Man City v Man Utd

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Sunday afternoon brings us the Manchester derby between hosts, City, and their neighbours, United, in what could be an intriguing contest between two out-of-sorts teams when they meet at the Etihad Stadium with Manchester City clinging onto fourth place while Manchester United find themselves sitting in a disappointing 13th place in the table.

Manchester City will head into this local derby on the back of an unprecedented poor sequence of results in recent years as the hosts have managed to capture just one win from their last 10 matches in all competitions, while also slipping to seven defeats in the process.

Four defeats in the Premier League, a loss in the League Cup along with two defeats incurred in the Champions League have far outweighed Manchester City's singular 3-0 home win against Nottingham Forest in the domestic top flight and suggests there could potentially be very little to choose between Pep Guardiola's side and the Red Devils this Sunday.

Losses in the Premier League to the likes of Bournemouth, Brighton, Tottenham and Liverpool respectively have virtually ruled City out of this season's title race as they trail the league leaders, Liverpool, by an eight-point margin heading into this weekend's action.

Manchester United were hoping to usher in a new era and an uplift in fortunes for the club after parting ways with former coach Erik ten Hag and replacing him with Portuguese manager, Ruben Amorim, but early signs suggest Amorim's tenure could experience some turbulence before settling down.

A 1-1 draw away from home at Ipswich Town was followed by a resounding 4-0 victory at home against lowly Everton but recent back-to-back losses at the hands of Arsenal and Nottingham Forest underline the sizeable task on Amorim's hands if he's to turn Manchester United's fortunes around this term.

Indeed, having gained just five wins within their opening 15 matches of this Premier League season indicates how poor United have been compared to previous numerous campaigns and although their hosts have also had their own struggles to contend with, one win in seven away games to date suggests the Red Devils could have their work cut out here on Sunday afternoon.

The bigger picture shows Manchester United have collected just two wins from their previous 13 outings on the road in the Premier League which also includes being dealt six defeats, one of which was a 3-1 loss at Manchester City in early March of last season.

Manchester City v Manchester United Verdict

This eagerly awaited derby may in fact unfold into a thoroughly underwhelming affair as two out of form sides battle it out for a precious three points with perhaps Manchester City nicking it in a low-scoring encounter.

Therefore, our main bet will be Manchester City win @ 1.57

Other side bets worth considering:

Manchester City win & Under 3.5 goals @ 2.87

Correct Score: Manchester City 2-0 @ 11.00