While City’s Scandinavian sensation Erling Haaland had no answer to Juve’s defensive might in the Champions League, Man United’s Nordic marksman Rasmus Hojlund provided the dash of inspiration necessary to get his
teammates, and Andre Onana in particular, out of jail against Viktoria Plzen.Man United’s number one was culpable for Matej Vydra’s opening goal in the Europa League affair, but Hojlund’s brace off the bench saw Amorim join
an exclusive club of Man United managers; only Sir Matt Busby and Sir Alex Ferguson also won both of their first two continental games in charge of the club.Victory in Europe was the ideal tonic to back-to-back Premier League
losses to Arsenal and – surprisingly – Nottingham Forest, who also capitalised on horror moments from Onana and his defence last weekend to leave the Red Devils in an unlucky 13th place in the table.As scepticism
and criticism of Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s involvement heightens amid behind-the-scenes turmoil, Amorim could do worse than replicate his astonishing 4-1 slaughter of City with Sporting, but the road omens are not promising for Man
United.Indeed, the Red Devils have failed to win any of their last five Premier League matches on the road, have only beaten Southampton away from home in the top flight this term and boast just two successes from their last 13
league games on rival territory.Man City have also conquered their formerly noisy neighbours in each of their last three meetings at the Etihad, and should Guardiola’s men give themselves a shot in the arm with derby delight on Sunday, Amorim would have suffered three straight top-flight losses for the first time in his fledgling managerial career
Going as far as to question himself after Man City’s latest chastening evening on the continent, as Dusan Vlahovic and Weston McKennie propelled Juventus to a 2-0 triumph over the English champions on Turin turf, Pep Guardiola is not walking in a winter wonderland whatsoever.A corner had seemingly been
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turned when Nottingham Forest rocked up to the Etihad and left battered and bruised after a 3-0 defeat, but City reverted to weak ways in the Premier League at Crystal Palace’s Selhurst Park home, where they had to come from behind twice just to snatch a share of the
spoils.Now reeling from their seventh defeat in 10 matches in all competitions – form that could justifiably lead to the sacking of most managers not named Guardiola – Man City are only just clinging onto a top-four place in the Premier League table and are eight points
behind leaders Liverpool at the time of writing.Results going against them on Saturday could bump City out of the Champions League berths before the derby, but if there is any crumb of comfort for the Citizens faithful to cling onto, it is the fact that their stuttering side have scored three goals in back-to-back home games against Feyenoord and Forest
