Manchester City vs Manchester United – English Premier League – Preview

Posted on April 7, 2018 by Sreya

Manchester City vs Manchester United – Manchester City and Manchester United face each other on 7th April, Saturday in the latest Manchester derby for an English Premier League fixture.

Manchester City have a sixteen point lead over Manchester United and are likely to win the title tonight. Manchester United have sixty-eight points after thirty-one matches and their noisy neighbors will take an unassailable lead should they win tonight.

Both clubs have their last five games on the trot, with Manchester City beating Everton 3-1 and Manchester United defeated Swansea 2-0 in their previous league outings.

Team News

Benjamin Mendy and Sergio Aguero are Manchester City’s only injury concerns while Manchester United will be without the injured Sergio Romero and Daley Blind.

Manchester City Possible Starting Lineup: Ederson, Kyle Walker, John Stones, Nicolas Otamendi, Fabian Delph, Kevin de Bruyne, Fernandinho, Ilkay Gundogan, Raheem Sterling, Gabriel Jesus, Leroy Sane.

Manchester United Possible Starting Lineup: David de Gea, Antonio Valencia, Eric Bailly, Chris Smalling, Ashley Young, Nemanja Matic, Juan Mata, Jesse Lingard, Paul Pogba, Alexis Sanchez, Romelu Lukaku.

“In the end, the points are the most important thing. In the end, it’s always a match of three points and not a match of seven, eight or nine points but there is also a little bit of the emotional difference in relation to other matches.”

– Jose Mourinho, Manchester United.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Manchester City vs Manchester United H2H Stats, the last five matches between these two clubs have resulted in two wins for either side and one draw. Manchester City have seen under 2.5 goals in their last three home matches against Manchester United in all competitions.

While there is a chance Pep Guardiola fields a second-string lineup keeping an eye on the upcoming second leg against Liverpool, the Spaniard will also be eager to wrap up the Premiership.

A 2-1 win for Manchester City is the most probable result.