Premier League: Manchester United vs. Manchester City: Away Side Looking to Keep Pressure on League Leaders (Jan 17)
Manchester United host Manchester City as they look to get a Manchester derby win under new boss Michael Carrick.
City will be looking to win and keep pressure on current Premier League leaders, Arsenal.
Odds
| Match Result | Odds |
| Manchester United | 8/3 |
| Manchester City | 1/2 |
| Draw | 3/1 |
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Two Wins in Last Five for Manchester United vs Manchester City
| Total | Man Utd | Man City | Draw | |
| Games | 42 | 16 | 20 | 6 |
| Goals | 131 | 49 | 82 |
Manchester United have had the better luck over their city counterparts, winning two of their last five meetings.
United’s last win in this fixture came in 2024, when the Red Devils scored two late goals to leave the Etihad with three points.
In the last Manchester derby, it ended 3-0 to Manchester City as Erling Haaland netted twice with Phil Foden putting the icing on the cake.
Key Stats
- Manchester City have scored 14 goals in their last five games.
- Manchester United are out of every cup competition in January for the first time since 1982.
- Manchester City’s Erling Haaland is the Premier League’s top scorer with 20.
- Manchester United are winless in five games, their longest run without a win this season.
Manchester United Team News
Michael Carrick will be without two players for his first game in charge of Manchester United.
Shea Lacey is suspended after his red card in the FA Cup loss to Brighton and Mathijs de Ligt remains out injured.
Bryan Mbuemo and Amad Diallo are available after they returned from AFCON.
Possible Lineup
Senne Lammens (GK), Luke Shaw, Lisandro Martinez, Harry Maguire, Ayden Heaven, Diogo Dalot, Manuel Ugarte, Casemiro, Bryan Mbuemo, Bruno Fernandes, Matheus Cunha, Benjamin Sesko
Manchester City Team News
Pep Guardiola will be without seven players for this game, but new signing Antoine Semenyo is expected to start after netting in both his first two games for the club.
Omar Marmoush remains at AFCON, whilst Savinho, John Stones, Josko Gvardiol, Ruben Dias, Mateo Kovacic and Oscar Bobb all miss out with injuries.
Possible Lineup
Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK), Matheus Nunes, Abdukodir Khusanov, Max Alleyne, Nathan Ake, Rodri, Bernardo Silva, Antoine Semenyo, Phil Foden, Jeremy Doku, Erling Haaland
Manchester United vs. Manchester City Picks
This game will be Michael Carrick’s first at the helm of Manchester United so there is no knowing what United will bring. The Red Devils usually fair well in the derby and no doubt Carrick will simply be after a good performance.
Manchester City are getting better by the week and need to win here to keep pressure on league leaders, Arsenal. Despite injuries they’ll be gunning for three points in this one.
I’m taking City to win this one by the single goal.
Other markets include Erling Haaland to score and assist, Matheus Cunha to have two or more shots on target and Phil Foden to score from outside of the box.
