Coming into the Manchester derby, both United and City clubs were desperately needing a win after poor starts to the season, but it was Man City who came away with three points as they won 3-0 in what turned out to be a comfortable afternoon for Pep Guardiola’s side.
It leaves City eighth in the Premier League table, and hopeful they can go on a run of wins, with games against Arsenal, Burnley and Brentford coming up. Meanwhile, things don’t look good at United, with manager Ruben Amorim under increasing pressure after yet another poor performance.
United have won just one in four games this season, leaving them on four points and 14th in the table. It doesn’t get any easier for United either, as their next game is against an impressive Chelsea side who are unbeaten after four matches in the league this season.
After the Manchester derby result, the Opta Analyst supercomputer ran a new Premier League simulation to predict the table at the end of the season, and this is where it has both Man United and Man City finishing this season based on the early part of the campaign...
17. 5th - Newcastle United
Average predicted points: 58.50 | Getty Images
18. 4th - Manchester City
Average expected points: 66.05 | Getty Images
19. 3rd - Chelsea
Average expected points: 66.06 | AFP via Getty Images
20. 2nd - Arsenal
Average predicted points: 74.48 | Arsenal FC via Getty Images Photo: Getty Images