Manchester City - Manchester United, the summary of the match
The starting compositions:
Manchester City : Ederson – Walker, Akanji, Ake, Cancelo – Gundogan (c), De Bruyne, B.Silva – Foden, Haaland, Grealish.
Manchester United : De Gea – Dalot, Varane, Martinez, Malacia – Eriksen, McTominay – Sancho, B.Fernandes (c), Antony – Rashford.
Manchester City and Manchester United will face off in the Premier League.
This Sunday, on the ninth day of the Premier League, the two Manchester clubs face off in an effort to maintain their strong momentum.
The whole city is anticipating this bombshell. On the Premier League's ninth day, the two Manchester clubs face off (to follow live on our site). The Red Devils are starting to make up ground after a disastrous start to the competition, while its neighbor is already headed for the win. The citizens of City merely see Arsenal resisting them since they are second in the Premier League. Before this race, the defending champion is a strong favorite, although on paper, there is a match. The two clubs compete on the same field, have enormous budgets, and lavishly spend money throughout the transfer period.
P. Foden E. Haaland
8' 44' 73' 34' 37' 64'
Antony A. Martial
56' 84' 90+1' (sp.)
In contrast to past seasons, City spent €140 million this summer to earn €223 million in revenue from various sales. Only Tahith Chong went for Birmingham for less than €2 million, Eric Bailly was the subject of a paid loan to OM for €2 million, and Andreas Pereira was transferred to Fulham for €9.5 million, representing the Red Devils' only new revenue. The management, on the other hand, went into a real buying frenzy by hiring for 240 M€. enough to create a really strong team in a championship with fierce competition.
City outperform United economically and on the field.
If we stop at the workforce's assessed worth (as per the Transfermarkt website), Manchester United still behind its competition. De Gea, Dalot, Varane, Martinez, Malacia, Eriksen, Casemiro, Antony, Bruno Fernandes, Sancho, and Rashford make up Erik ten Hag's starting XI, which is valued at €530 million, while City's starting XI is valued at €803 million ( Ederson, Walker, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo, Rodri, Bernardo Silva, De Bruyne, Foden, Grealish, Haaland). The margin is still substantial and is particularly explained by Erling Haaland, whose value is put at 150 million euros.
The sporting standard ultimately prevails in the eyes of the fans, regardless of the players on the field or the value of their move. Different ideas apply to leaders. Manchester United is the third-most powerful club in the world, behind Real Madrid and Barça, according to the most recent Forbes rating. The price tag on it is 4.6 billion euros. Manchester City, with a valuation of 4.25 billion euros, is ranked sixth in this list. similar to the momentum, enormous numbers, but ultimately very near. The Skyblues have gone 19 Premier League games without suffering a loss, while the Red Devils have won 4 straight league games for the first time since April 2021.