Manchester United vs. Manchester City free betting tips - EFL Cup 2021- 06.Jan.2021

The last Manchester derby ended 0-0 and Andy Schooler isn’t expecting many goals when United and City meet in Wednesday’s Carabao Cup semi-final.

“City, who have conceded only three times in their 11-game unbeaten run, may be known for their breathless attacking play but the fact is that under 2.5 has landed in six of their eight Premier League away games and five of their seven at home.”

Manchester United Form

United will certainly be without the banned Edinson Cavani (pictured), while Victor Lindelof remains a doubt having missed consecutive games with a back injury.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been able to bring in players and keep getting results though – it’s now five wins and two draws for United since their Champions League exit in Leipzig.

They’ve not really caught fire during that run, only edging past Wolves and Villa over Christmas, but drawing level with Liverpool at the top warrants respect, even taking into account the stutter on Merseyside.

Manchester City Form

City’s selections issues are greater with Kyle Walker, Gabriel Jesus, Ederson, Ferran Torres, Eric Garcia and Tommy Doyle all having either tested positive for COVID-19 or self-isolating. Nathan Ake and Aymeric Laporte have injury niggles.

Sergio Aguero’s fitness also remains a concern, at least for Pep Guardiola. The Argentine hasn’t started since his return from a hamstring injury with Kevin de Bruyne playing as a centre-forward at Chelsea on Sunday. However, City still managed to produce arguably their best display of the season as they eased to a 3-1 win. They are now unbeaten in their last 11, winning eight.

The other key factor in expecting this game to fail to live up to its billing is the fixture’s recent history.

Manchester United - Manchester City betting tip

It was only last month these sides played out a tedious 0-0 draw at Old Trafford and with that April Wembley final the prize on offer, another safety-first approach would hardly surprise.

Last month’s match brought United their third successive clean sheet against City, who have now won just one of their last five against their local rivals.