The Premier League returned yesterday after the first international break of the season and we have now reached the showpiece clash of the weekend - the Manchester Derby at the Etihad.
Manchester City started the season with an impressive 4-0 hammering of Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux, before the fallibilities from last season showed once again with a 2-0 defeat at home to Tottenham Hotspur and then a 2-1 defeat to Brighton and Hove Albion at the AMEX Stadium.
Manchester United showed signs of improvement over the summer in pre-season but it was a very tricky opening month for Ruben Amorim. A defeat to Arsenal and a draw with Fulham was followed by the humiliation of an EFL Cup penalty shootout loss to League Two Grimsby Town. They did most recently score a last-gasp winner against Burnley at Old Trafford.
The Sporting News has all the latest odds, tips and predictions for this clash at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, as well as two juicy bookmaker offers.
That includes 50/1 or 80/1 for new customers on Paddy Power depending on who you think will win, while you can also get 50/1 for City to have a shot on target as a new customer on Sky Bet.
Man City vs. Man Utd prediction
Neither of these two sides have shown much fluency, but City just appear so easily rattled. United may have been comical already this year, but the performance level in the Premier League hasn’t been that bad and Amorim has shown may well have Pep Guardiola’s number, with two victories, for Sporting CP and United, in the space of a month last autumn.
The Sporting News Score Prediction:
Man City 1-2 Man Utd
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- Man City remain among the title favourites despite losing two of their first three matches.
- City could make a major change in goal with Gianluigi Donnarumma making his debut.
- United also have a decision to make in goal but Senne Lammens is unlikely to start.
- There are fantastic sign up offers for the match for new users on Paddy Power and Sky Bet.
Man City vs. Man Utd lineups
Here's how we think these two sides this weekend. Pep Guardiola has a decision to make following the signing of Gianluigi Donnarumma.
Matheus Cunha is among a host of derby day absentees but Amorim is expected to keep the faith with Altay Bayindir despite the signing of Senne Lammens. Sesko could make his first league start.
Man City predicted lineup to play Man Utd
(4-2-3-1, right to left)
- Donnarumma (GK) — Nunes, Stones, Dias, Ake — Reijnders, Rodri, Silva — Bobb, Haaland, Doku
Injured: Bettinelli, Stones (doubt), Khusanov (doubt), Gvardiol, Phillips, Kovacic, Foden (doubt), Marmoush, Cherki, Savinho
Suspended: None
Man Utd predicted lineup to play Man City
(3-4-2-1, right to left)
- Bayindir (GK) — Yoro, De Ligt, Shaw — Amad, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dorgu — Mbeumo, Zirkzee — Sesko
Injured: Martinez, Diogo Dalot (doubt), Mount (doubt), Matheus Cunha
Suspended: None
Man City vs. Man Utd latest odds, correct score betting
Man City are the favourites at 3/4 with Paddy Power, with Man Utd back at 10/3. The draw is 14/5.
Our 1-2 prediction is at good odds with Bet365 but here's the best available odds for four of the other most likely results.
Result | Odds* | Bet with |
Draw 0-0 | ||
Man City 2-1 | ||
Man City 1-0 | ||
Man City 2-0 | ||
Man Utd 2-1 |
*Click odds to bet direct with our selected partners. Odds correct at time of publish.
Man City vs. Man Utd team news
- Pep Guardiola is light on numbers for this Manchester Derby, with the latest attacking injury being that of former Olympique Lyonnais man Rayan Cherki.
- Gianluigi Donnarumma joined just before the summer transfer deadline and the Italy international captain should get himself ahead of James Trafford.
- Manchester United also have key issues in their squad as both Matheus Cunha and Mason Mount have injuries, leaving Joshua Zirkzee likely to start.
- Andre Onana has now joined Trabzonspor and United have signed Senne Lammens from Royal Antwerp - he is expected to become the Red Devils new number one but not this week.
Man City vs. Man Utd Bet Builder tips
Our bet builder for this one includes Man Utd to win (10/3), Erling Braut Haaland to have two or more shots on target in the match (4/5), Casemiro to be carded (9/5), Bernardo Silva to be carded (7/2), both teams to score (1/2) and over 9.5 corners (4/7), which comes to overall odds of 175.41/1 with Paddy Power.
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How to watch Man City vs. Man Utd: Live stream, TV channel
- Date: Sunday, September 14
- Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England
- Time & TV/Stream: 4:30 p.m. | Sky Sports / Sky Go