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Manchester City get back to Premier League action after the international break when they welcome rivals Manchester United to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
City have made a decent start to their title defence as they remain unbeaten having won five and drawn two of their opening seven league games. Pep Guardiola’s side currently sit second in the table but are just one point behind leaders Arsenal.
The Gunners take on third-placed Tottenham on Saturday so City know they’ll gain points on at least one of their nearest rivals with a victory over United in the Manchester derby this weekend.
Manchester United on the other hand head to the Etihad having recovered from their dreadful start to the new season. Defeats to Brentford and Brighton saw them bottom after two games but Erik ten Hag has steadied the ship with four consecutive wins to move United up to fifth in the standings.
Betting odds
Manchester City are the heavy favourites to win this game with betting sites such as https://slotsfans.com/ offering odds of 3/10 on a home win this weekend.
You can get 7/1 on Manchester United going away with all three points on Sunday and many Red Devils’ fans will be tempted by those huge odds. The draw is available at 9/2.
Erling Haaland has been sensational since arriving at Manchester City from Borussia Dortmund in the summer as he’s already netted 14 times in just 10 appearances. The Norway international is 15/8 to open the scoring and 2/5 to net at any time in this match.
We think City are going to be too strong and a 3-1 win looks good at odds of 8/1. If we add Haaland as the first scorer in a 2-1 City win then we can get odds of 30/1.
Team news
Man City suffered a fresh blow after seeing John Stones pull up with a hamstring injury while playing for England. The centre-back will need to be assessed but Guardiola will be praying for good news.
Aymeric Laporte is also a doubt with a knee injury. He returned to training earlier this month so he should be fit to return to the squad but Kalvin Phillips is out with a shoulder injury.
Man Utd will hand a late fitness check to Marcus Rashford due to a thigh injury while Harry Maguire will also be assessed after complaining of a tight thigh while away with England.
Anthony Martial remains out with a calf injury while Donny van de Beek, Brandon Williams and Martin Dubravka are other injury doubts for the visitors.
Prediction
Man Utd have done well in this fixture in recent years but it’s hard to see them stopping City this weekend. Haaland will cause the Red Devils all sorts of problems and the hosts should prove to be too strong for their rivals on Sunday.
Man City 3-1 Man Utd
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