Ronaldo on the Spotlight as United Face City in Manchester Derby

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From left: Man City head coach Pep Guardiola, Man Utd star Cristiano Ronaldo and head coach Ole Gunnar Solksjaer in past matches in 2021
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Manchester United talisman Cristiano Ronaldo will be the subject of discussion as Ole Gunnar Solksjaer’s team welcomes Manchester City at Old Trafford on Saturday, November 6 at 3:30 pm.  

Ronaldo nearly joined United’s noisy neighbours in August 2021. City under Pep Guardiola was ready to steal the Portuguese from Juventus after missing out on Tottenham striker Harry Kane. Ronaldo, nonetheless, sealed a sensational return to Manchester United. 

Despite the glamour, Manchester United has performed dismally in the league and currently sit 5th on the log, 8 points adrift league leaders Chelsea. 

United has W5 D2 L3 ahead of game week 11. However, they will approach the match buoyed by their 3-0 win over struggling Tottenham,

Man City are 3rd on the table, 3 points ahead of Man Utd. City has W6 D2 L2 and lost 2-0 to Crystal Palace in its last match. 

 

Leading gaming website, Betika’s odds, indicate that this match will be a close encounter. 

See below Betika odds, prediction and analysis on possible lineups. Liverpool is the favourite on paper.

 

Man Utd Win:  4.60 

 

Draw:               4.00 

 

Man City Win:  1.74

 

Other match odds and statistics

Man Utd is unbeaten in their last 4 league games against Man City (W3 D1).

Man City has won 7 EPL away games against Man Utd.

Man Utd has lost 7 home games in all competitions in 2021.

Man Utd has conceded at least once in their last 13 home games in all competitions.

Both teams to score (Gg/ng)

Yes: 1.59                   No: 2.32 

 

Man Utd has scored 19 and conceded 14 goals in EPL this season while Man City has scored 20 goals and conceded 6 in return. 

Over 2.5: 1.61                                           Under 2.5: 2.44  

 

Possible Lineups

Man Utd: De Gea, Shaw, Wan-Bissaka, Maguire, Baily, Telles, Fred, Mc Tominay, Bruno-Fernandes, Rashford, Ronaldo

Man City: Ederson, Dias, Stones, Cancello, Zinchenko, Rodri, De Bryune, Bernardo Silva, Grealish, Jesus, Foden 

 

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