Analysis and prediction for Man City vs MU: The Red Devils will avoid defeat.
The match between Man City and MU in the English Premier League will take place at 10:30 PM on September 14th. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes the form, provides football commentary, and predicts the score.
Latest information on the Man City vs MU squad
Man City entered the derby with a heavy injury list, particularly in defense, with Josko Gvardiol, Abdukodir Khusanov, John Stones, Rayan Aït-Nouri and Rico Lewis all absent.
In attack, Omar Marmoush suffered an injury while on international duty with Egypt and will miss this match. Savinho and Rayan Cherki are also unavailable, leaving Guardiola with only Phil Foden, Oscar Bobb, and Jeremy Doku as his main options on the wings.
Mateo Kovacic still needs a few more weeks to return from his Achilles heel injury, but Rodri's return means City's midfield remains strong enough.
Manchester United also lost several key players: Matheus Cunha, Diogo Dalot, and Mason Mount were all absent. This opened up an opportunity for Benjamin Sesko to make his first Premier League start, after playing the full 90 minutes in two consecutive matches for Slovenia during the international break.
Senne Lammens has just arrived to solve the goalkeeping problem, but coach Amorim has confirmed Altay Bayindir will be the starting goalkeeper, after Andre Onana moved to Trabzonspor on loan.
Latest predicted lineups for Man City vs MU
Manchester City:
Donnarumma; Matheus Nunes, Ruben Dias, Ake, O'Reilly; Bernardo, Rodri, Reijnders; Bobb, Haaland, Doku
Manchester United:
Bayindir; Yoro, De Ligt, Shaw; Mazraoui, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dorgu; Mbeumo, Sesko, Amad
Latest Man City vs MU football match prediction
For Man City, they are in an unusual position after three rounds of matches, having dropped to 13th place after two consecutive defeats against Tottenham Hotspur and Brighton & Hove Albion.
After winning all four of their opening matches in both previous seasons, City's defeats in their first three games this season are a major shock, and the first time this has happened since the 2004-05 season.
Pep Guardiola's biggest worry is: the last time a team lost two of their first three games of the season and still won the league was in the very first season of the Premier League, when Man United had a slow start but still won the title in 1992-93.
Earning only three points from a possible nine is also the worst start of Guardiola's managerial career in the Premier League. He desperately needs to turn things around, because the last time City lost three of their first four games of the season, they were relegated in 1995-96.
The home fans will be hoping to replicate last season's form, when City won five consecutive home games to secure Champions League qualification. But United are often a difficult opponent. City have won five of their last eight encounters, but last season they only managed a single point against United – a dull 0-0 draw at Old Trafford in April.
United often perform well at the Etihad. Of Guardiola's 16 home defeats in the Premier League, a quarter have been against the Red Devils, including last season's dramatic 2-1 comeback by Amad Diallo.
Statistics also show that home advantage seems to disappear in the Manchester derby, with the home team winning only six of the last 20 meetings.
Ruben Amorim's victory against City last season was also rare, as in 30 games managing United, he only won eight, four of which were against newly promoted teams. In the remaining 25 games, he only won four, a win rate of 16%. Even against Burnley in the last round, they needed a 97th-minute penalty from Bruno Fernandes to win 3-2 – the fourth latest goal in Premier League history scored by the club.
United have taken 58 shots in the Premier League this season – 14 more than any other team – but they still have to rely on luck, becoming the first team in the league's history to have their first two goals of the season both come from own goals by opponents, equaling the number of own goals they have been awarded in the last two seasons combined.
Latest Man City vs MU score prediction
Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Man City vs MUas follows:
- Sportsmole:Man City 2-1 MU
- WhoScore:Man City 1-1 MU
- Our newspaper predicts:Man City 1-1 MU
When and where can I watch Man City vs MU live?
To watch the Man City vs MU match live in the English Premier League at 10:30 PM on September 14th, viewers can tune in to the following channels:K+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. We hope you enjoy watching football.
