We simulated Man United vs Man City to get a score prediction for Manchester derby

Manchester United and Manchester City go head to head for the first time this season on Sunday as the two sides face off in the Premier League.

The Manchester rivals have both had different starts to the season, with City currently second in the Premier League while United sit in eighth, six points behind Pep Guardiola's side. A 3-1 win over Young Boys handed City a third win in the Champions League this season in their last outing, whilst United picked up their first win of the UCL campaign, beating Copenhagen 1-0 at Old Trafford.

United and City met three times last season, with City beating Erik ten Hag's side 2-1 in the FA Cup final in the most recent encounter. Both sides beat each other in the league last season, with Erling Haaland and Phil Foden grabbing hat tricks in a 6-3 win before United won 2-1 at Old Trafford later on in the Premier League campaign.

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So, who could come out on top on Sunday? Let's take a look.

To complete this simulation, we used EA FC 24 and updated the squads with the latest injuries and suspensions.

We predict that United could line up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their line-up as follows: Onana; Dalot, Varane, Maguire, Reguilon; Casemiro, Amrabat, Eriksen; Fernandes, Hojlund, Rashford.

We predict that City could set up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with their line-up as follows: Ederson; Walker, Dias, Stones, Gvardiol; Rodri, Kovacic, Alvarez; Bernardo, Haaland, Doku.

A tense first half at Old Trafford saw both sides cause problems in attack, with Rasmus Hojlund and Jeremy Doku both guilty of missing big chances at