Manchester United vs Manchester City Competition – Barclays Premier League Stadium: Old Trafford Date: 14th January 2023 Kick-off time – 12:30 GMT
High-flying Manchester United will welcome fierce rivals Manchester City to Old Trafford this Saturday for the 52nd edition of the Manchester derby in the Premier League era. The Red Devils come into this tie in strong form having won their last eight games in all competitions. They have not conceded a goal in their last three Premier League games; a run almost totaling almost five hours of competitive action. That form, and a run of seven straight PL home wins (W6, D1) puts them in a strong place going into this tie against a Man City side not in their best form. However, the Old Trafford side will know that form goes out of the window when the derby is involved. Having lost the last three games against City, Erik ten Hag will be desperate to avoid a fourth straight defeat against a side that has handed him his biggest defeat so far in his Manchester United reign. Pep Guardiola’s side beat their rivals 6-3 at the Etihad the last time when both sides met. But since that win, Man United have lost just once in the Premier League (W8, D1) so the Cityzens will know that they are meeting a different United side than the one they embarrassed at the Etihad months ago. Meanwhile, City come into this tie on the back of an embarrassing defeat to Southampton in the Carabao Cup semi-final, showing that they can be poor some days. While they didn’t start most of their first team members in that game, ten Hag can point to their 1-1 draw with Everton as a factor when motivating his players. But regardless of those poor results, City remain arguably the best team in England. They have scored the most goals in the PL this season (45) and have scored ten times in their last two meetings with Man United. They have won five of their last eight away PL games (D2, L1) and will particularly be desperate to record a win here to ensure they remain tantalisingly close to Arsenal who they currently trail by five points. Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures: Premier League Table
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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
Manchester City
37
27
7
3
93
33
+60
88
2
Arsenal
37
27
5
5
89
28
+61
86
3
Liverpool
37
23
10
4
84
41
+43
79
4
Aston Villa
37
20
8
9
76
56
+20
68
5
Tottenham Hotspur
37
19
6
12
71
61
+10
63
6
Chelsea
37
17
9
11
75
62
+13
60
7
Newcastle United
37
17
6
14
81
60
+21
57
8
Manchester United
37
17
6
14
55
58
-3
57
9
West Ham United
37
14
10
13
59
71
-12
52
10
Brighton & Hov…
37
12
12
13
55
60
-5
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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