Man United v Man City

Ruben Amorim takes charge of his second ever Manchester derby, having come out on top at the Etihad in his first taste of the fixture earlier in the season. United scored two goals in the final minutes coming from Fernandes and Diallo to seal the victory away from home and will be looking to repeat the feat to bring some optimism to what has been a dismal domestic campaign.

Man City haven’t been firing on all cylinders either, their collapse isn’t as stark as United’s with Pep Guardiola’s side still well in the hunt for a Champions League finish. They also have a FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest to contest in the coming weeks.

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Marmoush made his first start up front in City’s 2-0 win over Leicester last time out, he’s been playing just behind Haaland or from the left so far but an injury to the Norwegian ruling him out for the foreseeable future should see Marmoush play as a striker for the rest of the campaign.

Marmoush scored and committed two fouls in that victory against Leicester. The former Frankfurt forward is averaging 1.26 fouls committed per 90 across his eight Premier League appearances for Man City with his move to striker set to place him perfectly to commit a foul here.

He has committed a foul in each of his last five Premier League appearances and looks well placed to continue this run. City aren’t prolific when it comes to committing fouls but players like Marmoush and Gonzalez have added some much needed steel to the side, which should see their foul averages increase over time - they committed 11 against Leicester which is above their average for the season. Marmoush may struggle physically up against the back three of United which is bound to frustrate him if City are struggling to find a way into the game.

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United are struggling to find the back of the net at the moment, as was displayed in their display against Nottingham Forest, even with the volume of chances - confidence in the forward line is at an all time low. This will make it difficult for United to break down the City backline barring a moment of brilliance. City have won either half in three of their last five Premier League matches with the exceptions coming in games they didn’t score in (v Nottingham Forest and Liverpool). City won the first half at the Etihad in the initial meeting between the sides.

United committed 14 fouls in the first league meeting, an increase on their average of 10.7 fouls committed per game in the Premier League. We can expect them to exceed it again here, especially when factoring in the derby element.

These sides tied for shots on target in the game at the Etihad, both having three each. City are averaging 5.8 shots on target per game in the Premier League whilst United are averaging 4.6. City are more convincing in the final third at the moment and also have more depth to call from the bench.

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👕 Man United v Man City Predicted XI

🔍 Man United v Man City Players to Watch

🔴 Bruno Fernandes

Bruno Fernandes has easily been Man United’s best player this season, registering 17 goal contributions across his 29 Premier League appearances whilst averaging 2.84 shots and 0.95 shots on target per 90.

Fernandes had two shots on target in United’s 1-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest last time out in which they actually had plenty of chances but just missed that final cutting edge. Fernandes scored and had two shots in the initial meeting between these sides at the Etihad earlier in the season, too.

🔴 Lenny Yoro

Yoro has been bedded in slowly by Ruben Amorim, but has npw managed to feature in 15 Premier League games this season, committing seven goals across these encounters (0.80 per 90). The centre back can look exposed at times against certain opponents, his performance against Southampton at Old Trafford comes to mind where he was given a really tough time by Sulemana.

City could look to expose the wide centre backs here with their dangerous winger pairing of Doku and Savinho, which puts Yoro in a difficult position. United committed 14 fouls in the meeting between the sides at the Etihad earlier in the campaign and Yoro can sin here.

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🔥 Man United v Man City Streaks

Man United 3+ shots on target (5+ in 4/5)
Man United opponents 2+ shots on target (3+ in 4/5)
Man United 9+ shots (10+ in 4/5)
Man United opponents 8+ shots (9+ in 4/5)
Man United 6+ fouls (8+ in 4/5)
Man United opponents 5+ fouls (6+ in 4/5)
Man United opponents 1+ cards
Man United 2+ corners (4+ in 4/5)
Man United opponents 3+ corners (6+ in 4/5)
Man United GK 1+ saves
Man United opponents GK 1+ saves

Man City 2+ shots on target (3+ in 4/5)
Man City 10+ shots (12+ in 4/5)
Man City opponents 1+ shots (8+ in 4/5)
Man City 3+ fouls (7+ in 4/5)
Man City opponents 8+ fouls (9+ in 4/5)
Man City 2+ corners (3+ in 4/5)
Man City opponents GK 1+ saves (3+ in 4/5)

📊 Man United v Man City Hit Rates

Garnacho 1+ fouls won
Garnacho 1+ shots

Marmoush 1+ fouls committed
Savinho 1+ fouls son (2+ in 4/5)
Doku 1+ fouls won
Marmoush 1+ fouls won
Savinho 1+ shots

🏁 Man United v Man City Ref Watch

Referee: John Brooks

• Stats are taken per game from Brooks' 24/25 Premier League games (14 total)

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