Manchester United and Manchester City meets again this time for the most anticipated derby in the Premier League.
The competition will be fierce this time as both teams are in good form at the moment and Man United will be looking forward to close the gap between them and Man City.
Manchester United and Manchester City match will be very thrilling.
After losing to Southampton in the League Cup on Wednesday, Manchester City will be trying to get back to winning ways.
On the other hand, Manchester United will be aiming to capitalize on their success in the quarterfinals and earn their first victory over their neighbors at Old Trafford since March 2020.
Since the World Cup, Man City has had a patchy record that includes a surprise draw against Everton, two wins over Chelsea in a row, and a loss to Southampton while Manchester, United has been so hot and winning all. their matches.
Erling Haaland will compete with Marcos Rashhford for goals
Haaland has scored 21 goals in the Premier League, including a 30 minutes hat-trick in their previous meetings with Manchester United.
It will be interesting to see how he does against Luke Shaw and Rafael Varane.
Marcus Rashford has a very strong record in this matchup with three goals and one assist including a 90th-minute winner in just his fourth game for Man United.
Rashford has seven goals in six games for United and a very strong scoring record.
Head to Head comparison
Manchester City have won their previous 3 encounters against Manchester United in all competitions.
Manchester United Team News
Since the World Cup, Marcus Rashford has scored in every game for United, and he is anticipated to be the playmaker for Manchester United.
Luke Shaw, an England international who has recently played well with Raphael Varane, appears destined to stay at center-back.
After suffering a setback from a hamstring injury, Diogo Dalot is now out again.
Donny van de Beek is still unavailable for the long term due to his injury.
Manchester City Team News
Due to a hamstring injury, Ruben Dias is still unavailable.
For this game, John Stones is also out with an injury.
After a shocking 2-0 league cup loss to Southampton, Guardiola will make changes to his starting lineup. Perhaps, he will put his best eleven.
Rico Lewis, who has been in good form lately, might be preferred to Kyle Walker at right-back.
Match Facts
- Manchester United have won their previous 4 games in the Premier League
- Manchester City have scored 2 goals or more in their previous 3 games against Manchester United in all competitions
Conclusion
Guardiola will be eager to get all three points so that City can continue to put pressure on league-leading Arsenal, who have won four of their previous five games against United.
However, I don’t think it will be easy for him as Manchester United are in decent form at the moment.
I think both teams will score goals and the best team of the day should win.
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