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Man City face a trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 71 games played, Sky Blues have recorded 14 wins, and Man Utd. have come away with 33 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2004, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 2 thriller, in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sun 14 Mar | Man City | 4 - 1 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 14 Feb | Man Utd. | 4 - 2 | Man City | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Dec | Man Utd. | 3 - 1 | Man City | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 09 Feb | Man Utd. | 1 - 1 | Man City | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 09 Nov | Man City | 3 - 1 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 21 Apr | Man Utd. | 1 - 1 | Man City | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 18 Nov | Man City | 0 - 1 | Man Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Red Devils, with 5 goals against.
In complete contrast to Man Utd., Man City are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Sky Blues have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Man Utd.'s 17 points from 11 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Man City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 12 points from their 11 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man Utd. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 11 |
| Man City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Red Devils, as the Sky Blues have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 10 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Man City | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |