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As has been the trend over the last decade, Manchester City heads into the derby against rivals Manchester United as favorites, but their current form raises some eyebrows. A 2-0 loss to Juventus in the UEFA Champions League midweek marked City’s seventh defeat in their last ten games across all competitions—matching the number of losses from their previous 105 matches!
That slump leaves Pep Guardiola’s squad eight points behind league leaders Liverpool, having played one game more, casting serious doubt over their quest for a fifth straight Premier League title. However, snagging those Manchester bragging rights is super important after last year’s FA Cup final defeat. City fans can take heart from five wins in their last six Premier League matchups and the fact they’ve only lost once at the Etihad this season.
Ruben Amorim steps into his first Manchester derby on a high after Manchester United’s spirited 2-1 comeback win over Viktoria Plzeň on Thursday, which ended a two-game losing streak. The Portuguese boss now joins Sir Alex Ferguson and Sir Matt Busby as just the third United manager to win his first two European games in charge. But to avoid becoming the first United boss to lose four straight away derbies since Busby (1952–1955), Amorim will need his team to step it up, as United hasn’t won back-to-back road games since February.
A win would also be a personal milestone for Amorim, as he could become only the second manager in history to defeat the reigning Premier League champions with two different teams in the same season.
Man City to win: 6/10 – 62.5%
Draw: 4/1 – 20%
Man United to win: 22/5 – 18.5%
Manchester City to win @ 8/13
Over 2.5 goals @ 1/2
Both teams to score – Yes @ 4/5
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Erling Haaland and Phil Foden are chasing history for Manchester City, with both players just two goals shy of Sergio Agüero’s record of eight goals for the club in Premier League Manchester derbies. For United, captain Bruno Fernandes is key—he assisted the winning goal on Thursday and has registered an assist in each of the last three Manchester derbies.
Hot stat: Since the start of November, no team across Europe’s top five leagues has conceded more goals than Manchester City (21).
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