Manchester City vs Manchester United odds, predictions and betting tips

• Ladbrokes has the latest odds and betting tips ahead of the Manchester derby on Sunday, 14 September.

• Erling Haaland is backed to continue his good record in the derby, with Bruno Fernandes tipped to get booked.

• Manchester City are predicted to win against Manchester United for the first time in five attempts.

The Premier League returns from the international break with a bang as the Manchester derby takes centre stage on Sunday.

Ladbrokes brings you the latest odds, betting tips and predictions as Ruben Amorim's under-fire Manchester United travel to neighbours Manchester City, who themselves have had an uneven start to the 2025/26 Premier League season.

Erling Haaland, who is the favourite to win the Golden Boot, has a superb record for Manchester City against their fierce rivals since he arrived in England, with 6 goals and 3 assists in his five league appearances against United.

The big Norwegian has started the season in customary style, with 3 goals in 3 games for City, before scoring another six for Norway over the international break. We reckon he's very likely to end up on the scoresheet, and could even bag more than one.

United skipper Bruno Fernandes is a feisty character at the best of times, so we know what he'll be like for the first Manchester derby of the season.

The Portuguese playmaker is prone to picking up cards for dissent, and has also started this season in a deeper midfield role, making it more likely he'll get booked preventing a counter attack.

Bruno was booked in Man Utd's 3-2 win over Burnley last time out, and we think he'll get carded again here.

Bryan Mbeumo has made an encouraging start at Old Trafford after his summer move from Brentford, despite the team's wider struggles.

The Cameroon forward opened his account in their infamous loss to Grimsby, before scoring his first Premier League goal for his new club against Burnley.

He's had at least one shot on target in two of his three games, averaging 1.34 per game, and at around even money represents good value to get one at the Etihad.

City looked like they were back when they started the year with a 4-0 win at Wolves, but subsequent losses to Spurs and Brighton have raised some familiar issues from last season.

The Red Devils got a desperately needed win over Burnley, but Amorim is leading the odds market for the next Premier League manager to leave, and after the Grimsby result is operating on a game-by-game basis.

United are actually unbeaten in the derby in the last four games, and won here 2-1 early on in Amorim's tenure. However, we think City could be out to prove a point against their beleaguered rivals, and will pick up a fairly comfortable three points. We've also backed Pep's side in our weekly acca.

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All odds and markets are correct as of the date of publication.