Man City vs Man Utd preview: Free betting tips, odds and predictions for Manchester derby

MANCHESTER CITY and Manchester United clash in Sunday's derby at the Etihad Stadium with both sides in desperate need of a morale-boosting win.

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Man City vs Man Utd preview

Manchester City and Manchester United renew hostilities at the Etihad in Sunday's Manchester derby after mixed fortunes in Europe.

Pep Guardiola's mini-revival, which consisted of a home win over Nottingham Forest and a draw with Crystal Palace, came to a shuddering halt in Turin on Wednesday.

The Cityzens lost 2-0 against Juventus, which leaves them 22nd in the Champions League table with just two games remaining against PSG and Club Brugge.

It's equally concerning on the domestic front with Manchester City anchored in fourth in the Premier League and eight points behind leaders Liverpool, who also have a game in hand.

City have won just one of their last 10 games in all competitions, with this their seventh loss during that run. Since the start of November, they've conceded more goals across all competitions than any other team from Europe's big five leagues (21 in nine games).

Against Juve they didn't register a shot on target until just before half-time.

And that's perhaps no surprise with all the burden of goalscoring resting squarley on the shoulders of Erling Haaland. The Norwegian has netted 18 goals this season, while the next highest contributor has just three.

Manchester United, meanwhile, snatched victory from the jaws of defeat with a late 2-1 victory over Viktoria Plzen in the Europa League courtesy of substitute Rasmus Hojlund.

It was Hojlund's fifth in the competition this term and the fifth since manager Ruben Amorim arrived from Sporting Lisbon in November.

Victory was the perfect response to back-to-back Premier League losses to Arsenal and Nottingham Forest, which leaves the Red Devils languishing in 13th position with just five wins from 15 games.

United have lost each of their last three Premier League away games against Man City, conceding 13 goals in the process. However, Amorim might just prove their trump card having already beaten Manchester City this season, with his Sporting side winning 4-1 in the Champions League.

Man City vs Man Utd preview betting odds

• Manchester City 3/5 with William Hill -

• Draw 18/5 with BetMGM -

• Manchester United 4/1 with Betfred -

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Man City vs Man Utd preview betting tips and predictions

Haaland time

Erling Haaland could return to form this weekend against a rival he's enjoyed a great deal of success against.

Haaland has nine goal involvements in just four Premier League appearances against Manchester United (6 goals, 3 assists). It’s already the most goal involvements any Manchester City player has against the Red Devils in the competition.

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Death, taxes and Bernardo Silva being booked against a 'big six' side.

The Portuguese, 30, always seems to find his way into the referee's notebook on these occasions. Of his 67 yellow cards in his career - over 34% have come against Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester United, Tottenham and Chelsea.

Silva has been carded six times already this season with two of those arriving in the last four Premier League games. He's been carded four times against United and could grab another with his frustrations at City's recent run clearly getting to him.

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