October 2nd features a match where Manchester City hosts Manchester United at Etihad Stadium in a meeting of these two Premier League teams in the ever popular Manchester derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 2nd placed Manchester City, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jack Grealish struck first for Manchester City in the 1st minute on a feed from Kevin De Bruyne, then Erling Braut Håland added another in the 16th minute on a feed from Bernardo Silva In the end, Wolverhampton Wanderers couldn’t muster any offence and Manchester City ran away with the shutout win. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Manchester City should be reasonably happy with their performance, while manchester United is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Sheriff. Jadon Sancho struck first for Manchester United in the 17th minute on a feed from Christian Eriksen, then Cristiano Ronaldo added another in the 39th minute on a penalty shot In the end, Sheriff couldn’t muster any offence and Manchester United ran away with the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Manchester United should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On Jan 29th, Manchester City hosted Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium in their last match together. Manchester United won by a score of 1 to 0. Nemanja Matić scored the first goal for Manchester United in the 35th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Manchester City couldn’t manage to score, and Manchester United took the shutout win.
Manchester United is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho each having 2 goals in their last five. Manchester City is glad to have Erling Braut Håland in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored eight goals
Manchester City will be without John Stones, Kyle Walker, Aymeric Laporte and Kalvin Phillips, while Marcus Rashford, Cristiano Ronaldo and Facundo Pellistri Rebollo are unavailable to play for Manchester United.