Manchester United V Manchester City: Match Preview And Betting Odds

Manchester United V Manchester City: Match Preview And Betting Odds

United head into a crucial Manchester derby this weekend needing the win to stay in touch with Chelsea in fourth place. They could have closed to within one point of the Blues if they had won at Goodison Park last weekend, but the Red Devils had to be satisfied with a draw against Everton.

Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has six players currently on the sidelines. Harry Maguire (ankle), Dan James (knock) and Aaron Wan-Bissaka (back) are all doubts while Paul Pogba (ankle), Marcus Rashford (back) and Lee Grant (surgery) are all ruled out.

City boss Pep Guardiola is sweating over the fitness of Kevin De Bruyne who is struggling with a back problem, while Aymeric Laporte (hamstring) and Leroy Sane (fitness) are both unavailable.


The bookmakers have City as the favourites despite being away from home. They are currently 8/13 at Betway to get the win while a draw is 7/2 with Unibet. A United victory is 9/2 at Betfred.

Predicted Score -1-1

David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World's Football News Network.