Wednesday, at 20:00, Manchester United receives Manchester City’s visit to a 31st round of the English Championship. Under the leadership of Liverpool, Pep Guardiola’s team is not allowed to make bad moves in the last matches of the season, and the Old Trafford duel may be decisive in the economy of the final standings.
Manchester United fans would still prefer City to win the title instead of Liverpool’s deadly rival, but local pride will definitely make sense in the Wednesday derby. Manchester United went into a bad step internally, dubbed and eliminated from the Champions League, and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s “devils” were unrecognizable in the final stage, 0-4 on Everton’s field. The red-white team is now in the 6th position in the Premier League (63-48 golaveraj) and has lost three of the last five stages, which affect the chances of “devils” to qualify for the next edition of the UEFA Champions League. On the other side, City is ranked second in England (87-22) and has impressive offensive figures. “Citizens” come after 10 consecutive wins in the championship and are empty in 7 of the last 9 games.
Coming after the shock of eliminating from the Champions League quarter-final, England’s endured champion was set to beat Tottenham (1-0) in the weekend, thanks to the goal scored in the first few minutes by Foden. Unlike the UCL (3-4) duel, I have never witnessed a “gust of rain” on Etihad, and Manchester City successfully defended the fragile advantage to get three vital points. At this point, “citizens” have only two points behind Liverpool, but a less played match. With a victory in Manchester United‘s retirement, City would come first in reserve and would become the favorite to win the title in the first English league. There are no titles in the guestbook, but Solskjaer can not rely on Valencia and Herrera.
On the move, Guardiola’s team got 11 wins and lost only three games out of 16 this season, and Manchester United suffered a single home defeat. In the tour, the “citizens” have won 3-1, after a definitely dominated game, in which the quality of the steps and the organization of the game have decisively inclined the balance in favor of the champion. United had a very poor performance, especially in the second half when he scored with luck, thanks to Lukaku’s penalty. In terms of field expression, Manchester City is at a higher level than the rival in town, and odds are warranted this time.
There have been at least three goals scored in each of the last three direct duels, in which Manchester City achieved two successes, 2-1 and 3-2, losing a home derby, score 2-3. It was a story match for the “devils”, who returned from 0-2 for a famous victory, but Pep Guardiola will prepare his team very carefully to avoid a new disappointment. We are expecting a match that will run in one direction, even though United has not lost on its own field in 14 consecutive stages.
PREDICTION: Manchester City to win @ 1,46
