Manchester United manager David Moyes managed to relieve some of the pressure that was mounting on him after securing two consecutive wins and things could further improve for the Scottish boss if his side defeat arch rivals Manchester City on Tuesday. The Citizens won the reverse fixture 4-1 at Etihad Stadium in September so the Red Devils and their fans will surely want revenge for that defeat.
After a 3-0 hammering at home at the hands of Liverpool Manchester United bounced back with a 3-0 Champions League success over Olympiakos and a 2-0 league win at West Ham last weekend. "We'll go into our next game confident and ready to get a result," Moyes said after the win at Upton Park. The match is far more important to City as Manuel Pellegrini's men must win in order to boost their title chances. They are currently six points behind leaders Chelsea but they have three games in hand. Last weekend City demolished Fulham 5-0.
Pellegrini will be without star striker Sergio Aguero who is still not fit to play after a hamstring injury but Edin Dzeko and Stevan Jovetic should both be available after returning from injury. "I think that this team doesn't depend just on one striker," Pellegrini said. "Maybe in the last week we had some problems with Aguero and Jovetic. Now Jovetic is coming back and I hope Aguero will be, next week, with the team. If they don't score there are other players that will do it."
Here are the odds for the Manchester Derby at Bet365:
Manchester United win - 12/5
Draw - 13/5
Manchester City win - 6/5
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