In this week 20 match on the 14th of January, Manchester United will host Manchester City at Old Trafford in a meeting of these two evenly matched Premier League teams in the anticipated Manchester derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Manchester United is fresh off their 3-1 win against Everton. Lucas Fasson dos Santos scored the first goal for Manchester United in the 4th minute, then Conor Coady tied it up for Everton in the 14th minute. Manchester United is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10 matches, while manchester City is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Chelsea. Riyad Mahrez struck first for Manchester City in the 23rd minute, then Julián Álvarez added another in the 30th minute on a penalty At the end of 90 a dissapointed Chelsea couldn’t manage to score, and Manchester City took the shutout win. Manchester City is on a hot streak lately, with only 2 loss in their last 10 matches.
Manchester United and Manchester City last played eachother at the Etihad Stadium on the 2nd of October. Manchester City won by a score of 6 to 3. Phil Foden struck first for Manchester City in the 8th minute, then Erling Braut Håland added another in the 34th minute.
For Manchester City, their top scorers are Erling Braut Håland and Riyad Mahrez, each having 3 goals in their last 5 matches. Marcus Rashford has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored 4 goals for Manchester United
Victor Lindelöf, Scott McTominay and Tyrell Malacia are unavailable to play for Erik ten Hag’s team, while Josep Guardiola i Sala’s squad will be without Rúben Dias.