Pundit Steve Nicol has claimed that Manchester United have no chance of beating Manchester City tomorrow.
Both sides head into this game at Old Trafford having won their previous Premier League and Champions League matches.
Despite that, one pundit has predicted that one side are very likely to be picking up another victory on this occasion.
Nicol says City are massive favourites to beat United
Speaking in a recent video published on the ESPN FC YouTube channel, Nicol had this to say about the match.
He said: “Other than blind faith and gut instinct and the fact that it is a derby, there is nothing that points towards a Manchester United victory, even though it is at Old Trafford.
“I mean, if you’re going to analyse both sides and the way they’re playing, if you’re going to analyse both teams individually on paper, every which way you look at this game, there really should be only one outcome and that’s a City victory.
“As I said, you can’t rationalise this game and come up with a reason why Manchester United are going to win it, you just can’t.”
With both sides having played nine league games, City have won seven and lost two, whereas United have won five and lost four.
In terms of goals scored and conceded, the Citizens have scored more than their Manchester rivals (19 vs 11) and conceded fewer (7 vs 13).
Taking into account how Pep Guardiola’s side also have the highest average of possession per 90 minutes in the league (63.3%), this also makes it likely that City are going to dominate the match and have chances to score.
With all of that in mind, we feel that while Nicol may be right in thinking that City are the favourites to win the game, this will still be a tough game that Guardiola will be desperate to win.
