Manchester City v Manchester United Betting Tips [10 August 2024]

Manchester City and Manchester United will give the perfect curtain raiser to the new English football calendar in the Community Shield on Saturday. The Manchester rivals clash just over 10 weeks after facing off in the FA Cup final. Read on for our prediction of the match as The Cityzens meet the Red Devils at Wembley.

Manchester City will compete in their fourth straight Community Shield game, hoping to finally win. Last season, they were pipped by Arsenal on penalties. Here they face the last team to lose this game four times in a row. To change their fortunes in this game, City could look to Erling Haaland.

The Norwegian has a good run against United and is coming from a powerful run in preseason too. After earlier struggling, Pep Guardiola’s side managed a win in their final preseason game, beating Chelsea 4-2.

Manchester United have also had their fair share of struggles in preseason, including losses and injuries. Rasmus Hojlund and new boy Leny Yoro are definite absentees here with injuries picked in preseason engagements.

United lost three times in the five friendly matches they played. The most recent of them was a 3-0 defeat to Liverpool but their past performances against City in this game should offer motivation. This will be the third time the Manchester clubs meet in the Community Shield and United won the previous two.

Having beaten City 2-1 in the FA Cup final to avenge straight losses in the league, United will be confident of another win at Wembley. A Manchester derby to start off the season brings just the right excitement.

This match will be a renewal of the ever-existing rivalry between these two Manchester clubs. A major stat they carry from preseason is the high-scoring nature of their matches. Both teams showed some prowess in attack in the past few weeks.

Their recent meetings have also produced plenty of goals and we may experience the same here. Heading to the 2024 Community Shield, our prediction for Manchester City v Manchester United is for the game to have over 2.5 goals.