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Man City v Man United
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Kick Off: Sunday 15th December at 16:30
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Competition: Premier League
The Etihad Stadium is gearing up to host the first Premier League Manchester Derby of the campaign and with both United and City out of sorts, Sunday’s skirmish should be layered thick with intrigue.
Pep Guardiola’s ailing City lost for the 7th time in 10 games in all competitions when they slipped to defeat at Juventus on Wednesday evening, while a return of just 1 win from their last 6 Premier League fixtures has threatened to scupper their title hopes. Can the defending champions get back on track on Derby Day?
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With defenders John Stones, Manuel Akanji and Nathan Ake as well as the irreplaceable defensive screen Rodri sidelined, City have been alarmingly leaky at the back since October, shipping a remarkable 23 goals in their last 10 assignments, while the same games averaged a massive 3.50 goals per contest.
United have had similar problems of late and with teething problems evident, they’ve kept only 1 clean sheet in 6 games under Ruben Amorim while adjusting to a new tactical set-up. Both defences could be under pressure again in Sunday’s Manchester Derby, so look to the goal markets at the Etihad Stadium.
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Man City’s Erling Haaland has scored 13 times in the Premier League this season and an impressive 8 of those strikes were opening goals for City in their respective fixtures.
The 24-year-old has also been a devastating derby day performer since his move to City and Haaland has notched 6 goals in 4 previous appearances against United in the Premier League.
For the visitors, Rasmus Hojlund seems likeliest to bite back. The Danish youngster came off the bench to plunder a game-changing brace against Viktoria Plzen in midweek to take his recent tally up to 5 goals in as many games for United.
It was about this time last year that Hojlund embarked on a lengthy scoring streak and the 21-year-old looks like he is kicking into gear again. The Dane had 6 shots on target in his last 4 runouts, which suggests he is finally being serviced properly, so don’t be surprised if Rasmus fires for the Red Devils again.
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🔍 Man City v Man United Players to Watch
🔴 Manuel Ugarte
Manuel Ugarte played a brief 9-minute cameo role in the Europa League against Viktoria Plzen on Thursday evening, so the tough-tackling Uruguayan should be back in United’s starting XI for derby day.
Ugarte has been averaging 2.68 fouls per 90 minutes since his introduction to the Premier League and only 2 United players have committed more fouls in total than he has (15), despite the 23-year-old starting just 5 times so far. Expect Ugarte to throw his weight around again at the Etihad Stadium.
🔴 Andre Onana
The spotlight is back on Andre Onana after the Cameroonian keeper’s howlers in successive matches against Nottingham Forest and Viktoria Plzen, and the 28-year-old will need to sharpen up against a City side that have been manufacturing plenty of chances this season.
City (5.93) rank second behind Liverpool for average shots on target mustered per 90 minutes in the Premier League since August, so expect Onana to top his usual 3.84 saves per game average. The former Inter stopper made 5 saves on his last visit to the blue half of Manchester in March and a similar tally is anticipated on Sunday.
🔵 Josko Gvardiol
Manchester United’s inability to defend set pieces properly has been generating headlines in recent weeks and finding ways to exploit the Red Devils’ weaknesses during corners is likely to have been part of City’s planning ahead of Sunday’s derby.
Josko Gvardiol could be a player to track closely during set-piece scenarios. Only Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne have had more shots in the Premier League for City this season than the Croatian centre half (21) and Gvardiol offers the sort of physical presence that United have been struggling to thwart.
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💻 Man City v Man United Form and Tactics
Man City’s last 10 games in all competitions have averaged 3.50 goals, Guardiola’s side have conceded 23 goals in their last 10 games in all competitions.
City have won their last 3 Premier League meetings with United at the Etihad Stadium, running up an aggregate score of 13-5 in the process.
Man City rank first in the Premier League this season for shot-creating actions per 90 (33.33) and have won more corners (131) than any other club in the Premier League so far this season.
United look to have some added identity under new boss Amorim. They’ll fancy their chances of causing City some problems here, with their new and improved 3-4-3 system looking to involve their dangerous wide players.
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🏁 Man City v Man United Ref Watch
- Referee: Anthony Taylor
- Premier League fixtures officiated by Anthony Taylor this season have featured an average of 21.85 fouls per game.
- Taylor has been in charge of 3 Manchester Derbies since November 2018. All 3 games were at the Etihad and Taylor awarded a penalty to United on each occasion. United won 2 of those 3 encounters.
- Premier League matches featuring Taylor have been averaging 4.38 yellow cards per game this season.
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