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Manchester United host Manchester City in the first major local derby of the Premier League campaign.
Both teams were victorious in Europe in midweek but it is City who have made the faster start to life in the Premier League, with three wins from three.
United have only won one of their opening trio of games, but have fared fairly well against their city rivals in recent seasons.
Here are our football tips for the 4.30pm Sunday kick-off, producing a 22/1 Bet Builder.
Manchester United v Manchester City betting tips
Both teams to score 19/40
Bryan Mbeumo to take 3+ shots 21/20
Elliot Anderson to make 3+ tackles 10/11
Luke Shaw to be carded 19/10
Both teams to score
Manchester United’s last two league games have finished 5-2 and 2-2, so this game looks set to feature plenty of goals.
Both teams are better going forward than defensively, with Bruno Fernandes and Matheus Cunha in great form for United but their defence shaky.
The same can be said for City, who could well have conceded from multiple counter-attacks against Coventry last week and nervously scraped out a 1-0 win.
United’s transitional threat will be even greater, but a forward line featuring Erling Haaland is obviously a good bet to find the net itself.
Bryan Mbeumo to take 3+ shots
Mbeumo has been hot when it comes to shots at the start of this season, firing off 11 in his first three matches.
The forward had three efforts in this fixture last season, too, so he has to be fancied to hit that threshold again.
City’s defence looks extremely vulnerable to fast breaks, which should suit Mbeumo getting on the end of chances created by the likes of Fernandes.
Elliot Anderson to make 3+ tackles
Anderson has made a good start to life in Man City’s midfield, acting as a defensive shield and tempo-setter in the middle of the pitch.
Breaking up play is a big part of his job, as evidenced by the fact he has made eight tackles in three league games, including five in City’s one away match at Crystal Palace.
That side of his game will need to be on point here, so he looks a nice bet to make at least three more challenges.
Luke Shaw to be carded
Shaw’s absence from Thursday night’s Champions League win over Sabah FK is a small concern, but Michael Carrick seemed hopeful Shaw should be fit for this one.
If he does play, he is the obvious bet to pick up a card, having done so at Everton last week.
The left-back was also carded in five of his last 10 appearances last season, as well as picking up a booking in this very fixture in January.
Manchester United v Manchester City odds
This looks like being a game where attack trumps defence, and that forms the basis of this bet.
A few individual legs suit that type of game and hopefully give us a good shot at landing a 22/1 football betting Bet Builder.
