We have a Man City v Man United prediction for you plus a breakdown of the betting odds, team news and matchups ahead of Sunday’s Manchester Derby.
Man City’s unconvincing form has continued in the last week with a 2-2 draw away to Crystal Palace last weekend and a 2-0 defeat to Juventus midweek in the Champions League.
Man United midweek bounced back from their two successive Premier League defeats against Arsenal and Nottingham Forrest to defeat Viktoria Plzeň 1-2 in the Europa League.
How To Watch Man City v Man United
When is Man City v Man United?
Man City v Man United will take place on Sunday at 4.30 pm in the Premier League.
TV Channel
Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Sports Main Event
Where is Man City v Man United Being Played?
Etihad Stadium
Man City v Man United Odds
Team | Odds | Chance |
|---|---|---|
Man City | 4/7 | 63.6% |
Man United | 15/4 | 21.1% |
Draw | 10/3 | 23.1% |
Man City are favourites for this game at 4/7 per the latest football odds at BoyleSports.
Man United can be gotten at 15/4 and the draw is a 10/3 chance.
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Handicap Betting
Man City: -1 @ 7/5
Man United +1 @ 11/8
Handicap Draw -1 @ 14/5
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Man City v Man United Preview
Man City’s Form
This City side is inarguably one of the most dominant forces in the history of the Premier League. However, they’re in their biggest slump in over a decade largely due to the absence of Rodri. Their 2-2 weekend draw against Crystal Palace and their 2-0 defeat against Juventus means Pep Guardiola’s toughest period as Man City Head Coach continues.
Man City are 4th in the Premier League with 27 points from their opening 15 matches putting them 8 points back of league leaders Liverpool who are on 35 points, 4 behind second-placed Chelsea and 2 back of third-placed Arsenal. Further signs for worry is their Expected Points position of 5th and a total of 25.18 is less than Liverpool’s 31.29, Arsenal’s 28.94, Bournemouth’s 28.48 and Aston Villa's 26.42.
Victory in this Manchester Derby could see them leapfrog Arsenal into third.
Man City’s Last Five Results
Juventus 2-0 Man City | December 11th | Loss
Crystal Palace 2-2 Man City | December 7th | Draw
Man City 3-0 Nottingham Forrest | December 4th | Win
Liverpool 2-0 Man City | December 1st | Loss
Man City 3-3 Feyenoord | November 26th | Draw
2 Draws, 2 Losses and 1 Win
Man United’s Form
Amorim has a very difficult job at his disposal if he’s going to return the club to even close to the expectation levels required from the Sir Alex Ferguson era now over a decade ago. From his opening 6 games in charge, he has 3 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats. But this Sunday will be arguably his toughest test of all even if it is an out-of-sorts City side given the fact that it’s a Manchester Derby.
Midweek in the Europa League though the club earned what could be a crucial victory when it comes to their European Trophy aspirations, despite succumbing to a Vydra opener in the 48th minute a brace from Rasmus Højlund with 62nd and 88th minute goals meaning they’re now 7th and in the automatic knockout round places in the Europa League.
Not even a win in this game will take them into the top half of the Premier League table.
Man United’s Last Five Results
Viktoria Plzeň 1-2 Man United | December 12th | Win
Man United 2-3 Nottingham Forrest | December 7th | Loss
Arsenal 2-0 Man United | December 4th | Loss
Man United 4-0 Everton | December 1st | Win
Man United 3-2 Bodo Glimt | November 28th | Win
3 Wins, 1 Draw and 1 Loss
Man City v Man United Predicted Lineups
Man City Predicted Starting XI(4-2-3-1)
GK: Ederson
RB: Walker, CB: Dias, CB: Simpson-Pusey, LB: Gvardiol
CM: Kovacic, CM: De Bruyn
RW: Silva, AM: Foden, LW; Grealish
CF: Haaland
Man United Predicted Starting XI (3-4-2-1)
GK: Onana.
RCB: Yoro, CB De Ligt, LCB: Martinez
RM: Amad, CM: Mainoo, CM: Ugarte, LM: Dalot
AM: Fernandes, AM: Garnacho,
CF: Højlund
Man City v Man United Head-To-Head Results & Stats
All-Time Head-To-Head Record
Man City wins: 62
Man United wins: 79
Draws: 53
Head-To-Head Results Last Five Matches
Man United 1-1 Man City | Community Shield | August 10th, 2024
Man City 1-2 Man United | FA Cup | May 25th, 2024
Man City 3-1 Man United | Premier League | March 3rd, 2024
Man United 0-3 Man City | Premier League| October 29th, 2023
Man City 2-1 Man United | FA Cup | June 3rd, 2023
Key Players To Watch
Erling Haaland - Man City
The Norwegian freak of nature is having a somewhat of an underwhelming season for his lofty standard with just a measly total of 18 goals and 1 assist from his 22 games across competitions including 13 goals and 1 assist in 15 Premier League games.
He scored in their 2-2 draw last weekend against Crystal Palace and if you fancy him to score on Sunday he is 5/2 to score first and 8/13 to score any time in the game .
Amad Diallo - Man United
Amad has been in and out of the Man United starting side all season but has found an important place in the team now whether that be in his newfound RWB role or his natural AM position.
He has 3 goals and 6 assists in just 1,225 minutes so far this season and you get the feeling there is more to come from Amad. He can be gotten at 16/1 to score first and 5/1 to score at any time.
Man City v Man United Prediction & Best Bet
Prediction: Man City 2-1 Man United
Man City may be out of form, but it can’t be discounted that they’re currently 8 points better off in the Premier League and a considerably stronger more advanced side than their red counterparts at the moment.
This is a huge test for Amorim on Sunday, though he’s shown he can tactically outclass Guardiola for Sporting earlier this season in a Manchester Derby it’s an entirely different task.
Anything can happen in a Derby, but the home side should still be too good here.
Best Bet: Man City Win + Under 3.5 Goals @ 15/8
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