England EFL League Cup Semi-Finals 1.st Leg, 07-08 January 2020
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Manchester United vs Manchester City Preview:
Possible starting lineups:
Manchester United:
Romero; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Jones, Williams; Fred, Matic; Greenwood, Lingard, Rashford; Martial
Manchester City:
Bravo; Cancelo, Garcia, Fernandinho, Zinchenko; Foden, Rodri, De Bruyne; Bernardo Silva, Jesus, Sterling
The League Cup semi-finals will see a big "Manchester derby", a derby with tradition. The first meeting between the two teams occurred on 12 November 1881, when West Gorton - who would later become Manchester City - hosted Newton Heath - who would later become Manchester United. At that time, the clubs were just two of many fledgling sides in the Manchester area, and the fixture had no special significance.
The first league meeting between the teams came in the season 1894/95 season, when Manchester City lost 2:5 at Hyde Road. The first meeting between the clubs to take place at the highest level of English football occurred in December 1906, a 3:0 City win in a First Division match. As of 7 December 2019, there have been 179 competitive meetings between the teams. United have won 74 and City 53, the remaining 52 games finishing as draws. United won the last fixture this season with 2:1 at the Etihad, also winning the last EFL Cup fixture played in October 2016 with 1:0.
United have eliminated Rochdale, Chelsea and Colchester in the previous rounds of this competition. It is clear manager Ole Gunar Solskjaer will try to secure a victory ahead of the reverse fixture, though the actual form is not at desired level. The Red Devils have one draw and one defeat on the last two matches. What is worse, they failed to score a single goal on the mentioned two games. United lost 2:0 to Arsenal in the Premier League and played a goalless draw with Wolverhampton in the FA Cup. But the poor scoring form isn't the only problem for the Norvegian coach. Solskjaer has a lengthy injury list ahead of this match as Paul Pogba, Scott McTominay, Eric Bailly, Axel Tuanzebe, Marcos Rojo and Timothy Fosu-Mensah are sidelined, while Anthony Martial, Jesse Lingard and Luke Shaw are rated as doubtful.
City will try to become the first club since Liverpool from 1981 to 1984 to lift the trophy three years in a row. Preston, Southampton and Oxford have all been beaten on the way to the semi-finals. Overall, the Citizens have won the last 15 games in the League Cup. The actual form is good, they have won the last three matches across all competitions. City managed to beat Sheffield United and Everton in the Premier League, as well as Port Vale in the FA Cup, scoring eight goals in the process. The atmosphere in the squad is excellent, while the players confidence is higher. Guardiola has most of his players available, only Aymeric Laporte and Leroy Sane remain sidelined. Their absence is nothing new as they are sidelined for a longer period. Finally Nicolas Otamendi is rated as doubtful.
Manchester United vs Manchester City Prediction:
I expect City to win here. Having on mind the title is out of reach, the League Cup trophy is very important for Guardiola. The Spaniard is expected to name the strongest squad that also includes Raheem Sterling, who skipped the match against Port Vale. The players will be extra motivated after the last defeat in the derby. United failed to score a single goal on the last two matches and Solskjaer has lot of injury worries. City should take advantage ahead of the reverse fixture.
Manchester United vs Manchester City Pick: Away win @ 1.71 with 1xBet
Possible starting lineups:
Manchester United:
Romero; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Jones, Williams; Fred, Matic; Greenwood, Lingard, Rashford; Martial
Manchester City:
Bravo; Cancelo, Garcia, Fernandinho, Zinchenko; Foden, Rodri, De Bruyne; Bernardo Silva, Jesus, Sterling
The League Cup semi-finals will see a big "Manchester derby", a derby with tradition. The first meeting between the two teams occurred on 12 November 1881, when West Gorton - who would later become Manchester City - hosted Newton Heath - who would later become Manchester United. At that time, the clubs were just two of many fledgling sides in the Manchester area, and the fixture had no special significance.
The first league meeting between the teams came in the season 1894/95 season, when Manchester City lost 2:5 at Hyde Road. The first meeting between the clubs to take place at the highest level of English football occurred in December 1906, a 3:0 City win in a First Division match. As of 7 December 2019, there have been 179 competitive meetings between the teams. United have won 74 and City 53, the remaining 52 games finishing as draws. United won the last fixture this season with 2:1 at the Etihad, also winning the last EFL Cup fixture played in October 2016 with 1:0.
United have eliminated Rochdale, Chelsea and Colchester in the previous rounds of this competition. It is clear manager Ole Gunar Solskjaer will try to secure a victory ahead of the reverse fixture, though the actual form is not at desired level. The Red Devils have one draw and one defeat on the last two matches. What is worse, they failed to score a single goal on the mentioned two games. United lost 2:0 to Arsenal in the Premier League and played a goalless draw with Wolverhampton in the FA Cup. But the poor scoring form isn't the only problem for the Norvegian coach. Solskjaer has a lengthy injury list ahead of this match as Paul Pogba, Scott McTominay, Eric Bailly, Axel Tuanzebe, Marcos Rojo and Timothy Fosu-Mensah are sidelined, while Anthony Martial, Jesse Lingard and Luke Shaw are rated as doubtful.
City will try to become the first club since Liverpool from 1981 to 1984 to lift the trophy three years in a row. Preston, Southampton and Oxford have all been beaten on the way to the semi-finals. Overall, the Citizens have won the last 15 games in the League Cup. The actual form is good, they have won the last three matches across all competitions. City managed to beat Sheffield United and Everton in the Premier League, as well as Port Vale in the FA Cup, scoring eight goals in the process. The atmosphere in the squad is excellent, while the players confidence is higher. Guardiola has most of his players available, only Aymeric Laporte and Leroy Sane remain sidelined. Their absence is nothing new as they are sidelined for a longer period. Finally Nicolas Otamendi is rated as doubtful.
Manchester United vs Manchester City Prediction:
I expect City to win here. Having on mind the title is out of reach, the League Cup trophy is very important for Guardiola. The Spaniard is expected to name the strongest squad that also includes Raheem Sterling, who skipped the match against Port Vale. The players will be extra motivated after the last defeat in the derby. United failed to score a single goal on the last two matches and Solskjaer has lot of injury worries. City should take advantage ahead of the reverse fixture.
Manchester United vs Manchester City Pick: Away win @ 1.71 with 1xBet
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Man United vs Man City Prediction
- United might boast a decent home record this season. However, there is no doubt that City are the much superior team on paper, with 13 points separating these 2 sides in the Premier League.
- The visitors will be keen to exact revenge after their 2-1 loss against United a month ago, and based on how prolific they have been in recent weeks, we are tipping them for a 3-1 win.
Asian Handicap | Over/Under | Both Teams To Score |
Man City -0.75 | Over 2.75 Goals | Yes |
Odds: 1.86 | Odds: 1.88 | Odds: 1.74 |
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