United have also won two of their past three against City at the Etihad Stadium, with a 2-0 victory in March 2021 and a 2-1 triumph in December 2019. While City have home advantage on Sunday, the away side in the Manchester derby have won 21 times in the Premier League, with no fixture being won by the visitors more times in the competition's history – three of those being for United against Guardiola's City. Victory for City would mark the third in a row in the Premier League against United for the first time since a streak of four wins between April 2013 and November 2014 – including a 4-1 triumph in this fixture last season.ĭefeat for United would also be their 18th in the Premier League against their cross-city rivals, equalling Liverpool and Chelsea for the most losses they have suffered in the history of the competition.Ĭity were last beaten at home against Tottenham in February and have lost only 15 of 117 Premier League matches at the Etihad Stadium with Pep Guardiola at the helm, though he has won only two of six in the league against United at the venue.įour victories in a row in the Premier League for United, on the back of four consecutive defeats, has put Erik ten Hag's side in good form heading into a crucial stage of the season and the club have not won five league games on the spin since April 2021 under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. United have already shown intent in key matches with victories against Arsenal and Liverpool, while City are yet to face one of the established 'top six' after their clash with Tottenham was postponed.Īhead of the game, Stats Perform has dived into the Opta stats to highlight the key angles of the match. Premier League football returns in full fashion this weekend for the first time in four weeks, with the Manchester derby a highlight.įree-scoring Manchester City have excelled so far this term, only dropping points in draws against Aston Villa and Newcastle United, while Manchester United have won their past four after starting the season with back-to-back losses. The 22-year-old is also the fastest player to 25 goals in Champions League history, coming across 20 games, bettering Ruud van Nistelrooy and Filippo Inzaghi's mark of 30 games. Haaland became the first City player to score on both his Premier League debut and Champions League debut for the club. "I think his numbers in his career, not just here, in previous teams is quite similar," Guardiola told BT Sport. I am very pleased for him."Įrling Haaland grabbed two of City's four goals, taking his season tally to 12 since his move from Dortmund. He has a quality quite similar to Aymer, he can break the lines with a pass. "He played really well, his focus, attention. A really, really good central defender that City bought to us. "He showed in Dortmund his experience in Europe. "We are delighted, just training one day and a half with us," Guardiola said. Guardiola was also rapt with the debut of deadline-day signing Manuel Akanji, who only joined team training earlier this week following his move from Borussia Dortmund. "Sometimes missed the last pass but it's not easy there. He was so aggressive in the first half, more than aggressive than Phil in terms of goal and making the movements in there. "The pitch was uncomfortable for the players. It's important for him to have again this 53, 60 minutes." "In the first game against West Ham unfortunately he had a little injury. "Jack arrived incredible in the pre-season," Guardiola said at the post-game press conference. The midfielder started and played 62 minutes against Sevilla, and while he did not score or provide an assist, Guardiola was delighted with his return. Grealish played 38 times, scoring six goals in all competitions last season for City, but did not live up to the expectations of his hefty transfer fee, nor play with his typical freedom. The pressure is on the 26-year-old England international, who underwhelmed in his first season at City after joining from Aston Villa in August last year for £100million. Grealish had not played since City's 4-0 Premier League win over Bournemouth on August 13 due to a minor injury. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola praised the performance of Jack Grealish after playing an hour in his first game back from injury in Tuesday's 4-0 Champions League win at Sevilla.
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