On Thursday at 22:00 Lithuanian time, the postponed 26th round match of the English Premier League will take place. A intriguing showdown awaits at the Etihad Stadium - clear rivals, two Manchester clubs. Here are some interesting match facts.
This is the first Manchester derby since 1994, when the match takes place on a Thursday. The last time in that year, led by Andrej Kanchelskis, Man Utd crushed Man City with a score of 5-0.
Manchester City has achieved five victories in the last eight derby matches in the English competitions. One of the two failures was experienced last season when Marcus Rashford slipped in the match.
Jose Mourinho has only won once against Pep Guardiola in local competitions in five matches - three losses and one draw. The last time J. Mourinho defeated his opponent was in the Spanish competitions when Real beat Guardiola's Barcelona 2-1.
Manchester City has lost only one match out of the last 18 played at the Etihad Stadium. The last defeat was experienced last March when they were defeated by none other than Man Utd.
Sergio Aguero has scored eight goals in the last ten Manchester derbies. However, the "Red Devils" have recently stopped the Argentine forward - he has not scored against Man Utd in two consecutive matches.
If Manchester United achieve a draw or a win, they could repeat the record set in the 2010-11 season when the team went undefeated in 24 matches in the same season.
Since 2017, the "Red Devils" have only conceded five goals in the English Premier League - there is no team that has conceded fewer.
Another draw in the Premier League would also mean a repeated club record, when in the 1998-99 season Man Utd achieved 13 draws.
Jose Mourinho has failed to win the last four English league matches against Manchester City - two draws and two losses.
Wayne Rooney with 11 goals is the top scorer in the history of the Manchester derby, but none of those goals were scored in the last five matches.
