I'm not sure if this is an important match or not what is clear is don't be too confident on one side. Indeed, Manchester City deserves to be the favorite to win because they have a better history and statistics it's just that sometimes the unexpected can happen for example they play young or new players well this can mess up our predictions so it's better to wait a few hours before the match starts to see the starting lineup. By the way so far the sportsbooks Stake.com prefer Manchester City and both teams to score YES and over goals are still the favorites to place bets, I don't think both teams think about playing defensively meaning the fight will go on until the last minute and let's wait for the next 4 days.
City won't play purely defensively but it could happen that they control the ball all game (without trying to take risks, playing "for sure"), then United will have big problems to score a goal. So I'm not at all confident in BTTS. I'll probably just place a simple bet on City, as it will be a normal game (and not a game where City players have not had time to sober up from drinking in honor of the title) as I expect them to justify their status as favorites.
Manchester United did not have a very good transfer window. And their new signing Leny Yoro also had an unfortunate injury. I think there is a difference in squad quality between the two teams. The blues are a better team than the reds. Undoubtedly this match will be more difficult for ETH. He'll start the season with criticism. On the other hand, I watched Manchester City against Chelsea and they were very ready. Haaland showed a very good performance in that game. And their young star Oscar Bobb played a great game. I expect a good performance from these players in this match. And I think Manchester City will win this cup.