MU vs Man City: The Great Battle of Heroes

The entire Premier League is holding its breath waiting for Mourinho and his team to defeat Man City to create an exciting race for the championship in the rest of the season.

8 points behind Man City on the rankings, Mourinho and his students only have one way - winning the Manchester derby, to narrow the gap and put direct pressure on their city rivals.

The battle of wits between Mourinho and Pep will be very interesting.

Despite losing to Shakhtar Donetsk in midweek, 13 consecutive wins in the Premier League explains why Man City's defeat was only a temporary setback. When taking to the field with a full squad, Guardiola and his team are not afraid of any opponent.

Correlation of forces

Phil Jones, Fellaini and Matic are fit and likely to start. The void left by Pogba (suspended) will be filled by Ander Herrera.

Ibrahimovic will be on the bench, but Carrick and Bailly remain absent with various injuries.

Coach Guardiola confirmed that David Silva is fit enough to start. However, the status of captain Kompany is still uncertain.

Fabian Delph needs to pass a test before kick-off after being ill for the past week. If he is unable to play, Danilo will replace him on the left wing.

Form

MU entered the derby with great determination and excitement. It stemmed from the Red Devils' recent 4-game winning streak.

Man City defeated MU at Old Trafford last season

It is worth mentioning that MU's playing style shows people better cohesion, switching from defense to attack very quickly. Defeating Watford and Arsenal with powerful counter-attacks helps the Red Devils gain more confidence when fighting Man City.

On the other side of the front line, Coach Guardiola's team is showing signs of slowing down in terms of performance. After a series of resounding victories, Man City have struggled in the last 3 rounds of the Premier League.

It was only thanks to last-minute goals from Sterling and David Silva that they were able to take all three points against West Ham and Southampton.

Head to head record

Today's clash will be the 175th Manchester derby in history. In previous encounters, MU won 72 matches, lost 50 and drew 53.

Between 2012 and 2014, Man City had a good series of results against MU. But the Red Devils have a more impressive record in recent encounters (won 3, drew 2 and lost 1 match).

In the epic clash at Old Trafford last season, Man City defeated the Red Devils 2-1 thanks to goals from De Bruyne and Iheanacho.

Expected lineup

Comments and odds

Despite Pogba's absence, MU has always played extremely well at home with a 40-match unbeaten streak. Mourinho will ask his players to play with concentration, waiting for the right moment to strike a dangerous blow to punish their opponents.

Odds: Man City handicap fellow team (0: 1/4)

Over/Under: 2 1/2

Prediction: MU win 2-1

According to VNN