The Manchester derby refers to football matches between Manchester City and Manchester United, first contested in 1881. United play at Old Trafford, Trafford while City play at the City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester, with the two grounds separated by approximately 4 miles.
Manchester City vs Manchester United, 4.30pm GMT
Manchester United are currently in fourth place in the Premier League standings and have not been at their best this season. The Red Devils were lacklustre in their 0-0 stalemate against Watford last week and cannot afford to drop points yet again in this fixture.
Manchester City, on the other hand, are at the top of the league table at the moment and face another battle with Liverpool for the league title. The Cityzens edged Everton to a crucial 1-0 victory in their previous game and will want to achieve a similar result this weekend. Especially with Liverpool closing the gap to just 3 points after there 1-0 victory over West Ham.
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City Win BTTS @7/4
Over 1.5 goals, 5+ Manchester City corners, 3+ Manchester Utd corners and 10+ booking points each team @15/8
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Manchester City to win, BTTS, 4+ corners each team and 20+ booking points each team @12/1
- Manchester United have a good record against Manchester City and have won 77 out of 186 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to the Cityzens’ 56 victories.
Manchester City predicted starting 11:
Ederson; Walker, Stones, Laporte, Cancelo; Silva, Rodri, De Bruyne; Mahrez, Foden, Sterling
Manchester United predicted starting 11:
De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Varane, Telles; Pogba, McTominay; Elanga, Fernandes, Sancho; Ronaldo
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