Man Utd is reviving its form and has an excited spirit, but it seems that is not enough when their next opponent is a Man City with superior class.
One of the most anticipated matches of the Premier League season takes place this week when Manchester United welcome rivals Manchester City to Old Trafford.
MU is experiencing prosperity after going through a crisis a few weeks ago.
The dramatic win over Copenhagen in midweek was a necessary spiritual medicine for MU before the match against Man City (photo: Getty)
However, this week’s opponent will be on a different level compared to recent Brentford, Sheffield or Copenhagen.
One very bad thing for the Red Devils is that they have to meet Blue Man when their opponent has just regained form.
Besides, their number 1 star Erling Haaland is also in full swing after quenching his thirst for scoring in C1 since April with a double against Young Boys.
Haaland did not score during his visit to Old Trafford last season, so he definitely doesn’t want this to happen again (photo: Getty)
But perhaps not Haaland, the biggest threat to Man Utd is coach Pep Guardiola.
Specifically, Pep is the coach with the highest win rate against MU in the Premier League with 50% (7/14 matches – only counting coaches with more than 10 confrontations).
In a total of 3 confrontations last season, Pep Guardiola’s Man City won against MU twice and only lost one match because of a rather sensitive ball.
But remember, the last time the two teams met saw a victory for The Citizens in the FA Cup final.
Pep Guardiola is MU’s enemy in the Premier League (photo: Getty)
Despite having home field advantage, it is clear that Man Utd is not the favorite in this Manchester derby.
Ten Hag’s team clearly wanted to win another sweet victory to pay tribute to the legendary Sir Bobby Charlton who had just passed away.
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