Manchester City, on the other hand, won the Premier League title yet again this season and are one of the best teams in world football at the moment. The Cityzens slumped to a disappointing 1-0 defeat at the hands of Brentford last week and will look to bounce back in this fixture.
- Manchester United have a good historical record against Manchester City and have won 78 out of the 189 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to Manchester United's 58 victories.
- Manchester City are winless in their last two matches and have scored only one goal across both games but did play these matches after they won the Premier League title.
- Manchester United have won their last four matches in all competitions and have already won the League Cup at Wembley in February this year.
- Erling Haaland created history in the Premier League this season - his 36 league goals represent the highest tally by a single player in a single edition of the competition.
