Manchester City vs Manchester Utd Prediction & Betting Tips (15 December)

Ultra-dominant on the national scene for several years now, Manchester City has won the last 4 championships and 6 of the last 7 editions. It is therefore quite natural that the Cityzens have taken on the role of big favorites this season. Unfortunately, they are far behind on their progress, as evidenced by their 4th place in the Premier League with 8 units of expenditure behind the leader. Authors of a very consistent start to the championship, the Skyblues have however been seriously marking time for some time. After having suffered 4 defeats in a row against Bournemouth, Brighton, Tottenham and Liverpool, they reacted by dominating Nottingham Forest 3-0. The draw conceded at the poorly ranked Crystal Palace last weekend 2-2 confirmed the current poor dispositions.

Like previous years, Manchester United does not meet expectations at all. The Red Devils are doing even worse since they only occupy an unworthy 13th place in the Premier League with 19 points taken in 15 games. The poor results led to the dismissal of coach Erik ten Hag at the end of October. Under the orders of Ruben Amorim, Bruno Fernandes' teammates started with a draw at poorly ranked Ipswich 1-1 before inflicting a real correction on Everton 4-0. Unfortunately, they have already fallen back into a negative spiral by losing at Arsenal's den 2-0 and especially against Nottingham Forest at home last weekend 2-3.

Ballon d'Or Rodri is expected to miss the entire season. His absence does a lot of harm to Manchester City who have been bogged down since his injury. We must also mention the withdrawals of potentially starting defenders Stones, Akanji and Aké as well as the young winger who has been absent for several weeks now, Bobb. Finally, the participations of midfielder Kovacic and striker Foden are not assured while the versatile Lewis is suspended. On the last day, Erling Haaland (13 goals in PL) found the net. He could still be supported by De Bruyne (2 goals and 2 assists in PL). The Norwegian international constitutes the almost exclusive offensive asset of the Cityzens.

Indeed, no other element exceeds the mark of 3 goals in the league. On the Manchester United side, the defensive sector is weakened by the defections of Shaw, Lindelof and Evans. Otherwise, Ruben Amorim can count on his entire squad. Author of a double against Everton but substitute during the last 2 days, striker Rashford (4 goals in PL) will not be selected in the event of an offer this winter. The attacking trio could again be composed of Garnacho (3 goals in PL), Bruno Fernandes (3 goals and 5 assists in PL) and Hojlund (2 goals in PL). The last two cities scored on the last day while the piston Amad Diallo (1 goal and 6 assists in PL) was also decisive.