2014-15 Barclays Premier League Sunday Nov 02,2014

Manchester City Vs Manchester United
 

The Manchester derby dominates the football agenda this weekend with both City and United going out with something to prove.

The big match at the Etihad is undoubtedly the highlight but there's plenty more to look forward to 

Louis van Gaal will hope for a better experience in his first Manchester derby than the horrendous afternoon David Moyes suffered last year

David Moyes, just weeks into the Man United job, gets a taste of the troubles to come as City win 4-1 

It is a rivalry that has exploded in the recent past as City spent their way to the status of title contenders and the 186th Manchester derby this Sunday Nov 02,2014 will likely be the tastiest yet.

Neither side enters the contest in rude health. 

Manchester City are winless in three and a shadow of themselves. They trail Chelsea by six points in the Premier League, face an uphill struggle to qualify in the Champions League and were dumped out of the League Cup this week by Newcastle

Manchester United are actually performing worse under Van Gaal this season than under Moyes last. This is officially their worst start to a Premier League campaign, with just 13 points gained from 9 matches

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

• Manchester City have won five of their last six league meetings with Manchester United, including both games last season, when they scored seven goals and conceded just one.
• Victory would see City record four successive league wins against United - a feat they last achieved courtesy of a 4-1 win at Old Trafford in December 1970, when Francis Lee scored a hat-trick.
• United have the better overall record, winning 59 encounters to City's 42 in the league.

Manchester City

• Defeat would mean City suffer back-to-back Premier League defeats for the first time under Manuel Pellegrini.
• The last time they lost consecutive top-flight games was in October 2010, when they were beaten 3-0 by Arsenal and 2-1 by Wolves.
• City have kept just two Premier League clean sheets so far, against Newcastle and Aston Villa, with the latter match their only shut-out in eight top-flight games since the opening weekend.
• Edin Dzeko and Sergio Aguero both have four goals in five league games against Manchester United, while Yaya Toure has scored three in his last four against the Red Devils.

Manchester United

• The Red Devils have also recorded just two clean sheets this season - in league matches against Burnley and QPR.
• Their tally of 13 points is one fewer than at this stage last season, and represents their poorest start to a top-flight campaign since 1990.
• They have conceded six league goals from set pieces this season. Before this weekend, only Crystal Palace (seven) had a worse record.
• Prior to the latest round of games, United were one of four Premier League teams without an away win - along with Burnley, Sunderland and QPR.

Manchester City beats Manchester United 1-0

Goal Scorer -Serio Aguero(63)

Man City have won the last four Manchester derbies in the Premier League - the first time they have won four in a row in the league since 1970 

Manchester City are only the second team in Premier League history to beat United in four consecutive games. Liverpool did it too (2000-2002)

After the 1-0 defeat in the Manchester derby on Sunday,Manchester United sat in 10th place in the Premier League, which they have won 13 times.

Aston Villa Vs Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham Hotspur beats Aston Villa 2-1