2016-17 Premier League Thursday April 27,2017

Manchester City Vs Manchester United

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

• This is the first Manchester derby to be played on a Thursday in any competition since November 1994, when a Andrei Kanchelskis hat-trick gave United a 5-0 home win in the Premier League.
• City have won five of the last eight league meetings, with one of their only two defeats during that period coming in last season's corresponding fixture when Marcus Rashford scored the only goal.
• Jose Mourinho has beaten Pep Guardiola just once in five league meetings (D1, L3). His Real Madrid side were 2-1 winners at Guardiola's Barcelona in April 2012.

Manchester City

• Manchester City have only lost one of their 18 Premier League home games since the derby defeat at the Etihad Stadium in March last year. However, eight clubs have won more often at home this season.
• City's solitary league defeat in 11 matches came at Chelsea earlier this month (W6, D4).
• A win on Thursday would ensure Pep Guardiola's side surpass last season's final tally of 66 points.
• Sergio Aguero has scored in five successive Premier League appearances, one shy of his best run in the division set between April and May last year.
• Aguero has scored eight goals in 10 appearances for City against Manchester United but hasn't scored in the last two encounters.

Manchester United

• United could equal their club record unbeaten run of 24 matches in a single top-flight season, set in 2010-11.
• They have the Premier League's best points-per-game average in away matches (2.20), and could earn five straight league wins on the road for the first time since December 2011.
• Manchester United have conceded five Premier League goals in 2017, fewer than any other team.
• One more draw would equal their club record of 13 in a Premier League season, set in 1998-99.
• Jose Mourinho has failed to win any of his last four league games against Manchester City (D2, L2).
• Wayne Rooney has scored a record 11 goals in Manchester derbies but none of them have come in his last five games.