It was supposed to be a tough match because Manchester City and Manchester United are big clubs, and it is also a derby match that both clubs want to win to prove they are the kings of Manchester. When it comes to the Manchester derby, Manchester City always wins easily against Manchester United. Haaland will perform better than Hojlund because Manchester City will dominate the match and create more chances, while Manchester United will play defensive football and depend on a counterattack to score goals.
It's not only Haaland will perform better than Hojlund, but Hojlund is currently injured, Manchester United would be forced to let Rashford become a striker, unfortunately Rashford is a bad striker. So it's a clear win for Manchester City, even Manchester United has a full squad, the chance to win is still low.
At least Manchester United should prevent to be humiliated
The hot derby that will bring together 2 clubs from Manchester, this will be a very interesting match. But from the last few meetings, Manchester City can always beat Manchester United both when playing home and away, and obviously it is a threat to Manchester United because with their meeting record like that, it will make Manchester City more confident, especially this will be a home match for them.
Manchester United are actually in good shape but they had to lose to Fulham in their last match. It is quite unfortunate when they have to lose to Fulham, which statistically is not better than them. But that's the Manchester United we know now, they are sometimes very difficult to predict even though their performance is in a very good condition.
Meanwhile Manchester City are also trying to defend their title this season. They are only 1 point adrift of Liverpool who are at the top of the table. They must really succeed in this match if they want to continue to stick tightly to Liverpool at the top of the standings. Defeat will make them away from Liverpool and maybe they will be shifted by Arsenal who are right below them with a difference of only 1 point.
Will Manchester United be able to break the dominance of Manchester City in this match? quite interesting to follow.