Tomorrow at the Old Trafford stadium, Manchester United will once again host their “noisy neighbours” in a fierce encounter as the Premier League season hots up.
With Manchester United last loss in the Premier League coming against Aston Villa in November and the exit of Cristiano Ronaldo, Erik Ten Hag’s men have hit form and they currently stay 4th on the Premier League log, 4 points behind their bitter rivals who are 2nd on the table.
Manchester United’s striker Marcus Rashford seems to have been reborn as he has scored 15 goals so far and 8 consecutively in all competitions. The Red Devil fans can also see the new spirit in the side after their initial shaky start to the season which saw them lose games to Brighton and Brentford.
Tomorrow’s game against Manchester City will not be short of action on and off the field because Pep Guardiola’s men are coming off a defeat against Southampton in the league cupwhere the Spaniard rested Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne for most parts of the game. Manchester City are also in a title chase against Arsenal who would prosecute their own North London Derby on Sunday. With Newcastle United who have been a surprise inclusion in the “Top 4” battle and only with 4 points separating them from Manchester City, the team from the blue half are all but condemned to win tomorrow fixture to keep the chase to the top of the league.
However, there are going to be absentees for both clubs due to injuries. Erik Ten Hag has said Diogo Dalot and Anthony Martial will be unavailable, same as Donny van de Beek and Jadon Sancho who have remained sidelined due to injury. Pep Guardiola will still have to wait for the return of Ruben Dias who has not recovered from his hamstring injury likewise forJohn Stones.
A victory for Manchester United will see them climb up to 3rddisplacing Newcastle who have played a game more while with a City win, they will turn on the pressure on Arsenal by cutting their lead to only two points.
