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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 75 games played, Sky Blues have recorded 15 wins, and Man. Utd. have come away with 34 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2008, with Man. City inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Red Devils in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sun 30 Nov | Man. City | 0 - 1 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 10 Feb | Man. Utd. | 1 - 2 | Man. City | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 14 goals have been scored by the Red Devils in those games, with 10 conceded.
In complete contrast to Man. Utd., Man. City are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Sky Blues have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Man. Utd. are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 80 points from the 34 games played. Man. City's 47 points from 35 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th 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 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| Man. City | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
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. | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Won their latest 5 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Man. City | 7 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 15 outings ago. |