Old Trafford to host the crucial Manchester Derby, as United looks to extend their winning streak and City aims to bounce back to winning ways in the title race.
Manchester United will entertain arch-rivals Manchester City at Old Trafford in the 189th edition of the Manchester Derby on Saturday. The hosts are on a four-game winning streak in the Premier League which has seen them climb to fourth place in the league table. In their previous outing, they overcame Bournemouth 3-0 at home thanks to goals from Casemiro, Luke Shaw, and Marcus Rashford.
Manchester City, on the other hand, are unbeaten in their last three league outings and returned to winning ways with a 1-0 win over Chelsea last Friday. However, the two teams had contrasting fortunes in the EFL Cup as the hosts recorded a 3-0 win over Charlton Athletic and City fell to a shock 2-0 defeat to Southampton as they made an early exit from the competition.
This will be a crucial game in the title race and the top four race, thus both teams will be looking to put on a solid display. The head-to-head record favors the hosts, who have historically been the better side in these games and enjoy a 77-58 lead in wins, while as many as 53 matches have ended in draws. However, City have won their last three meetings against the hosts and recorded an impressive 6-3 win in the reverse fixture in October.
The Citizens have the best attacking record in the Premier League this season, scoring 45 goals in 17 games while the hosts have scored 27 goals in 17 games. Manchester United have been in tremendous home form this season, scoring three goals in their last four home games and keeping clean sheets in nine of their last 11 games.
The Red Devils have kept clean sheets in their last five Premier League games at home but have conceded 12 goals in their last three meetings against the visitors. They have suffered just one defeat in all competitions since October and are likely to produce a strong display.
The Citizens fell to a shock 2-0 defeat against the Saints in the EFL Cup and will be gunning to bounce back to winning ways. They have dominated proceedings against the hosts recently and have picked up four wins in their last five meetings. With both teams looking to put on a strong display, we expect the two teams to play out a high-scoring draw.
Manchester United possible starting lineup:
De Gea; Dalot, Varane, Martinez, Shaw; Casemiro, Eriksen; Antony, Fernandes, Rashford; Martial
Manchester City possible starting lineup:
Ederson; Walker, Stones, Akanji, Ake; De Bruyne, Rodri, Bernardo; Mahrez, Haaland, Grealish
The upcoming Manchester derby on Saturday has high expectations to meet after the exciting nine-goal match in October. A more closely contested game may be anticipated due to the progress made by Manchester United in recent months. However, Manchester City often performs well after a loss, and with key players set to return to the starting lineup, Guardiola’s team may secure a win to put pressure on the Premier League leader, Arsenal.
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