Manchester United vs Manchester City Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 13th September 2026

Fans can look forward to a fierce battle at Old Trafford this coming Sunday as Manchester United and Manchester City play their first derby of the new Premier League season.

A look at the Premier League standings shows that five points and ten places currently separate the two teams.

Manchester United find themselves as number 11 in the league table with four points from their initial three matches this campaign. As number 1, five points above them, The Sky Blues have played three rounds this season.

The Citizens are looking to widen the gap between them and Manchester United in the Premier League table when they take on each other this coming Sunday. The home side will be keen to prevent the difference from increasing any further.

The Red Devils show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches, as they scored two goals on average per match. That makes a total of 20 goals, whilst they allowed 13 goals against, for an average of 1.3 per outing. They pulled off three clean sheets.

Manchester City are brimming with confidence in front of goal before the upcoming away match in the Premier League, as they can show off very handsome numbers from their previous ten games. The visitors scored 2.1 times on average per match, for a total of 21 goals. They also let in nine goals, leaving an average of 0.9 per match. They fought their way to four clean sheets.

Manchester City lost 2-0 against Manchester United in their latest encounter. This served as pay back for the 3-0 defeat, Manchester City handed out in the match before.

Manchester United vs Manchester City Prediction

Manchester United Form

In their last three matches, Manchester United won 5-2 against Ipswich, before recording a draw in a 2-2 match against Everton. They were back on top last time out, defeating Sabah FK 4-0. Manchester United have been in potent form at Old Trafford, winning no less than five of the past six Premier League matches here. They also hammered in 17 goals, while letting in ten as they also lost once.

Manchester City Form

Manchester City are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Crystal Palace got left behind in a 1-4 win, before Coventry got hammered in a 1-0 victory. FC Porto was the most recent victim in a 0-2 win for Manchester City. Manchester City managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Premier League away matches, in which they scored 13 while also conceding six times. They also experienced three draws and zero defeats.

Head-to-head encounters tend to bring out the best in both sides, and we fully expect the trend to continue, when Manchester United renew Manchester City their acquaintance.

Manchester United vs Manchester City Squads

Manchester United Squad

The 45-year-old coach of the home team, Michael Carrick, will select the lineup against Manchester City from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Dermot Mee (0/0), Karl Darlow (0/0), Senne Lammens (0/3), Tom Heaton (0/0), Ayden Heaven (0/1), Diogo Dalot (0/3), Harry Amass (0/0), Harry Maguire (0/3), Leny Yoro (0/2), Lisandro Martinez (0/2), Luke Shaw (0/3), Matthijs de Ligt (0/0), Noussair Mazraoui (0/3), Andrey Santos (0/3), Bruno Fernandes (3/3), Carlos Baleba (0/0), Jack Fletcher (0/0), Kobbie Mainoo (0/3), Manuel Ugarte (0/0), Mason Mount (0/0), Patrick Dorgu (0/3), Shea Lacey (0/1), Tyler Fletcher (0/0), Youri Tielemans (0/3), Amad Diallo (0/0), Benjamin Sesko (1/3), Bryan Mbeumo (2/3), Joshua Zirkzee (0/0), Marcus Rashford (0/3), Matheus Cunha (0/3).

Manchester City Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Manchester City players that the manager Enzo Maresca will choose from for the upcoming game:

Geronimo Rulli (0/0), Gianluigi Donnarumma (0/3), Marcus Bettinelli (0/0), Abdukodir Khusanov (0/3), Josh Wilson-Esbrand (0/0), Josko Gvardiol (1/3), Marc Guehi (1/3), Rayan Ait Nouri (0/0), Rico Lewis (0/1), Ruben Dias (0/3), Vitor Reis (0/1), Ayyoub Bouaddi (0/2), Elliot Anderson (0/3), Enzo Fernandez (0/2), Jeremy Doku (0/0), Mateo Kovacic (0/2), Matheus Nunes (0/1), Nico O'Reilly (0/2), Phil Foden (0/3), Rayan Cherki (2/3), Ryan McAidoo (0/2), Allan (0/0), Antoine Semenyo (0/3), Erling Haaland (3/3), Iliman Ndiaye (0/3).

Manchester United vs Manchester City Team News

Manchester United might be looking at four missing players for their upcoming assignment against Manchester City. Manchester United have to alter their line-up, as both Patrick Dorgu, Matheus Cunha, Matheus Cunha and Bruno Fernandes get a day in the shade.

Manchester City seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to Old Trafford to face Manchester United. For instance, Manchester City won't be able to field Iliman Ndiaye as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Manchester United vs Manchester City Lineups

Manchester United vs Manchester City H2H

Manchester City lost 2-0 against Manchester United in their latest encounter. This served as pay back for the 3-0 defeat, Manchester City handed out in the match before. Look for either side to win this encounter, as they have a tendency not to draw their matches, since only one of the last ten encounters finished all square. Manchester United won three times, while The Citizens ran out winners four times. A home win gets you odds at 9/4 with the bookies, while the best betting odds on an away win are at 11/10.

Manchester United vs Manchester City Results

The past ten matches between Manchester United and Manchester City have largely been entertaining affairs. Over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet seven times in these encounters. It seems only natural to look for goals on Sunday. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 8/15 with the bookies.

Manchester United vs Manchester City Betting Tips

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Erling Haaland has been hitting the net regularly and now has four goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up this coming Sunday, it is because Manchester City bank on him to build on these numbers against Manchester United. The latter relies on Bruno Fernandes, who found the target four times in six games.

Manchester United claimed a modest six wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing two. Manchester City won seven of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost one of the games in this run. Goals are flowing freely for Manchester United on home soil currently, as both teams scored in eight of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target four times in Manchester City''s last 10 league games away from home.

The last ten encounters between Manchester United and Manchester City saw over 2.5 goals scored seven times, with Manchester United averaging 1.1 goals a game. Manchester City scored 2.3 goals on average in these, as both teams scored five times in this run. Manchester United saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.2 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Manchester City, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.8 times goals per game.