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Manchester Utd vs Manchester City Prediction & Betting tips
The most difficult hurdle for Manchester City on its way to the sixth league title follows on Wednesday-evening, as the Manchester Derby will be played on Old Trafford. With five defeats in the last seven games, the shape of Manchester United is dramatic, yet Manchester United will do everything it can to put Manchester City at bay.
Manchester United:
Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s contract extension with Manchester United does not yet lead to the desired result. On March 29, it was definitively announced that the Norwegian would also be responsible for Manchester United in the coming years and four of the six games that Manchester United played after the extension of Solskjær’s contract were lost. The two games that Manchester United played for the contract extension were also lost to The Red Devils, so Man United lost no less than six of the last eight games it played.
The saddest result was of course booked last weekend, as The Red Devils lost 4-0 to Everton on Sunday afternoon. Last Tuesday, Manchester United also lost 3-0 to FC Barcelona and that David de Gea had to collect no less than seven goals in the last two games says enough. At present, the Manchester United of Solskjær is breaking all kinds of negative records, for example, The Red Devils have not kept the goal clean for eleven consecutive years since 1998, Manchester United has suffered five defeats in a row for the first time since 1981 and In the past forty years, no Manchester United goalkeeper in the Premier League had to collect more goals than De Gea had to do this season. As if the form of Manchester United is not bad enough, The Red Devils will first play the Manchester Derby on Wednesday evening and Chelsea will also visit Old Trafford on Sunday. On the other hand, Manchester United can immediately silence all critics by getting results against Manchester City and Chelsea.
Manchester City:
At Manchester City, for the first time in years, they will not travel with fear and trembling to their fellow townspeople – I can’t remember Manchester City ever receiving a quote below 1.50 for a win over Old Trafford. That is now the case. Moreover, The Citizens will also smell blood, because last year by this time Manchester United had to postpone the Manchester City champion party. All in all, Manchester City will be fully motivated to achieve a good result at the Theater of Dreams, because with a victory over Manchester United, Manchester City has the championship completely in its own hands. After Manchester United-out, The Citizens still have duels with Burnley (out), Leicester City (home), Brighton (out) and Watford (home), so it is not expected that Manchester City will give away the title.
In addition to the Manchester United out, Manchester City also had a difficult hurdle to survive last weekend: Tottenham Hotspur was a guest at Etihad Stadium for the second time in three days. Just like in the Champions League (4-3 victory), Manchester City in the Premier League was also too strong for the Spurs: 1-0. Phil Foden made the only goal of the game early in the game, and at Manchester City it was mainly thanks to goalkeeper Ederson that three points were caught against Tottenham Hotspur, as the Brazilian was rightly chosen Man of the Match. On the other hand, it looked incredibly weak at Manchester City. Another downside was that Kevin de Bruyne got injured against the Spurs and The Citizens have to do it on Old Trafford without their playmaker. Together with Fernandinho, who also had to watch injured several times this season, De Bruyne is the most important player in Manchester City and he will be missed.
Manchester Utd vs Manchester City head to head matches
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10.12.17 PL Manchester Utd Manchester City 1 : 2
21.07.17 ICC Manchester Utd Manchester City 2 : 0
27.04.17 PL Manchester City Manchester Utd 0 : 0