Manchester City vs Manchester United Competition – Barclays Premier League Stadium: Etihad Stadium Date: 6th March 2022 Kick-off time – 16:30 GMT
The Manchester derby comes up this weekend when title-chasing Manchester City host Champions League-chasing Manchester United at the Etihad on Sunday. Pep Guardiola’s side come into this tie on the back of a 2-0 win over Peterborough in the FA Cup. Although they remain top of the Premier League table, their lead at the top has significantly shrunk of late after poor results against Tottenham and Southampton. This means that getting a result in the 187th edition of this famous derby with Manchester United is of vital importance. Pep Guardiola’s side have kept five clean sheets from their last six competitive fixtures and barring their loss to Tottenham recently are in ominous form. After beating their rivals 2-0 in the reverse fixture, they will fancy their chances of getting another famous win on Sunday. To do that, their defence will have to be on top form again here though, as the ’Cityzens’ have won just one of the last seven H2Hs they’ve hosted (D1, L5). A win here will see them do a first league double over Man United since the 2018/19 season. Manchester United meanwhile were not in FA Cup action during the week having crashed out in a previous round. They come into this tie on the back of a disappointing nil-nil draw with Watford in the Premier League. Although that result was disappointing, it kept the Red Devils’ unbeaten run going for another game. The Old Trafford side are unbeaten in six games (W2, D4). However, their lack of cutting edge in front of goal has long ruled them out of title contention this campaign. Their main aim is now to finish within the top four this season. Meanwhile, the visitors have not tasted a PL away defeat since November (W3, D4). They have also won their last three visits to the Etihad Stadium – their longest sequence of competitive away H2H wins since a four-match run between November 1993 and November 2000. And so, they will go into this tie confident of getting a good result. Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures: Premier League Table
May 14, 2024
Tottenham Hotspur
20:00
Manchester City
May 15, 2024
Brighton & Hov…
19:45
Chelsea
Manchester United
20:00
Newcastle United
May 19, 2024
Arsenal
16:00
Everton
Brentford
16:00
Newcastle United
Brighton & Hov…
16:00
Manchester United
Burnley
16:00
Nottingham Forest
Chelsea
16:00
AFC Bournemouth
Crystal Palace
16:00
Aston Villa
Liverpool
16:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Luton Town
16:00
Fulham
Manchester City
16:00
West Ham United
Sheffield United
16:00
Tottenham Hotspur
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Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Arsenal
37
27
5
5
89
28
+61
86
2
Manchester City
36
26
7
3
91
33
+58
85
3
Liverpool
37
23
10
4
84
41
+43
79
4
Aston Villa
37
20
8
9
76
56
+20
68
5
Tottenham Hotspur
36
19
6
11
71
59
+12
63
6
Newcastle United
36
17
6
13
79
57
+22
57
7
Chelsea
36
16
9
11
73
61
+12
57
8
Manchester United
36
16
6
14
52
56
-4
54
9
West Ham United
37
14
10
13
59
71
-12
52
10
Brighton & Hov…
36
12
12
12
54
58
-4
48
11
AFC Bournemouth
37
13
9
15
53
65
-12
48
12
Crystal Palace
37
12
10
15
52
58
-6
46
13
Wolverhampton Wanderers
37
13
7
17
50
63
-13
46
14
Fulham
37
12
8
17
51
59
-8
44
15
Everton
37
13
9
15
39
49
-10
40
16
Brentford
37
10
9
18
54
61
-7
39
17
Nottingham Forest
37
8
9
20
47
66
-19
29
18
Luton Town
37
6
8
23
50
81
-31
26
19
Burnley
37
5
9
23
40
76
-36
24
20
Sheffield United
37
3
7
27
35
101
-66
16
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