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The first nine teams in the English Premier League are only separated by three points after six match days. The strongest league in the world is extremely balanced this season.
The top teams had to give up quite often and couldn’t display their usual dominance. Early on Saturday afternoon there will be a duel between Sheffield United and Manchester City on the venerable Bramall Lane.
Sheffield United vs. Manchester City – best Premier League odds
The season so far has been disappointing for both teams and the pressure is increasing. Chris Wilder’s blades are still waiting for their first win and only have a meager point on their credit side.
Sheffield United:
The big surprise of the past season is currently landing on the hard ground of reality. The Blades started the 2019/20 season as a permanent relegation and were allowed to dream of the big sensation until the end. In the end, however, the Wilder-Elf ran out of air and the Europa League qualification was lost. Even during the short summer break, Sheffield did not find the right track and has been waiting for a victory for nine league games across all seasons. The team only scored a meager point during this period.
The team laid the foundation for the outstanding season with a very strong defense. Until a few game days before the end, Sheffield had the best defense in the league together with Liverpool. 39 goals conceded in 38 games were ultimately recorded for the underdog. In the first six games of the current season goalkeeper Ramsdale had to reach nine times.
Not an outstanding number of goals conceded, but one cannot speak of a defensive weakness either. Rather, the offensive is cause for concern. The team has only scored three goals so far. Since the beginning of last season, no other team has shot less often at the opposing goal than the Blades (131). The strong performance in the narrow 1: 2 defeat at Anfield Road can give a little hope. Sheffield played cheekily and acted unusually aggressive for much of the game.
The individual class of Liverpool FC, however, caused the next blow in the neck. With only one point, Sheffield ranks next to last in the current Premier League table. Points are urgently needed in order not to be forced to act early on. Anything that can be counted against the Citizens should, however, be described as an “extra point”, which is by no means factored in.
Should the Blades win their debut, head coach Chris Wilder would celebrate his 100th win in his 203rd game as Sheffield head coach. Wilder has been waiting for this anniversary since the 3-0 win against Chelsea on July 11th.
Manchester City:
In the UEFA Champions League, things are going absolutely according to plan for the Manchester clubs, but this is not the case in the domestic championship. Manchester United is currently only in 15th place, but Pep Guardiola’s Citizens have also acted absolutely disappointingly and are only shown in 13th place in the table.
Although the reigning runner-up has a game to catch up and could climb to fifth place with a win, eight points from five games are still a big disappointment. For Pep Guardiola this is the worst start to the season of his coaching career.
At the moment, it is primarily the offensive that is worrying, as Manchester City have only scored one goal in the last three Premier League games. With two draws and a narrow victory, the team remained unbeaten, but the previous dominance and ease is no longer noticeable.
The current situation is made more difficult by the shortage of personnel on the front line. Gabriel Jesus was only available for the season debut and has been absent since then due to an injury. Sergio Agüero only returned to the field and was injured again. There is no nominal striker available, Raheem Sterling will probably have to move back into the center. Riyad Mahrez is also moving more into the spotlight, the Algerian could become the sixth African player with a scorer point to be involved in 100 Premier League goals (currently 99).
In the last 13 league games on that date, Manchester City accumulated 30 points out of a possible 39. Together with the Gunners from Arsenal, this represents the best value of all Premier League teams.
Sheffield Utd vs Manchester City head to head matches
21.01.20 PL Sheffield Utd Manchester City 0 : 1
29.12.19 PL Manchester City Sheffield Utd 2 : 0
27.01.08 FAC Sheffield Utd Manchester City 2 : 1
26.12.06 PL Sheffield Utd Manchester City 0 : 1
14.10.06 PL Manchester City Sheffield Utd 0 : 0