City and United monopolize the spotlights of the day with a duel in which they will face positive feelings
MADRID, 30 Sep. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Manchester derby between United and City is the focus of matchday 9 of the Premier League, a duel to which the ‘Red Devils’ arrive on a roll and with the intention of confirming their resurgence, while Pep Guardiola’s men do not want to drop of the fight for leadership that Arsenal will defend against Tottenham, also a contender, in the London derby.
Ten Hag’s men have come back after a dull start to the competition and since their heavy defeat (4-0) they have managed to string together four consecutive victories, with the win against Liverpool (2-1) as a turning point for that improvement . The Dutch coach has managed to reassemble the team and shape his project, with important decisions such as the substitutions of Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire, who have had less prominence in favor of Sancho and Lisandro Martínez.
United have not competed in the League for three weeks due to the break due to the death of Isabel II, when they beat the current leader 3-1, to later add a defeat in the Europa League against Real Sociedad and a victory in the same competition against the Sheriff. Winning the Derby against their greatest rival in the city would allow them to ratify their recovery and aspire to the Champions League positions, which they now see from fifth place with 12 points.
The balance of this Manchester Derby in the last ten games is tied with five wins for each team. However, on aggregate, United are comfortably in the lead with 77 wins to City’s 53. Like the ‘Red Devils’, the ‘Citizens’ arrive in a great moment of form, in their case, unbeaten so far in the Premier, with five wins and two draws.
In their last domestic match they won (0-3) convincingly over the Wolves, with another goal from Erling Haaland, and they are already 11 in the League. The Norwegian is exceeding all expectations and remains unstoppable in his goalscoring trade, with frightening efficiency and will be the main threat to a United side who have conceded eight goals and kept two clean sheets.
City, second with 17 points, is aware that it cannot fail if it wants to follow in the footsteps of Arsenal, which remains strong in the lead, which it will have to defend this Saturday against Tottenham in the London derby. The ‘Gunners’ thrashed Brentford 3-0 on the last day to reach 18 points and arrive with some air in this important duel. The lively Odegaard, Gabriel Jesús and company will have to face the reliability and solidity of Antonio Conte’s Tottenham who also defeated Leicester with solvency (6-2) in their last Premier game.
Harry Kane scored in that game and now has 189 total goals and will want to continue increasing his myth in this London Derby, in which the ‘Spurs’ come third with 17 units. Also on Saturday, Chelsea visit Crystal Palace with the aim of reaching the European places, now 2 points behind. And Liverpool receives Brigthon with the mission of not cutting off its positive dynamics and continuing its rise to the top positions, since it is now eighth to three in Europe.
–SCHEDULE OF MATCHDAY 9 OF THE PREMIER LEAGUE.
Saturday October 1.
– Arsenal – Tottenham. 13.30.
-Bournemouth – Brentford. 16.00.
-Crystal Palace – Chelsea. 16.00.
-Fulham – Newcastle. 16.00.
-Liverpool – Brighton. 16.00.
-Southampton – Everton. 16.00.
-West Ham – Wolves. 18.30.
Domingo 2.
-Manchester City – Manchester United. 15.00.
-Leeds United – Aston Villa. 17.30.
Monday 3.
-Leicester City – Nottingham Forest. 21.00.