Manchester City have secured only three points this season, one win, and two loss. Honestly, this isn't a great start. If they keep playing like this they will be a problem, because I don't think they are strong enough to contend for major tournaments this season. Despite new signings, their performance hasn't improved much. Well, big clubs often have a bad run and bounce back.
The second half of last season with some players bought in the winter transfer season and more players joined in this summer transfer season are not enough for Pep Guardiola to fix issues and improve weakness in Manchester City squad. It reflects on their terrible performance quality and bad results so far, with 2 defeats after three matches, it's unacceptable for a club that want to win Premier League title.
To win Premier League title, Manchester City will only be allowed to lose 3 or 4 more matches in 35 remaining matches in this season, and it seems they will lose more than 4 more matches so winning the league title in this season is impossible with them.
I believe this match will be tough because Manchester United and City both struggling to regain their form. United are facing similar issues to Manchester City, This makes it hard to predict a winner, because United has quality players who can challenge City, but is just that Amorim tactics aren't effective yet. In my view, Manchester United is in better shape than City. United's main issue seems to be the coach, whereas City has bigger problems, from the coach to the entire team, and they've been struggling with this since last season.
On verge of a crisis start, any match is tough with Manchester City and it will be difficult for them to beat any opponent and get three points. It's strange to see Manchester City continue with unstable performance like this after spending a lot of money for player purchases recent months. If they don't wake up and improve soon, they will even struggle with race for a humble target like top four position only.