Article by Dragoș Petrescu – published on Sunday, April 06, 2025, 17:34 / Updated Sunday, April 6, 20:34
Manchester United and Manchester Citythe bands prepared by Ruben Amorim and Pep Guardiola, will meet this evening, from 6:30 pm on Old Trafford, in the most anticipated duel of the number 31 of the Premier League. The match will be able to watch LiveText on GSP.ro and live on TV on Primasport 1 and Digisport 1.
Results of Stage #31 of Premier League
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Manchester United – Manchester City »Start teams:
Manchester United (3-4-2-1): Onana – Mazraoui, Maguire, Yoro – Dumo, Ugarte, Casemiro, Dorgu – Fernandes, Garnacho – Hojlund
reserves: Bayindir – Amass, Eriksen, Kukonki, Lindelof, Mount, Obi, Shaw, Zirkzee
Coach: Ruben Amorim
Manchester City (4-2-3-1): Ederson – Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O'Reilly – Gundogan, Kovacic – Silva, de Bruyne, Foden – Marmoush
reserves: Ortega – Doku, Grealish, Khusanov, Lewis, Mcatee, Nico, Savino, Vitor
Coach: Pep Guardiola
Stadium: Old Trafford (Manchester)
Referee: John Brooks
“Red Devils” were left with no objective on the internal level
Ruben Amorim's band crosses the weakest season in the history of the club in the Premier League.
At this moment, the Old Trafford band is only 13th in the standings, with 37 points accumulated after the first 30 matches played, therefore not even a real chance at a league place.
Also, United was eliminated from both the Cup and the League Cup, and thus, the only goal of the “red devils” in the current season is to win the Europa League.
However, this mission will not be an easy one. Although he obtained the qualification in the quarterfinals, the Manchester club will face the double leg with Olympique Lyon, a team that has recorded eight victories in the last 10 matches played in all competitions.
“Citizens” fight for a place of the Champions League
On the other hand, the champion of England does not have the results he hopes before the start of this season.
Eliminated prematurely from the Champions League and the League Cup, Manchester City is trying to save the season with a ranking in the top 5 in the championship, to be able to evolve in UCL and next year.
At this moment, Pep Guardiola's band is in the graph with this objective, ranking even in the 5th position in the Premier League standings. However, the fight is far from ending, considering that Aston Villa and Newcastle blows them in the club on Etihad.
In addition to the struggle in the championship, the “citizens” are still engaged in front of Cup, where they will play on Selhurst Park with Crystal Palace, in the competition semifinals.
City and United have shared their victories so far this season
The two teams have already met twice in the current season.
The first direct duel took place on August 10, 2024, in the Super Cup of England, when the “citizens” prevailed 2-1 on Wembley, thus conquering the first trophy of the season.
However, the “red devils” took their revenge at the end of the previous year, more precisely on December 15, defeating Pep Guardiola's band with the same score, right on Etihad Stadium.
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