Manchester United vs Manchester City Prediction 14.01.2023

• Competition: English Premier League
• Date: 14th January 2023
• Kickoff: 12:30 UTC / 13:30 CET
• Venue: Old Trafford

The first Manchester Derby of 2023 will be played on Saturday as United take on City at Old Trafford in the Premier League this weekend. The Red Devils are just four points behind their bitter rivals and could close the gap to six points from Arsenal if they win in this game. On the other hand, Pep Guardiola's men have to play every game like a final if they want to oust Arsenal from the top of the table spot as the Carabao Cup elimination against Southampton must have hurt the blue half of Manchester quite a lot. Nevertheless, with both sides losing just once at home and away this year, it will be a classic encounter to remember when they meet this weekend.

Man United vs Man City Betting Pick #1: Man City to win

City have won each of the last three meetings with Erik Ten Hag's men, and with the Carabao Cup exit, they will be fuelled even more to win their title back. United have a six-game winning streak coming into this game but we believe they will be outclassed by Guardiola's tactics. We also believe that this will be an evenly matched tie too for most parts of the game and should not see more than 3 goals on the night too. This is because six of the last eight meetings between them have seen under 2.5 goals which is quite strong a pattern.

Pick #2: BTTS

United have scored 16 goals alone at Old Trafford in the last eight fixtures played there. With six wins from eight games played at this venue, they will not go down without a fight at all too. Considering City have a clean record of scoring against United in four of the last five games now (even opening the scoring on all those occasions), we believe that both sides will easily score in this tie.