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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 74 games played, Sky Blues have recorded 14 wins, and Man. Utd. have come away with 34 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2006, with Man. Utd. running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sun 19 Aug | Man. City | 1 - 0 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 05 May | Man. City | 0 - 1 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Dec | Man. Utd. | 3 - 1 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 14 Jan | Man. City | 3 - 1 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Sep | Man. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 13 Feb | Man. City | 0 - 2 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 07 Nov | Man. Utd. | 0 - 0 | Man. City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. In this time, Red Devils have rattled up an impressive 18 goals, and conceded 3.
Man. City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
Man. Utd. sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 58 points from their 25 games. Man. City's 41 points from 25 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man. Utd. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 16 |
| Man. City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sky Blues are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Man. Utd.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man. Utd. | Won 13 successive home games. 18 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 7 matches. |
| Man. City | Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |