After taking down Manchester City with Sporting, Ruben Amorim will face Pep Guardiola’s side again with Manchester United in Round 16 of Premier League. The Red Devils will be visiting Etihad Stadium for Manchester Derby on Sunday, 15 December. City will be hoping to retain their home-winning form while United aim to get rid of a losing sequence in Premier League.
Manchester City vs Manchester United: Match Preview
After avoiding defeat in two Premier League fixtures, Manchester City fell short against Juventus with a 2-0 defeat in Champions League. However, the home stadium still brings a significant advantage for the Citizens, having won five of the recent seven games at Etihad Stadium. City ended thier horrible losing run in Premier League with a brilliant home victory over Nottingham, followed by a 2-2 away draw against Crystal Palace in the previous league fixture last weekend. With a challenging period of form, Manchester City are chasing the top position from fourth place with an eight-point gap, having played one extra game than leaders Liverpool.
Manchester United have also endured a difficult run recently with straight league defeats to Arsenal and Nottingham Forest. United succeeded in breaking their seven-game winless sequence away from Old Trafford with a 1-2 victory against Viktoria Plzen in Europa League. However, the Red Devils have underperformed in Premier League road fixtures, recording two defeats and three draws. Though Amorim’s era had a fair start for United, the recent two defeats have restricted them again to the thirteenth position in Premier League.
Manchester City vs Manchester United: Head-to-Head Record
Manchester City have been a tricky challenge for thier neighbors with four victories in the last five H2H meetings. The home record also strongly favors City with five victories against Manchester United in the last six encounters at Etihad Stadium.
| Date | Match | Competition |
| 10/08/24 | Manchester City 1(7-6)1 Manchester United | Community Sheild |
| 25/05/24 | Manchester City 1-2 Manchester United | FA Cup |
| 03/03/24 | Manchester City 3-1 Manchester United | Premier League |
| 29/10/23 | Manchester United 0-3 Manchester City | Premier League |
| 03/06/23 | Manchester City 2-1 Manchester United | FA Cup |
Manchester City vs Manchester United: Team News and Predicted Lineups
Manuel Akanji and John Stones will miss out on the next game due to fitness concerns, along with long-term absentees Rodri, Oscar Bobb, and Nathan Ake. Rico Lewis will also be out of the Manchester Derby through red-card suspension. On the other hand, United will be without luke Shaw and Jonny Evans who are dealing with injury issues.
Manchester City Predicted Lineup
Ederson (GK); Walker, Dias, Simpson-Pusey, Gvardiol; De Bruyne, Kovacic; Silva, Foden, Nunes; Haaland.
Manchester City vs Manchester United Predicted Lineup
Onana (GK); Mazraoui, De Ligt, Martinez; Diallo, Ugarte, Mainoo, Dalot; Fernandes, Garnacho; Hojlund.
Manchester City vs Manchester United: Match Prediction
Despite recent inconsistency across different competitions, Manchester City will still be drawing confidence from the home advantage. The Citizens have notched three goals in the straight two games at Etihad Stadium and kept three clean sheets in the last five. On the other hand, United have allowed five goals in the previous three road fixtures, keeping zero clean sheets while scoring only two. Given these numbers, we predict Manchester City to continue thier dominance against United and take three crucial points this weekend.
Manchester City vs Manchester United Predicted Result: 3-1 victory for Manchester City
