Manchester United vs Manchester City – 2019/20 Carabao Cup Semi-final 1st Leg match preview, predicted lineups
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Manchester United and Manchester City will go head to head on Tuesday in 2019/20 Carabao Cup semi-final first leg as the competition moves ahead. Both teams will be looking for a win here.
Kick-off : 8:00 PM (Local)
Venue : Old Trafford, Manchester
Man United cannot win the Premier League this season so winning other silverwares will be a priority.
They have played well in the Carabao Cup so far overcoming teams like Rochdale, Chelsea and Colchester. Now Manchester derby awaits.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer know the importance of success against City and taking a lead to The Etihad will be crucial.
Everything needs to count at home and I think Solskjaer will attack Manchester City and will tell his boys to avoid the away goal.
On the other hand, Manchester City too look like will finish way off the first spot in the Premier League and will look to thus win the Carabao Cup.
Man City have been doing really well in the last few seasons in the EFL Cup and winning it thrice in a row will be something.
They though have got old rivals Man United in the way. But City of present is fearless and they will look to overcome United.
Pep Guardiola knows the importance of having a good first leg in which they will try to have an away goal. Because at home they are pretty good. They will look to play their brand of football.
Team news and possible line-ups
Ederson is available for Manchester City for the United game and might play.
As for The Red Devils, Paul Pogba, Scott McTominay and Eric Bailly will all be unavailable as due to injuries. While Anthony Martial, Jesse Lingard and Luke Shaw are all doubts.
Manchester City XI : Bravo, Cancelo, Garcia, Fernandinho, Zinchenko, Foden, Rodri, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Jesus, Sterling.
Manchester United XI : Romero, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Jones, Williams, Fred, Matic, Greenwood, Lingard, Rashford, Martial.
Prediction
Expecting it to be a fiercely contested derby but to end 1-1.
