The league table is allowed to rest as Manchester United and Manchester City battle for Carabao Cup honors in this first Semi-finals leg of two fixtures.
The two big teams from Manchester in England, Manchester City and Manchester United, are located only a few kilometers apart. They have met since 1881, the rivalry increasing almost steadily ever since. Recent history between the teams has featured both some memorable goal fests, lots of drama and violence both on and off the pitch.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Manchester United form and stats
Last season their Carabao Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.When playing at home in the Premier League, Manchester United have managed 5 wins, 4 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 10 games. This match is a Carabao Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses in this competition.
Manchester United drew their last game, 0-0 away at Wolverhampton Wanderers. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Arsenal (0-2).
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premier League game versus Norwich City in only four days. This game is also played here at Old Trafford.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (20 in 10 games), Manchester United's attacking play is working. Manchester United have conceded 10 in these home matches.
Manchester City form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Manchester City, as they won the Carabao Cup.The visitors are W6-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Carabao Cup stats, they have 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses both home and away.
Manchester City won their last game, 4-1 versus Port Vale played at home. A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Everton.
Manchester City are a potent attacking force on the road with their 27 goals in 10 league games. Manchester City have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 5 Manchester United victories, 1 draw and 4 Manchester City wins. 5 of these games ended with three goals or more, 5 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 
M. Rashford
12 goals
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R. Sterling
11 goals
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S. Agüero
10 goals
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Manchester United missing players
Manchester City missing players
| Manchester United | Manchester City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 18 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 39 | 25 | Scored | S | 28 | 66 | ||
| 25 | 9 | Conceded | C | 13 | 25 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 48% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 82% | 76% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 64% | 48% | ||
| 8% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 24% | ||
| 52% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 68% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 4% | ||
| 5.4 | 5.9 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6 | 7.7 | ||
| 4.6 | 3.1 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.1 | 3.1 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 367 | 204 | Total Shots | T S | 176 | 451 | ||
| 130 | 75 | Shots on Target | S O | 65 | 172 | ||
| 30% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 38% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 35 | 58 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 10 | 27 | 45 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 56 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 32 | 44 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 36 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 31 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 30 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 30 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 29 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 28 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 27 |
| 11 | Everton | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -8 | 25 |
| 12 | Southampton | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | -13 | 25 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -13 | 25 |
| 14 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -4 | 24 |
| 15 | Burnley | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -10 | 24 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -7 | 22 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 23 | -10 | 21 |
| 18 | AFC Bournemouth | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -12 | 20 |
| 19 | Watford | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | -17 | 19 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | -19 | 14 |
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