revert to a 4-5-1 and I'm concerned we wouldn't be able to adapt.

The saddest thing about that for me is that there's plenty of home grown talent in the Premiership that wouldn't have that problem - and all those managers, in my opinion, are better than Sven.

In fact, go to the City of Manchester Stadium on Saturday and you'll get two for the price of one!

Mark Hughes and Stuart Pearce haven't been in the club game for very long but both are already proving how good they are.

Essentially, they are different characters and personalities, but they do have plenty in common in the astute way they approach the game.

He might be known as Psycho, but these days to see Pearce shouting the odds on the touchline isn't a sign that he's ranting and raving and trying to give his players a kick up the backside.

He's just trying to get information across to them, and he does it in an enthusiastic and passionate way.

I'd even go as far as to say that by the end of the season he could be managing the best team in Manchester.

City are on the up and United are in decline. And before anyone reminds me of the win over Chelsea, I see that as a one-off - they raised their game because they know Chelsea are the dominant force in the country now.

Given that Hughes has also turned Rovers into a formidable outfit (the win over Charlton was the best performance I've seen at Ewood for two years) Saturday's game should be a fascinating clash between two of the brightest managerial talents in the game.

Add to that Andy Cole and Paul Dickov both looking to get one over on their former clubs and it has all the makings of a top match.

And, I'm happy to say, all the makings of a top half match as well, betwee two teams who are on the up and whose players have a great belief and confidence in their managers.