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The joy was great when it was clear that there would be a duel between Manchester United and Manchester City in the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup. Especially because the “Red Devils” in the league celebrated a spectacular victory against the city rivals.
But things look different after the first leg. Manchester City won 3-1 at the competitor. And fully deserved, possibly too low in height. And even before the second leg between Manchester City and Manchester United, the odds speak a clear language.
Because not only the first leg result is decisive, of course the current condition of both teams also has an impact. The Skyblues are the favorite and Pep Guardiola wants to show from the start that there can only be one team that moves into the final.
Manchester City:
Overall, Pep Guardiola cannot and will not be satisfied with the season so far at Manchester City. Too many mistakes made life difficult for the skyblues, especially in the league.
However, a positive trend has been noticeable in recent weeks. Aside from the 2-2 home win against Crystal Palace, Manchester City are playing very well and winning their games too. And not only that: the offensive is finally more efficient again.
That’s why Manchester City vs. Manchester United’s view of the betting odds, because many goals are quite possible. The guests will have to risk something sooner or later and the Guardiola team is always able to take advantage of the opponent’s mistakes.
And if something works, it’s the team’s offensive. Manchester City is top in this area with 102 competitive goals, but the defensive has always caused problems. But that should gradually be a thing of the past, with Aymeric Laporte the key player is back and is slowly being brought up to his top level.
While the league for Manchester City is only about second place, you have very big goals in the three cup competitions. In the FA Cup you are still there after a 4-0 win over Fulham, in the Champions League you duel with Real Madrid. And the Carabao Cup is a “nice to have” for Pep Guardiola.
Since the dominance in the first leg was so great and the form is right, before the game Manchester City vs. Manchester United our prediction that the host will win this duel and also win the second leg.
The question of the staff is not so easy to answer before this game. Substitute goalkeeper Bravo has a good chance of being used, Laporte could definitely also start to collect important minutes of use. In addition to Leroy Sane, the majority of the team should be available, so it should be rotated in several positions.
Manchester United:
For Manchester United, the past few weeks have been an emotional pool. The Rashford injury was a shock, the win against Norwich in the league (4-0) was a playful advance and the 0-2 loss at home to Burnley was terrifying. Where is Manchester United currently?
The team of coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer doesn’t really know that at the moment. At 6: 0 in the FA Cup at the Tranmere Rovers, the joy of playing was recognizable again, but overall this doesn’t exactly make for the big leaps of joy at the Red Devils.
The main problem is the lack of constancy. After playful, solid appearances, games often follow in which the Solskjaer team appears without ideas and hardly creates any chances to score. The Rashford problem only aggravates the offensive vacuum, and the defensive is too often vulnerable.
Something else should happen in the offensive area, most recently Manchester United has been associated with both Edinson Cavani and Islam Slimani. There is still time until Friday to commit to strengthening the transfer market, but this only shifts the problems overall. Even Bruno Fernandes, who is traded for midfield, does not solve all problems.
But back to the game in the Carabao Cup. Manchester United have to make up 1: 3 behind. How can that be done? Citizens must be robbed of their strengths. This means that Manchester United has to be very focused and prevent the hosts from getting into their rhythm.
The first 30-40 minutes from the league game should encourage. There the Solskjaer team played extremely disciplined and created some chances through quick counterattacks. Without Rashford, much more will come down to Daniel James, who has excellent speed.
Pogba, McTominay and Rashford are missing, but the hospital gradually clears on the defensive. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will have to go all-in and send his best team onto the field if he wants to turn that backlog.
Manchester City vs Manchester Utd head to head matches
07.01.20 EFL Manchester Utd Manchester City 1 : 3
07.12.19 PL Manchester City Manchester Utd 1 : 2
24.04.19 PL Manchester Utd Manchester City 0 : 2
11.11.18 PL Manchester City Manchester Utd 3 : 1
07.04.18 PL Manchester City Manchester Utd 2 : 3