Man Utd vs. Man City Betting Tips: Marcus Rashford and Erling Haaland tipped in Manchester Derby
Saturday's Premier League football kicks off with a huge Manchester Derby at 12:30pm live on BT Sport.
Dean Woodward previews Man City vs Man Utd and has tipped up a couple of in-form forwards...
Things look to finally be taking a turn for the better in the Manchester United camp as Erik ten Hag has already begun to work wonders in such a short space of time.
Since United's thumping at the hands of City rivals, they have had an incredible run of form, only losing one of their next 18 matches.
Eight wins on the spin now and confidence high, United will eager to close the gap on City to just one point if they can get all three points in front of a roaring home crowd.
Ten Hag will be hopeful that Diogo Dalot can return to full fitness for the City game after going off in the first half against Charlton in the cup with a hamstring issue.
Bruno Fernandes was suspended so comes into this game well-rested where he is set to play in the midfield again with Casemiro and Christian Eriksen.
Manchester City will be looking to make amends for their League Cup exit midweek at the hands of Southampton where they lost 2-0 and failed to register a single shot on target for the first time since the Champions League in April 2018 where they lost 3-0 to Liverpool.
Five points have now been dropped by City in their last four Premier League matches, a standard that Pep Guardiola will not be happy with if they are to have any chance of winning their third consecutive Premier League title.
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John Stones was not fit enough for their midweek defeat to Southampton but is likely to be fit enough to start for the Manchester Derby.
Kyle Walker was switched to centre-back against Southampton, but is likely to drop back in at right back where there could be an exciting battle against a rejuvenated Marcus Rashford.
Both Kevin De Bruyne and Rodri are expected to start back in the midfield, with runaway top goal-scorer, Erling Haaland, set to lead the line.
Manchester United possible starting lineup:
De Gea; Dalot, Varane, Martinez, Shaw; Casemiro, Eriksen; Antony, Fernandes, Rashford; Martial
Manchester City possible starting lineup:
Ederson; Walker, Stones, Akanji, Ake; De Bruyne, Rodri, Bernardo; Mahrez, Haaland, Grealish
Man Utd vs Man City Tips
Marcus Rashford has looked rejuvenated since the arrival of Erik ten Hag and is arguably having the most prolific spell of his career to date.
Eight goals in his last eight matches, he looks frightening with the ball, getting at his opponent at every opportunity, something that United fans have been screaming out for from the Manchester-born winger.
Manchester City have now conceded in five of their last seven matches, with Manchester United scoring in all of their last 14.
Playing City is however a different beast, but this game could absolutely suit a blistering counter-attack where Rashford would be set to play a huge role.
Working his way up through the Manchester United ranks as a child, the local Derby is a game he will be fired up for and I'll be taking the 10/3 on offer with bet365 in the anytime goalscorer market.
Another large price that I think holds some value in the Manchester Derby is none other than goal machine Erling Haaland to score with his head at 11/1 with bet365.
A bet I have had some impressive returns with across 2022 as some of you may know, with the likes of Harry Kane doing the business, but this price also looks like it holds some value given the circumstances.
Haaland has managed three goals with his head in 16 Premier League matches so far this season which should see this price be single figures at least.
One of those headed goals did come against Manchester United in the 6-3 thumping at the Etihad where he managed two headed shots in the match.
With either Lisandro Martinez or Luke Shaw likely to start as the left centre-back, Haaland will have a huge aerial advantage over both further increasing his chances of getting on the end of one of Kevin De Bruyne's wicked crosses.
