Manchester United vs Manchester City Predictions

These clubs are going to come up with an intense outing. Manchester City are likely to outplay Manchester United in their upcoming Premier League clash

Match info: Premier League

Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester

Date: Saturday, 17^th January 2026

Time: 1:30pm Nigerian time

Manchester United’s new interim boss Michael Carrick faces the hottest baptism of fire possible on Saturday lunchtime, as his side lock horns with bitter rivals Manchester City at Old Trafford in the 198th instalment of the Manchester derby.

Supporters from both sides will be hoping for a more eventful Premier League showdown this time around, after a painfully dull 0-0 draw was played out in their last encounter on the red side of Manchester in April last year.

Head-to-head:

• Manchester United have won 26 of the 57 Premier League meetings between the two teams.
• Manchester City recorded 21 victories.
• The remaining 10 clashes ended in draws.
• Manchester United have failed to secure a win in their last four matches.
• Manchester City are on a five-match undefeated run.
• The Cityzens have only defeated the Red Devils once in their last five outings.
• The first leg ended in a 3-0 victory for the Sky Blues.
• Eight of their last 10 encounters produced at least three goals.

Form:

• Man City in the league: L-W-D-D-D
• Man City in all competitions: W-D-D-D-L
• Man City in the league: W-W-D-D-D
• Man City in all competitions: D-D-D-W-W

Team News:

• Manchester United will be without the services of Shea Lacey as he is suspended. Matthijs de Ligt is not yet confirmed to be a part of the squad. Noussair Mazraoui is on international duty. While Amad and Mbuemo are back in training after getting knocked out of AFCON.
• Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol, John Stones, Mateo Kovacic, Oscar Bobb and Savinho are not match fit to be part of the squad for Manchester City. Omar Marmoush is on national team duty.

Player(s) to watch:

• Bruno Fernandes maestro will have an important role to play both in the midfield and the attacking front for Manchester United. He has been one of the most consistent players in the squad for the Red Devils and will be keen to come up with another top performance. In 18 Premier League appearances this season, Bruno Fernandes has scored five goals and has eight assists.
• Antoine Semenyo has now scored in back-to-back games for Manchester City and will be looking to play a crucial role in the attacking front once again. The 26-year-old is in good form at the moment and is going to be a constant threat to the opponent’s defence. In 20 league games of the ongoing campaign, he has scored 10 goals and has three assists to his name.