Added on December 9, 2017 Category Football Tips

Leader and vice-leader of the English Championship will be face to face this Sunday, December 10, in the great classic of Manchester. At Old Tradfford, United host City in a match that closes the fifteenth round of the 2017/2018 Premier League season. The start is scheduled for 14:30 (Brasília time).

The recent performance of Manchester United

The situation on the leaderboard makes the derby more important to the reds. With 35 points (11 wins, two draws and two losses), they are eight points behind City (14 wins and a draw), the undefeated leader and unique player of the current Premier League season. In this fight for the title neither an equality would be considered acceptable.
That’s why coach Jose Mourinho took the risk of climbing a reserve-packed team in Tuesday’s December 5 game against CSKA for the sixth and final round of the Champions League group stage. United, although in a very comfortable situation, was not guaranteed. It came at a disadvantage on the scoreboard, but turned 2-1 and reached its fourth consecutive victory.
The third of this series was also in a classic. On the previous day, United defeated Arsenal in the opponents’ stadium by 3-1. They won the points but lost French midfielder Paulo Pogba (eight games in the 2017/2018 season, three goals). He has been sent off and will have to stay the next three games due to suspension.
It should not be the only casualty. They are on injury treatment and defenders Eric Bailly (eight games, one goal) and Phil Jones (11 games, no goal) are doubtful for the game; and Michael Carrick (no goal), Marouane Fellaini (nine games, three goals) and Nemanja Matic (15 games, no goal).
Nebula is the situation of the Swedish Zlatan Ibrahimovic (three games, no goal). After returning earlier from a knee injury suffered last season that forced him to undergo surgery, he participated in four straight games, albeit for a few minutes in the second half. However, it was not even related to the last two games.
The club did not make it clear whether it suffered another injury in the region. He is not on the bruised list. According to coach Jose Mourinho, he was put aside so that he could do more intense work of bodybuilding in the affected region. It is not yet certain whether it will be used in Sunday’s classic. If it is released, however, it must be linked to the reservation bank.

The current form of Manchester City

The Manchester classic was indirectly responsible for the interruption of a long unbeaten series of the City. On Wednesday, December 6, coach Pepe Guardiola placed a reserve team to face Shakthar Donetsk in Ukraine, also aiming to preserve their top players for Sunday’s duel. He watched from the bench the Ukrainian win by 2 to 1 interrupting the sequence of 31 games without losing.
It was the only cost of stumbling. After all, the Blues had already secured in advance not only the qualification for the round of 16 of the continental tournament but also the first place in their group.
Of breaking, they still managed to avoid contusions of important athletes. Next in the infirmary are the defenders Benjamim Mendy (four games in the 2017/2018 English Championship, no goal) and John Stones (12 games, no goal). They should not be released for the classic.
There is doubt only in relation to the Spanish midfielder David Silva (15 games, two goals). He felt muscle discomfort after a 2-1 win against West Ham on the previous day’s Premier League. He was not even related to starting against Shakthar so he could devote himself to the recovery process. Although the club has not disclosed detailed information about his situation is expected the presence of the player in the derby.

History of the matches Manchester United vs Manchester City
This will be the second meeting involving the teams in the season. They played a friendly game in July. Red took the lead 2 to 0.
In the previous season, the classic had three editions. For the Premier League, City won 2-1 at Old Tradfford and tied it 1-1 at home. For the League Cup of England, United eliminated the rival by scoring 1-0 at Old Tradfford.

There is a big difference in the playing style of the teams. Both, however, show great efficiency in gaining points. With the less leaked defense of the Premier League and acting at home, United is the best choice for guess. It has a price of 3.30 in Rivalo. Draw shows return of 3.50 and successful visitor yields 2.10 per invested real.