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It’s derby weekend in Manchester, as Pep’s City host Ole’s United at the Etihad this coming Sunday afternoon!
The Manchester City title stroke continued in the midweek as they dispatched Wolves with an easy 4-1 win, with Gabriel Jesus bagging a brace. Sergio Aguero has finally returned to the fold, however Pep has admitted that there are concerns over his long term fitness, and life without him looks to have started already. We expect he might feature, but definitely not for the full 90 minutes - he’ll either be a sub, or be subbed.
From Glory, Gory, to Boring, Boring Man United - Ole’s men completed a hattrick of 0-0 draws with Wednesday night’s drab affair against Palace. The positives are of course there in the form of defensive soundness, but they’ve lacked the creativity to create clear cut chances. Main man Fernandes has underwhelmed by his usual standards, however last weekend against Chelsea Kante deserves some credit for that, having kept the Portuguese midfielder in his pocket the whole game.
City won comfortably at Old Trafford when these sides met at the start of the year in the EFL cup, with a 2-0 away scoreline. In the reverse fixture in the league, we saw a signature United 0-0 draw, but that was before City hit this winning run. In terms of managerial head to head, Pep and Ole have three wins each our of seven games, with the remaining contest being that 0-0 draw earlier this season.
United lack the bravery this season to have a go at a team like City, therefore more pragmatism is almost certainly in store. City should have too much for United’s defense, therefore we’re backing a 1-0 City win at odds of 15/2 with Bet365.
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