Manchester United would be heading to their neighbours, Manchester City with their famous comeback win last season firmly on their minds as they look to stop City’s unbeaten run.
The Red Devils come into this game in fine recovery form. They have trailed in five of their last six games in all competitions, only to come from behind to snatch victory in 3 of them. They were also close to winning from behind at Chelsea before a last-gap Ross Barkley leveller for the Blues.
The Red Devils would be inspired to repeat their last season heroics by the 2-1 win over Juventus in midweek but they should expect a tougher test here.
Manchester City are not just leading the Premier League table by points, they lead on goals as well. As a matter of fact, Pep Guardiola’s men have scored 6 goals each in their last two home games, and they square up against a Manchester United defence that has conceded 18 league goals already this season.
Manchester City know that anything short of winning this game would see their title rivals catch up with them, while Manchester United would also want to avoid opening a bigger points gap between them and their fellow title challengers.
None of the last six Manchester derbies in the Premier League has ended in a home victory, four of them won by the away team with two 0-0 draws
