In this week 27 match on the 7th of March, Manchester City plays host to Manchester United in a clash of these two evenly matched Premier League teams in the ever popular Manchester derby. In their last match, 1st placed Manchester City, recorded a 4-1 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Leander Dendoncker scored the first goal for Manchester City on an own goal in the 15th minute, then in the 61st minute, João Moutinho sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Conor Coady. Manchester City is on a hot streak lately, having won 10 of their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 2nd placed Manchester United, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Crystal Palace. Neither Crystal Palace nor Manchester United could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 8 and 11 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Manchester United is looking for direction having 3 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Manchester United and Manchester City battled to a 0-0 draw. Manchester United had 10 on net, and Manchester City had 9, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,.
Manchester United’s most prolific scorer has been Bruno Fernandes. The Portugeese midfielder has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Manchester City’s most prolific scorer has been Gabriel Jesus. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches
Josep Guardiola i Sala’s squad will be without İlkay Gündoğan and Nathan Aké, while Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s Manchester United squad will be without Donny van de Beek, Anthony Martial, Paul Pogba, Daniel James, Juan Mata, Edinson Cavani, Scott McTominay and Phil Jones.