Manchester United hosts Manchester City in the EFL Cup semifinals. The match will be played on Wednesday, January 6th at Old Trafford (Manchester)
Manchester United has significantly improved its game. As a result, the team moved into second place in the English Premier League standings and reached the semifinals in the local cup. The path to this mark was not easy, but the Red devils passed it very confidently. Solskjaer's charges beat Luton Town, Brighton, and Everton with a total score of 8:0. Henderson kept the goal in all three matches. As you can see, the young and promising goalkeeper kept a clean sheet in all cases. Therefore, Man United has an excellent replacement for David de Gea, who can move to another club at any time.
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Manchester City will approach the derby in high spirits. The team extended the winning streak to four matches. Over the weekend, the Citizens had no problems in the 17th round battle against Chelsea. Josep Guardiola's wards confidently dealt with the Pensioners on the road (1:3). The Citizens have not known the bitterness of defeat for 11 games in a row in all tournaments. On the way to the semi-finals, Manchester City eliminated Bournemouth (2:1), Burnley (0:3), and Arsenal (1:4). The team is a bit unstable in the 2020/2021 season, so it’s not surprising that it conceded in two EFL Cup matches.
A month ago, the teams crossed their paths in the English Premier League. Then the match at Old Trafford turned out to be dull and ended in a goalless draw. In the derby, the teams delivered only two shots on target. We expect a similar scenario this time. At stake is a ticket to the final of the tournament, where it is quite possible to take a trophy. Given this, it is unlikely that one of the parties will force events. The cost of the mistake is too high. It is unlikely that we should expect scoring football because the lineups will not be optimal. The hosts cannot count on Cavani, Lindelof, Rojo, Romero, and Jones, and the visitors will play without Walker, Jesus, Garcia, and Ederson. Beyond that, there are as many as three questionable players in Man City’s squad (Laporte, Torres, and Doyle). Let’s note that five players of the visiting team fell ill with coronavirus. It is possible that the club will receive some more positive tests by Wednesday. Given all these problems of both teams, we think that they will not please us with over-scoring football.
Prediction for the match: Under 3.5 goals scored
