Manchester United vs Manchester City - prediction, team news, lineups

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·4 April 2025

Manchester United vs Manchester City - prediction, team news, lineups

Manchester United and Manchester City go head-to-head at Old Trafford this Sunday in the Premier League. The match will be broadcast live at 16:30 on Sky Sports Main Event.

Manchester United have picked up 37 points and currently lie in 13th position. In their last fixture, Ruben Amorim's team suffered a 1-0 reverse against Nottingham Forest (Premier League 2024/2025).

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Manchester City currently have 51 points and lie in 5th position. In their last game, Pep Guardiola's team won 2-0 against Leicester City (Premier League 2024/2025).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Manchester United winning 2-1.

Predicted lineups

Manchester United: André Onana, Noussair Mazraoui, Matthijs de Ligt, Harry Maguire, Diogo Dalot, Manuel Ugarte, Bruno Fernandes, Patrick Dorgu, Christian Eriksen, Rasmus Højlund, Alejandro Garnacho

Manchester City: Stefan Ortega, Matheus Nunes, Josko Gvardiol, Rúben Dias, Nico OReilly, Mateo Kovacic, Nico González, Bernardo Silva, Kevin De Bruyne, Phil Foden, Omar Marmoush

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Manchester United

Amad Diallo - Ankle Injury
Lisandro Martínez - Cruciate Ligament Injury
Jonny Evans - Muscle Injury

Manchester City

Rodri Hernández - Cruciate Ligament Tear
Manuel Akanji - Adductor Injury
Erling Haaland - Ankle Injury

Last starting XIs

Manchester United ( vs Nottingham Forest 2025-04-01): André Onana, Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt, Noussair Mazraoui, Diogo Dalot, Casemiro, Manuel Ugarte, Patrick Dorgu, Alejandro Garnacho, Joshua Zirkzee, Bruno Fernandes

Manchester City ( vs Leicester City 2025-04-02): Ederson Moraes, Matheus Nunes, Rúben Dias, Josko Gvardiol, Nico OReilly, Nico González, Ilkay Gündogan, Savinho, Jack Grealish, Jérémy Doku, Omar Marmoush

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MANAGERS

Ruben Amorim has faced Pep Guardiola on four occasions, recording two wins, one draw, and one defeat.
Pep Guardiola has faced Manchester United on 28 occasions, recording 15 wins, four draws, and nine defeats.
Ruben Amorim has faced Manchester City on four occasions, recording two wins, one draw, and one defeat.

TEAMS

Away from home, Manchester City currently has one draw in the last 12 games.
Manchester City currently has one defeat in the last six games.
Manchester City currently has one draw in the last 16 games.
Manchester City has gone three consecutive games scoring goals.
Manchester City has gone three consecutive games without losing.
Manchester City has won two consecutive games.
At home, Manchester United currently has one defeat in the last seven games.
At home, Manchester United has gone five consecutive games scoring goals.
At home, Manchester United has gone 12 consecutive games conceding goals.
At home, Manchester United has gone five consecutive games without losing.
Manchester United currently has one defeat in the last eight games.

HEAD TO HEAD

Manchester United and Manchester City have faced each other 195 times, with Manchester United having the upper hand: 80 wins, against 61 victories for Manchester City.
At Old Trafford, Manchester United has an advantage in the clashes against Manchester City: 43 wins in 96 games. Manchester City has 25 victories.
In the Premier League 2024/2025, there were 159 matches between the two teams, with 61 wins for Manchester United, 48 draws, and 50 victories for Manchester City.