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The Premier League continues this weekend, with arguably the biggest derby in the footballing calendar coming to a head. For today’s betting tip, we are focusing on the crucial matchup between Manchester City and Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium.
Manchester City took a big step to defending their Premier League title with a fortunate victory at Goodison Park. Rodri’s handball was missed by both the referee and the VAR to send Manchester City six-points clear atop the Premier League.
Guardiola’s side then comfortably made it past Peterborough in midweek, but all focus is now on the Manchester derby. They enter the derby with no fresh injury concerns, Zack Steffen being the only regular first-teamer in doubt.
The curious case of Manchester United continued last weekend. Just as they looked to overcome the rough patch with back-to-back Premier League wins, and a good draw in the Champions League, Rangnick’s side dropped points to the lowly Watford at Old Trafford.
That costly draw means that Manchester United are hanging on to European football by a thread in the Premier League. Arsenal are now two points behind with three games in hand, so any result in the derby would be welcomed by the red half of Manchester.
The Manchester derby is one of the more historic in the English game. For long periods, it was dominated by Manchester United in the Sir Alex Ferguson era, and nowadays even Ole Gunnar Solksjaer did the league double over Pep. But the reverse fixture provided a wake-up call for Manchester United.
The Red Devils were dominated on their home patch by City, with the Blues taking a 2-0 lead in the first half and seeing out the game. Their defensive woes were exposed by City, and United will need to be at their best for any result at the Etihad.
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Manchester City are showing signs of true champions. They weren’t at their best at Goodison Park, but they left with three-points. We think they pick up another victory on their march to the Premier League title. We suggest going with a Manchester City victory and under 2.5 goals at 13/5 with Ladbrokes.
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