5 factors which could decide the Manchester Derby

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When the stakes are high, form and mentality play a significant role in shaping up results for any team across the world. The Manchester Clubs are two of the most influential clubs in world football, and even slightly disappointing results are weighed massively by critics and pundits. Mathematically, Pep Guardiola has outperformed Jose Mourinho's United this season. On paper, both teams share a virtually similar run of form in the last couple of matches across all competitions but the fact that Guardiola's men are still alive and strong in Europe makes them favourites over the other side of Manchester.

In their last ten games, United have scored 16 goals whereas City has managed to score 22 times within the same time period. On the other side of the pitch, United allowed the opponents to score past them 7 times while the Blues have conceded just five goals.

Also considering the level of opponents, City has defeated the likes of Chelsea, FC Basel, Leicester City, and Arsenal (twice) in their last few games. United, on the other hand, defeated Chelsea and Liverpool but succumbed to Sevilla in the Champions League.

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