Manchester United v Manchester City
- Sun, 13 Sep 2026 15:30:00 UTCOld Trafford
Highlights
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Manchester United 44%Draw 19%Manchester City 36%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
Manchester UnitedManchester City
55Possession45
16Shots6
3Shots on target2
9Shots off target1
4Blocked shots3
6Shots inside box2
10Shots outside box4
6Corners7
4Offsides1
17Fouls10
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards1
1Saves3
487Passes403
425Accurate passes331
Match events
- 23′Phil Foden
- 45′Phil Foden
- 45′Rayan Cherki ← Iliman Ndiaye
- 60′Erling Haaland
- 60′Erling Haaland · VAR
- 67′Youri Tielemans → Benjamin Šeško
- 79′Joško Gvardiol
- 80′Enzo Fernández
- 81′Harry Maguire
- 82′Enzo Fernández ← Nico O'Reilly
- 83′Marcus Rashford → Joshua Zirkzee
Manchester United · Manchester City
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
Manchester United56.0Maguire
186.3↓67'Tielemans
96.3↓83'Rashford
86.3Fernandes
26.3Dalot
66.3Martínez
106.3Cunha
196.3Mbeumo
16.3Lammens
136.3Dorgu
376.3Mainoo
Manchester City17.3Donnarumma
37.2Dias
474.8Foden
426.8Semenyo
97.8Haaland
106.8↓45'Cherki
246.9Gvardiol
67.2Guéhi
56.8Anderson
277.2Nunes
176.5↓82'Fernández
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Manchester United
- 5Harry Maguire6.0
- 18Youri Tielemans6.3
- 9Marcus Rashford6.3
- 8Bruno Fernandes6.3
- 2Diogo Dalot6.3
- 6Lisandro Martínez6.3
- 10Matheus Cunha6.3
- 19Bryan Mbeumo6.3
- 1Senne Lammens6.3
- 13Patrick Dorgu6.3
- 37Kobbie Mainoo6.3
Manchester City
- 1Gianluigi Donnarumma7.3
- 3Rúben Dias7.2
- 47Phil Foden4.8
- 42Antoine Semenyo6.8
- 9Erling Haaland7.8
- 10Rayan Cherki6.8
- 24Joško Gvardiol6.9
- 6Marc Guéhi7.2
- 5Elliot Anderson6.8
- 27Matheus Nunes7.2
- 17Enzo Fernández6.5
Manchester UnitedTale of the tapeManchester City
4-3-3Formation4-4-2
7 ptsTable21 pts
+0Goal difference+12
DWLWWFormWWWLD
1Head-to-head wins1
44%Win chance36%
Head to head — 2 previous meetings
Manchester United 1W0D1W Manchester City
Goals 2–3
- 2026-01-17Manchester United FC2–0Manchester City FC
- 2025-09-14Manchester City FC3–0Manchester United FC
Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.
Recent form — Last five, before this fixture
Manchester United
DWLWW- @Everton2-2
- vsIpswich5-2
- @Hull City0-2
- @Brighton & Hove Albion FC3-0
- vsNottingham Forest FC3-2
Manchester City
WWWLD- vsCoventry1-0
- @Crystal Palace4-1
- vsBournemouth2-1
- vsAston Villa FC1-2
- @AFC Bournemouth1-1
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 20-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester United | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +0 | 7 |
| Manchester City | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 21 |
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