Manchester City vs Manchester United Prediction

• Where: Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England
• When: Sunday, October 2, 3 PM ET

The great derby of Manchester between City and United is scheduled for this Sunday. Some 15 years ago, it was United’s one-sided domination, but things are much different now. Pep Guardiola established a system similar to the one Sir Alex Ferguson had, while on the other side, United wanders in mediocrity, trying to get back on the winning trail. Erik Ten Hag might be their savior, and following a poor start, the Dutch manager apparently found a formula for good performances.

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Manchester City

Haaland turned out to be a jackpot for Guardiola and his crew. We knew that the Norwegian is a good player, but to be honest, we didn’t expect to see him adapting this fast and immediately having fantastic numbers. Right now, after seven EPL games, Haaland netted 11 goals, five more than any other player in the league. 

His City is second in the standings, one point behind Arsenal, with five wins and two draws in seven contests. They have the most scored goals, 23, and the least conceded, six, further proving the domination. 

Of last night of their games, only one didn’t end with three or more goals, and the same is with them scoring at least twice. The Haaland effect is enormous because City has seven matches throughout that span with three hits in the rival’s net. 

Manchester United

Following an opening two disasters against Brighton and Brentford, Manchester United, that is Erik Ten Hag, made some radical moves, and for the moment, his team has four straight victories. An especially important was the one against Liverpool at Old Trafford, which could be the turning point for the team in terms of morale and mindset. 

United also beat Arsenal, 3-1, with Anthony debuting and scoring right away. This contest showed that United could also pressure the rivals and play well with the ball at its feet, which wasn’t the case in the past. 

The Red Devils played two Europa League games before the international break, losing at home to Sociedad, 0-1, and winning on the road against Sheriff, 0-2. With these two matchups, four of the past five have been under 2.5 scores.

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Manchester City vs. Manchester United Possible Lineups

Manchester City: Ederson; Stones, Walker, Dias, Cancelo; Gundogan, Rodri, De Bruyne; Silva, Haaland, Foden

Manchester United: De Gea; Dalot, Varane, Martinez, Shaw; Casemiro, Fred; Antony, Fernandes, Anthony; Ronaldo

Manchester City vs. Manchester United Head to Head

City was better in both games last year. The first one in November saw them taking all three points at Old Trafford, 0-2, while the second clash saw them humiliating the great rivals, 4-1.

Manchester City vs. Manchester United Prediction

Even though United improved its performances and its quality of play is much higher than at the beginning of the year, our pick here is the hosts. With Haaland in its current shape, we simply can’t take anything else regarding this event. 

Our verdict: Manchester City

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