Man City vs Man United match review, 10:30 p.m. September 14: Derby in the eye of the storm

VHO - Commentary on the match Man City vs Man United, round 4 of the Premier League, the poor start on both sides of the battle line could make the Manchester derby even more heated.

Man City vs Man United form

After a season without a trophy, Man City is expected to make a strong comeback. The Citizens' determination to regain their position is demonstrated by a series of quality new contracts. The plan to quickly and concisely attack the transfer market helps coach Pep Guardiola to prepare quite carefully, ready for revenge.

On the opening day, Man City made a perfect start with a resounding 4-0 victory at Wolves. But in the next two rounds, the instability that Man Xanh showed throughout last season was revealed again.

Two defeats to Tottenham and Brighton have left Man City in 13th place, falling behind in the title race. The "patches" named Rayan Cherki, Tijjani Reijnders, Rayan Ait-Nouri clearly have not lived up to expectations.

After a long-term injury, it is difficult to expect "Golden Ball" Rodri to regain his form soon. Man City may still have superior ball possession time, more than 60% per match. However, in terms of attack and total shots, The Citizens are only equal or even worse than their opponents.

The fact that the Etihad team lost 2 out of the first 3 rounds is considered a big surprise. The last time Man City fell into a similar situation was more than 2 decades ago, in the 2004/05 season. In the last two seasons, the powerful army under Pep Guardiola won all 4 rounds from the starting line.

The statistics really make the fans of the blue half of Manchester worried. Because in the Premier League era, only one team has won the championship after losing 2/3 of the first round of the season, that was the case of Man United in the 1992/93 season.

Pep Guardiola has never had such a poor start to his managerial career. If City continue to fall in this weekend's Super Sunday, it will be the first time they have lost three of their opening four games since 1995/96, the season they were relegated.

In the context of not having good form, Man City entered the hot Manchester derby under many skeptical eyes. Despite always entering the match as the favorite, the Eithad home team often encountered many difficulties.

Despite not being in good form, Man United still often creates many difficulties for Man City.

Specifically, in the last 4 encounters between the two sides, Man City has not found a winning smile, only drawing 2 and losing 2. Last season, despite poor performance in the domestic arena, Man United still made the home team suffer a bitter defeat with a 2-1 victory at Etihad.

In total, in the last 20 Manchester derbies, the Red Devils have only lost 7, drawn 3 and won 10. Statistics show that the Old Trafford team is always ready to "fight to the death" with their city rivals, despite their different strengths and weaknesses at different times.

Currently, coach Ruben Amorim and his team are somewhat disappointing. After the first 3 rounds, the Red Devils have only earned 4 points after losing 0-1 to Arsenal, drawing 1-1 with Fulham and struggling to overcome newcomer Burnley 3-2. Not to mention in the League Cup arena, the Manchester giants were also eliminated by the 4th division team Grimsby Town.

Despite their poor form, it would be a mistake to underestimate Man United in the key match of round 4.

Man City vs Man United squad information

Man City: Mateo Kovacic, Omar Marmoush, Josko Gvardiol, Abdukodir Khusanov, John Stones, Rayan Ait-Nouri and Rico Lewis are absent due to injury. Savinho and Rayan Cherki are still doubts.

Man United: Matheus Cunha, Diogo Dalot and Mason Mount are absent due to injury.

Expected lineup Man City vs Man United

Man City: Donnarumma; Matheus Nunes, Ruben Dias, Ake, O'Reilly; Bernardo, Rodri, Reijnders; Bobb, Haaland, Doku

Man United: Bayindir; Yoro, De Ligt, Shaw; Mazraoui, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dorgu; Mbeumo, Sesko, Amad

Prediction: 1-1

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