On Monday evening, an exceptional match will take place in the English Premier League - in the 12th round, two fierce rivals will meet: Manchester City against Manchester United.
Jose Mourinho's "Red Devils" returned from Turin in high spirits, where they secured a victory in the last minutes. However, Manchester United fans have not been very happy with the team's performance this season - they are currently eighth in the Premier League.
On the other hand, Manchester City took advantage of Liverpool's dropped points in the previous round and solidified their position as leaders. The "Citizens" are currently 9 points ahead of Manchester United in this season's standings.
The match will kick off at the Etihad Stadium at 18:30. Here are some interesting facts about the upcoming clash:
Manchester United have the chance to achieve two consecutive victories at the Etihad Stadium for only the second time in the history of these club meetings. The "Red Devils" last achieved this feat in the 2008-09 season.
Manchester City have only won twice against their city rivals in the last eight encounters across all competitions - with four losses and two draws.
Visiting teams have managed to avoid defeat in the last three consecutive matches at the opponents' stadium, keeping a clean sheet twice.
After losing the Manchester derby in April, Manchester City secured 25 out of 27 possible points in their home matches, scoring 32 goals and conceding only four.
The mentioned derby ended in a 3-2 defeat for Manchester City, with all three goals from Manchester United coming in the second half. However, "The Citizens" have only conceded one goal after half-time in 18 home matches - a feat achieved by Wolves player Wily Boly in August.
Pep Guardiola has never lost two consecutive home matches to the same manager throughout his career, while Jose Mourinho has won nine out of the 21 matches against Guardiola, with seven draws and five losses.
Manchester United have only kept a clean sheet in one Premier League match this season. They have already conceded 18 goals in 11 matches. Last season, they conceded the same number of goals after playing more than half of the season - 25 matches.
If Manchester United win three consecutive Premier League matches, it will be the first time since April when they defeated Manchester City.
These will be Jose Mourinho's 300th Premier League matches as a manager. His teams have won 189 times, drawn 67 times, and suffered 43 losses.
Predicted lineups:
Manchester City: Ederson; Kyle Walker, John Stones, Aymeric Laporte, Benjamin Mendy; Bernardo Silva, Fernandinho, David Silva; Leroy Sane, Sergio Aguero, Raheem Sterling.
Manchester United: David de Gea; Ashley Young, Chris Smalling, Victor Lindelof, Luke Shaw; Ander Herrera, Nemanja Matic, Paul Pogba; Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford, Juan Mata.
