**_TNT Sports_ pundit Peter Crouch believes Man United will have a free hit when they travel to face rivals City on Sunday.**
In contrast to their last Premier League fixture, Crouch claims that they will go into the derby with very little pressure on their shoulders:
“I think this is a good game for City. You know, like Burnley at home is a potential banana skin. You know what I mean? Especially at home, I just think that’s a difficult game for them. You know, like, if they’re not winning, the crowd are on them. Whereas, I think, going, as bad as it sounds for a Manchester Derby, you go to City and you’re not expected to win.”
“I think you can go and get a good, if you get a positive result, I think the whole mindset, you know, it could change.”
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Despite Crouch’s comments that Ruben Amorim’s side have nothing to lose heading into the weekend, he still doesn’t think they will come away with any points from the Etihad.
The former Tottenham and Liverpool striker expects City to get the win, and he predicts a 3-1 scoreline, which is not a result that will please United fans. Amorim will undoubtedly come under further scrutiny if his team fail to impress against their fierce rivals.
Man City v Man United team news
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[**Matheus Cunha**](https://manunews.com/blog/man-united-injury-news-matheus-cunha/) (hamstring), Mason Mount (knock) and Diogo Dalot (muscular) are all major doubts for the Manchester derby, while Lisandro Martinez (ACL) is ruled out.
City are sweating over the fitness of John Stones (muscular), Phil Foden (ankle) and Abdukodir Khusanov (knock), while Savinho, Mateo Kovacic, Josko Gvardiol, Rayan Cherki, Kalvin Phillips and Marcus Bettinelli are all on the treatment table.
[**Read more about the Manchester United First Team Squad for 2025/26 here**](https://manunews.com/blog/manchester-united-first-team-squad/)