Manchester City vs Manchester United highlights: MCI 1-2 MUN, Premier League; Amad, Bruno late goals give United win

Hello and welcome to sportstar’s coverage of the English Premier League match between Manchester United and Manchester City, happening at the Etihad Stadium.

PREVIEW

Defending Premier League champion Manchester City will host arch-rival Manchester United in a Premier League 2024-25 clash at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.

Pep Guardiola’s City, which has not been at its best this season, comes into the clash after a 2-0 loss against Juventus in the Champions League. In the league, it is fifth with 27 points from 15 matches. However, a win could take City into the top four.

Manchester United, currently under transition under new manager Ruben Amorim, notched a 2-1 win against FC Viktoria Plzeň in its last match in the Europa League, courtesy of a late winner from Rasmus Hojlund. However, the Red Devils have been far from convincing, as they are still in the early days of the Amorim era.

United currently languishes 13th in the table with 19 points from 15 games. In its last Premier League match, it suffered a 3-2 loss against Nottingham Forest.

Amorim can be confident ahead of the clash, having gotten the better of Guardiola the last time they met. It was Amorim’s penultimate game as Sporting manager, where his team beat City 4-1 in the Champions League.

Despite Man City’s poor form, the Red Devils will need to play at their best if it hopes to take a positive result from the Etihad on Sunday.

Predicted XI

Manchester City: Ederson(GK); Walker, Dias, Simpson-Pusey, Gvardiol; De Bruyne,(C) Kovacic; Silva, Foden, Nunes; Haaland

Manchester United: Onana(GK); Mazraoui, De Ligt, Martinez; Diallo, Ugarte, Mainoo, Dalot; Fernandes(C), Garnacho; Hojlund