Sports Mole takes a look at the best stats ahead of Sunday's Premier League Manchester derby between Manchester United and Manchester City.
A Manchester derby with plenty of intriguing pre-game sub-plots will be fought at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon, as Manchester United and Manchester City fight for precious Premier League points and bragging rights.
Eight places and 14 points separate the two arch-rivals in the top-flight table at the time of writing, as Pep Guardiola's men chase Champions League qualification while the Red Devils are simply pursuing a top-half finish.
Sunday's main event will mark the final time that Kevin De Bruyne competes in a Manchester derby, having announced that he will be departing at the end of his contract this summer, but the Belgian will not be feeding the injured Erling Haaland at the Theatre of Dreams.
The Haaland-less Citizens nevertheless got the better of Leicester City 2-0 in midweek, whereas Man United were condemned to their 13th loss of the season in a 1-0 defeat at Nottingham Forest.
Ahead of Sunday's fascinating derby between Man United and Man City, Sports Mole picks out some of the best club-specific and head-to-head statistics.
Man United stats
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Man United could equal their club record of 14 defeats in one Premier League season, set during the 2023-24 campaign under Erik ten Hag.
Man United have picked up just 37 points from 30 matches this season and will be guaranteed to end the 2024-25 Premier League campaign with their lowest-ever total if they fail to win, breaking their record of 60 from the 2023-24 season.
Man United have conceded first in 23 different games in all competitions this term, the second-most of any Premier League team behind Leicester City's 25.
The Red Devils have not kept a clean sheet at home since beating Everton 4-0 on December 1; they have since conceded in their last 12 at Old Trafford, including each of their last eight in the Premier League.
Man United have converted just 29% of their big chances this season, the second-worst total of all Premier League clubs, only ahead of Southampton's 28%.
Ruben Amorim could become just the third manager to beat Pep Guardiola in three consecutive matches, after Thomas Tuchel and Jurgen Klopp.
Bruno Fernandes has scored 12 goals and provided nine assists at Old Trafford this season and will hit 10+ goals and 10+ assists at home for the third different campaign (also 2020-21 and 2022-23) if he sets up a goal in the derby.
Man City stats
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Man City are hoping to win three straight games in 2025 for the first time, having last done so between December 2024 and January 2025.
Guardiola's side have been beaten in six of their last 11 Premier League away matches, as many as in their previous 37 beforehand.
Man City have won each of their last 14 Premier League games taking place in April, last failing to triumph in the month in a 2-2 draw with Middlesbrough in 2017.
Man City have scored an average of 1.9 goals per game in the 2024-25 season while conceding an average of 1.33 per match - both represent their worst such statistics under Guardiola.
The champions have dropped 16 points from winning positions in the current Premier League season, the most they have ever let slip with Guardiola in charge.
Marmoush scored his fifth Premier League goal in the midweek win over Leicester, but the striker is yet to score away from home in the English top flight.
Man United-Man City head-to-head stats
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This will be the 196th Manchester derby in all competitions; Man United have won 81 games compared to City's 61, and there have been 54 draws.
Man United beat Man City 2-1 at the Etihad in December and could now complete their first league double over the Sky Blues since the 2019-20 season.
Man City have beaten Man United nine times at Old Trafford in the Premier League, more than any other team.
Including Man City's penalty-shootout victory in the 2024 Community Shield, there has been a winner and a loser in each of the last 12 Manchester derbies since a 0-0 draw in December 2020.
The Manchester derby has been won by the away team in 10 of the last 18 Premier League matchups; since 2015-16, only Crystal Palace vs. Liverpool has seen more victories for the travelling team (12).
Man United have failed to score in four of their last five home games against Man City, the outlier being a 2-1 Premier League win in January 2023.
Guardiola has beaten Man United five times in the Premier League at Old Trafford, more than any other manager in the competition.
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