Manchester United vs Manchester City prediction: Gloomy outlook for Old Trafford faithful | OneFootball

Man Utd vs Man City Betting Tips

The Manchester derby takes place on Sunday as City make the trip to Old Trafford to take on their neighbours United (4.30pm, Sky Sports Main Event).

Nine league places and 14 points separate the two sides in the Premier League table, but we all know that these games can throw up all kinds of results, so everything is on the table.

When the sides last met, back in December, United had won just one of their previous four Premier League matches and faced a City side who were embarking on their worst-ever run under Pep Guardiola, with four defeats in their previous six.

Josko Gvardiol gave the home side a 36th-minute lead, and just as they looked about to get back to winning ways Amad Diallo won a penalty, which Bruno Fernandes converted, two minutes from time, before scoring the winner in added time.

United are looking to complete just their first Premier League double over City since 2019-20, and they go into the game unbeaten in the last three meetings in all competitions, winning two, including last season’s FA Cup final.

Manchester United vs Manchester City Betting Preview: City Too Slick For Rivals

City have won more Premier League away games against United than against any other side and five of those nine wins have come under Pep Guardiola, the most of any visiting manager in the competition.

And in any other season, you would have this down as a routine City win but without Erling Haaland and any real consistency this one is tougher to call - although United’s chances may have improved had this game taken place away from home.

Old Trafford has hardly been a Theatre of Dreams for United fans this season with just six league wins from 15 games played so far. They have also drawn two, against Chelsea and Fulham and lost seven.

They have also gone eight league matches at home without keeping a clean sheet, which is their longest run since a run of 12 games between April and December 2021.

They’ve conceded 17 in nine games under Ruben Amorim, with the Portuguese coach having the worst goals conceded per game ratio of any permanent manager at home in the league, allowing an average of 1.89 goals per game.

Football betting sites have City as the favourites on Sunday at 28/25, with Man United at 12/5 for the win and a draw at 11/4.

A draw might not be a bad shout with United’s defensive woes and the fact that they have scored in seven of their last eight matches. The only game they failed to score in was Tuesday’s 1-0 defeat at Nottingham Forest despite having 23 shots compared to Forest’s eight, including six on target.

City have failed to score in just one of their last five, also in a 1-0 defeat against Nottingham Forest, but they managed two on Wednesday without Haaland as Jack Grealish and Omar Marmoush scored in the 2-0 home win over Leicester.

That victory moved City back into the top four, a position they will be desperate to keep hold of, so with that in mind we’re favouring City on the day.

United vs City Tips: Marmoush to Fill The Haaland-Shaped Hole

With three goals in his last three City games, Omar Marmoush is enjoying life since moving from Eintracht Frankfurt in January.

He arrived in Manchester with 20 goals already this season and he’s added six to that tally so far, including a hat-trick in the 4-0 league win over Newcastle in February, which were his first goals for the club.

The Egyptian has five goals from his eight league appearances and betting sites are offering 11/2 on him scoring first or last and 7/4 to net any time - just for reference, he has scored the last goal in his last two matches.

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