Looking ahead to the Manchester Derby

Here is a preview of this weekend’s matchup between Manchester City and Manchester United. Who are you expecting to come out on top?

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00:00Hello and welcome to Manchester World, my name's Theo Huston-Burts and today's video is all about this weekend's Manchester derby.

00:06That's right,

00:07this is the weekend where Manchester City and Manchester United face off this Sunday the 6th of April.

00:12It's a massive battle for bragging rights between noisy neighbours,

00:15and so we figured we'd throw together a little preview for you. Now firstly, looking back at the season so far, neither club has

00:21particularly impressed.

00:23Manchester City are the better of the two, they're currently sat in 5th, or were at the beginning of this week at least,

00:29which is still a massive drop from last year. At the start of this week,

00:32they were 22 points away from Liverpool, who sit pretty at the top of the league, and are not guaranteed a spot in Europe with

00:38eight games left to play, a startling drop off from last season. Manchester United have been pretty awful, actually.

00:44Despite manager Ruben Amorim being pretty popular since replacing Eric ten Haag, there's been no real improvement on the pitch.

00:50They sit in 13th, 30 points away from top spot and 12 points away from the Champions League spots.

00:56Now, they have had some injuries this year,

00:58but not enough to warrant this form over such a sustained period of time.

01:01This could really be the first chance for Amorim to make a statement with a victory.

01:05Now, City are favourites in this match, and for them, all eyes will be on Nico O'Reilly.

01:10The academy product came off the bench against Bournemouth in the Cup last weekend, and had a massive impact going forward,

01:15helping City win the game. It could be that exact youthful exuberance

01:20that's needed to lift City out of the mire of this disappointing season.

01:23Now, for Manchester United, Mason Mount is well worth watching.

01:27He returned midweek from another injury, which he's had desperately bad luck with since joining Manchester United from Chelsea.

01:34We know exactly how good of a player he is, and he should embody the desire that Amorim requires from his players.

01:40Who do you think will win the match? Let us know and follow Manchester World for more.