Manchester United will be looking to get back to winning ways when they welcome Tottenham Hotspur to Old Trafford in a mouth-watering Premier League encounter on Wednesday evening.
02.10.2022 - 09:43 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
It seems most pundits are predicting a comfortable win for Manchester City over Manchester United in this Sunday’s derby.
In fact, one believes the Reds may “get pumped” by the Premier League champions. Erling Haaland is in sensational form, netting 14 times in just 10 matches.
He is expected to find the net against United although the visitors have gained more points in the last four league games. Erik ten Hag’s men are on a four-game winning streak, whereas City’s draw with Aston Villa earlier this month means the hosts have gained 10 points out of a possible 12 from their last four league outings.
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However, City are five points ahead of United having played a game more. Many pundits are predicting that the gap will rise to eight come Sunday evening.
"Manchester United have obviously improved of late, they had to, and Manchester City are Manchester City. They’re scoring over three goals a game.
"This will be tighter than that and United always seem to score when they go to play at City. United have been better defensively but you can’t imagine they’ll keep a clean sheet against Erling Haaland and the rest."
Prediction: Manchester City 2-1 Manchester United.
“For all the positivity about Manchester United's progress under Erik ten Hag, they are playing Manchester City - who are the best team in the country and by far the best team in Manchester.
“We saw Arsenal created chances against United in their last league game, but failed to take them. If City play anywhere near as well as they can do, they will do the same - and they won't miss.
“United could cause them problems on the counter, but a more likely scenario is that
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