Premier League: Manchester City vs Manchester United
At 0:30 a.m. Beijing time on March 7, 2022, the 28th round of the Premier League will usher in a focus event, which is known as the "Manchester City Derby", when Blue Moon Manchester City will face red devils Manchester United. Manchester City's performance in recent seasons has been outstanding, the past 4 seasons have won 3 league titles, and this season's results are still good, currently ranking first in the league with 66 points, 3 points higher than Liverpool, although the point difference is narrowing, but still maintain the championship advantage. From the statistical point of view, Manchester City has scored 64 goals in 27 league rounds, conceded 17 goals, ranking second in the league on the offensive end, behind Liverpool, while the defensive end is the team with the fewest goals conceded in the league.
Manchester City's recent multi-line battles have involved the team's energy to a certain extent, which is also the reason for the loss of points in the league. Blue Moon has a good performance in the cup, the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 knockout round swept the Portuguese Super League team Sporting Lisbon 5-0, the basic promotion to the top 8 places have been dropped; and in the FA Cup in the middle of the week, the team won 2-0 against St. Petersburg United, basically a semi-main player, which shows that manager Guardiola still hid some of his strength for this "Manchester Derby". Before the game, Blue Moon core player De Bruyne also looked forward to the "Manchester City derby", saying, "I think this derby is like the other teams in the Top Six of the Premier League, it is an important matchup, such a game will affect the whole season of the team, so we will try to win this kind of game." ”
Manchester United's performance this season is still relatively tortuous, before the season introduced C Ronaldo, Sancho and Varane 3 stars, the club can be said to be full of confidence, but the backfire, the team's results are not ideal, and even once slid to the middle of the league, the Red Devils can only start the coaching process, fired Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, invited german coach Ronnick to join, although the results have improved, return to the top 4 singles in the league, but still did not reach the expected goal. Manchester United currently only have 47 points, which is too large a point difference from the top manchester City, basically hopeless to win the title; while West Ham United and Arsenal only have 2 points, which is still 3 games more than the Gunners, it can be seen that the Red Devils' Champions League qualification is still in jeopardy.
Manchester United have performed mediocrely recently, ending in two consecutive games with a draw, first in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 knockout rounds with Atletico Madrid, then returning to the league home, and being upset by relegation team Watford 0-0, which shows that the team's morale is not high at present. It is worth noting that the recent Manchester United forward C Ronaldo is in a sluggish state, Cavani and Greenwood are injured, even if Ilanga is in good shape, but I am afraid that it can not pick up the beam of the same city derby, with the current situation, it is not a small test for manager Lonnick.
In terms of past matches between the two teams, the two sides have held nearly 10 Manchester City derbys, and Manchester City have achieved 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats, with a slight advantage in the past, and won 2-0 away in the first leg of this season. In terms of recent situations, Manchester City has delivered satisfactory answers in the cup match, and the current focus can return to the league safely; while Manchester United have recently drawn 2 consecutive draws, and the morale of the team has been affected to a certain extent. Judging from the current attitude of all parties, there is a suspicion of exaggeration, and it is difficult for Manchester City to score a big score, after all, the gap between the strength of the two sides is not large.