This weekend sees the first Manchester derby of the season, and it promises to be a fascinating encounter given the stories around both sides coming into the fixture.
Manchester City are facing the first proper slump under Pep Guardiola, with the latest setback coming in midweek as they lost 2-0 to Juventus in the Champions League, to see their current run extend to just one win in their last ten games.
They will host a United side, still finding their rhythm under Ruben Amorim, but showed some fight in their Europa League comeback against Viktoria Plzen on Thursday night.
Ahead of the game, former United striker Michael Owen spoke to AceOdds about what he expects from the game and believes it is probably the first time in recent seasons that the Red Devils will not be fearing their trip to The Etihad.
He said: "I think it's probably the first time in a long time that Manchester United fans aren't absolutely petrified going into the game, believing that they might get battered 5-0.
"Manchester City are unrecognisable at the moment and I can't imagine how they can beat anyone by five at the moment, the way they're playing. It certainly is a great time to play Manchester City.
"They've got injuries, their lack of form, their confidence is down. It's probably one of the most finely balanced Derbies."
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"I know it's at the Etihad and I know Manchester City will be favourites, but I wouldn't like to put my house on any result. I could easily see Manchester United getting a result, so I think it's a really difficult one to call.
"It's probably the hardest derby in years to call, you would say Man City to come out on top but I'm not so sure this time. Anything could happen.
"I put 1-1 in my predictions because I can't see where Manchester City are going to get their next win from. I watched them against Crystal Palace the other day. It just feels like they're not in control of any game at the moment."