Betting Tips: Man Utd vs Man City

Manchester City will be out for revenge when they travel to Old Trafford to take on Manchester United in Tuesday’s Carabao Cup semi-final first leg. Pep Guardiola’s men suffered a shock defeat in the most recent derby clash, going down 2-1 in front of their own fans.

Nevertheless, they are 8/13 (1.62) favourites with bet365 to regain local bragging rights with a victory that would put one foot in their fifth Carabao Cup final in seven years. The Red Devils were the last team to beat this opposition in this competition, way back in October 2016, and are priced at 4/1 (5.00) to come out on top once again. Just one of the last nine encounters between this pair has resulted in a draw, but you can get odds of 16/5 (4.20) on this one finishing up all square.

Ederson and Nicolas Otamendi should be back in contention following illness, although Aymeric Laporte and Leroy Sane remain unavailable. Anthony Martial, Luke Shaw and Jesse Lingard will be assessed after missing the FA Cup match against Wolves due to illness, while Paul Pogba, Axel Tuanzebe, Eric Bailly, Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Marcos Rojo and Scott McTominay are all injured.

While they looked uninspired in a frustrating goalless draw against Wolves at the weekend, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team may in some ways find life easier against their local rivals. The counter-attacking tactics that have served them so well in big matches this season should once again prove effective against a Citizens defence that has kept just two clean sheets in 17 fixtures.

Having found the net in all 15 of their home games this campaign – scoring 22 goals in the most recent eight – United are surely worth backing at 3/4 (1.75) to ensure City see goals at both ends for the 16th match in 18.

All odds correct at time of publish. Please gamble responsibly.