Match preview
On Saturday lunchtime, Manchester United will face fierce rivals Manchester City in the 189th Manchester derby at Old Trafford in an exciting Premier League showdown.
The Red Devils will be out for vengeance after falling to the Citizens 6-3 at the Etihad Stadium in October.
Erik ten Hag has led Manchester United on a superb run of form since their loss to City, with the club losing just one of their last 18 competitive matches – a 3-1 defeat at Aston Villa in early November – and winning all six games since the World Cup break.
United’s most recent success came in the EFL Cup, where they advanced to the semi-finals with a 3-0 home win over Charlton Athletic on Tuesday night, with goals from in-form attacker Marcus Rashford (2) and summer signing Antony.
Many would have predicted a comfortable win for Man City against Premier League basement club Southampton in the EFL Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday night after cruising to a 4-0 victory over Chelsea in the FA Cup third round last weekend.
The Citizens, on the other hand, were deservedly defeated 2-0 by the Saints and failed to register a single shot on target for the first time in 275 matches since a 3-0 Champions League loss to Liverpool in April 2018. Pep Guardiola also suffered his first-ever domestic cup quarter-final exit, snapping a 15-game winning streak at this stage.
Manchester United vs Manchester City Head to Head
Man City | 6 – 3 |  Man Utd |
Man City  | 4 – 1 |  Man Utd |
Man Utd | 0 – 2 |  Man City |
Man City | 0 – 2 |  Man Utd |
Man Utd | 0 – 2 |  Man City |
Manchester United vs Manchester City form guide
Man utd’s last 5 games – WWWWW
| Man Utd | 3 – 0 |  Charlton |
| Man Utd | 3 – 1 |  Everton |
| Man Utd | 3 – 0 | Bournemouth |
Wolverhampton | 0 – 1 | Man Utd |
| Man Utd | 3 – 0 |  Nottingham |
Man City’s last 5 games – WDWWL
Southampton | 2 – 0 | Man City |
| Man City | 4 – 0 |  Chelsea |
| Chelsea | 0 – 1 | Man City |
| Man City | 1 – 1 |  Everton |
Leads | 1 – 3 | Man City |
Key stats
- City has won the last three meetings against the hosts, including a 6-3 victory in the rematch in October.
- Man City has won 27 of their last 29 Premier League games.
- In all competitions, Man City has kept a clean sheet in five of their last six away matches against Manchester United.
- The hosts are on an eight-game winning streak in all competitions, during which they have kept four clean sheets.
- This season, City has the best attacking record in the Premier League, scoring 45 goals in 17 games, while the hosts have scored 27 goals in 17 games.
- Manchester United has been in excellent form at home this season, scoring three goals in their last four games and keeping nine clean sheets.
Manchester United vs Manchester City prediction
Following the nine-goal thriller in October, Saturday’s Manchester derby has a lot to live up to, and a tighter affair is to be expected this time around given Man United’s significant improvements in recent months. Hence we go with the following pickings in this fixture:
- [email protected] 1.62
- DRAW NO BET – MAN [email protected] 3.00
- HIGHEST SCORING HALF -2nd @2.74
*DISCLAIMER: Odds are subject to change
