Man City suffered a 0-2 defeat to Juventus in the Champions League in midweek, extending their crisis streak. They have now lost 7 of their last 10 matches in all competitions and this result will certainly affect the spirit of coach Pep Guardiola.
Before entering the round of 16, The Citizens were only ranked 4th in the rankings, 8 points behind the leader Liverpool. A poor performance against Man United could cause City to be eliminated from the top 4. At the moment, the Etihad team has only kept 1 clean sheet (against Wolves) in the last 10 matches.
It is worth mentioning that in the remaining 9 matches, Guardiola's team conceded at least 2 goals, including a 1-4 loss to Sporting Lisbon led by Ruben Amorim.
Just days later, Amorim officially took over as head coach of Man United. The Red Devils had just lost two consecutive Premier League matches and would enter the Manchester derby in 13th place in the rankings.
Away results are also not very positive for Man United. They have only won 1 away match in the Premier League this season (against Southampton). Not to mention Man City is also the team that has had complete joy in all 3 recent meetings at Etihad.
It is almost impossible for coach Amorim to recreate the 4-1 victory he had at Sporting, as the defending champions are still a formidable team when playing at home.
Expected lineup
Man City: Ederson; Walker, Dias, Simpson-Pusey, Gvardiol; De Bruyne, Kovacic; Silva, Foden, Nunes; Haaland
Man United: Onana; Mazraoui, De Ligt, Martinez; Diallo, Ugarte, Mainoo, Dalot; Fernandes, Garnacho; Hojlund
