Matchday

Premier League 26/27 · 13 Sep 2026

Manchester United 0–1 Manchester City

Picked for matchday: Two strong sides · Standout: Iliman Ndiaye scored 85.2

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Aug 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.7 – 1.2
Actual xG
1.0 – 1.0
Goals
0 – 1

Footybot made Manchester United favourites at 48%.

Manchester City won a close one on the chances: 1.0 xG to 1.0.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Iliman Ndiaye, 85.2 in 45′.

Manchester United

PlayerMinGAxGScore
Kobbie Mainoo Midfielder90000.0381.2
Harry Maguire Defender90000.0868.4
Bruno Fernandes Midfielder90000.0359.4
Lisandro Martínez Defender90000.0358.1
Joshua Zirkzee Forward1300–57.2
Bryan Mbeumo Forward90000.4956.4
Youri Tielemans Midfielder6700–55.6
Patrick Dorgu Midfielder9000–54.0
Diogo Dalot Defender90000.0252.1
Marcus Rashford Forward83000.1249.6
Benjamin Šeško Forward23000.0649.2
Senne Lammens Goalkeeper9000–46.8
Matheus Cunha Forward90000.1146.1

Manchester City

PlayerMinGAxGScore
Iliman Ndiaye Midfielder4500–85.2
Matheus Nunes Defender9000–84.9
Erling Haaland Forward90100.7566.9
Enzo Fernández Midfielder82000.1959.8
Nico O'Reilly Defender800–59.2
Joško Gvardiol Defender90000.0258.9
Rúben Dias Defender9000–57.3
Gianluigi Donnarumma Goalkeeper9000–55.9
Marc Guéhi Defender9000–54.0
Rayan Cherki Midfielder45000.0354.0
Elliot Anderson Midfielder9000–47.5
Antoine Semenyo Midfielder9000–45.5
Phil Foden Midfielder2300–17.7