Manchester Derby 2016: TV Schedule, Live Stream, Odds, Form Guide and Prediction

The second Manchester derby of this Premier League season is likely to be a de-facto trial of the perceived failings of managers Manuel Pellegrini and Louis van Gaal. Both gaffers have come in for criticism this season and will be under a fierce spotlight when City and United meet at the Etihad Stadium.

Pellegrini has seen his team's domestic form nosedive since the announcement of Pep Guardiola as his successor next season. Meanwhile, Van Gaal just can't seem to find the formula for consistency with the Reds.

Here's all of the relevant viewing and schedule information, along with a prediction:

Date	Time	TV	Live Stream	Predicition
Sunday, Mar. 20	4 p.m. / 12 p.m.	Sky Sports 1 / NBC	Sky Go / NBC Sports Live Extra	1-1

Here are the latest odds, courtesy of Odds Shark:

Outcome	Odds
City win	20/21
United win	14/5
Draw	12/5

Here is the latest form guide for both teams:

Team	Form (Last Six)
Manchester City	DDWLDW
Manchester United	DDLLWW

Preview

Both Manchester clubs are facing up to similar problems this season. They've both been ravaged by injuries, while also experiencing a struggle to find the net on a regular basis.

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While City are the more free-scoring of the two, even their firepower is not as effective as in previous seasons. BBC Match of the Day pundit Danny Murphy recently told BBC Sport's Chris Bevan about some of the problems facing the Citizens in attack:

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At the other end of the pitch, City have hit 52 goals in 29 league games - enough to make them the third-highest scorers in the top flight behind Leicester and Tottenham, who both have 53.

But they have scored 27 fewer than at this stage of Pellegrini's first season in charge, are also down on 2014-15's goal tally, and are creating fewer chances than before too.

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Murphy also lamented the lack of quality options behind talisman striker Sergio Aguero. While he praised the impact Edin Dzeko made two seasons ago in helping City win the title, Murphy doesn't believe Wilfried Bony and Kelechi Iheanacho have reached the same level.

But B/R's Dean Jones thinks Aguero should be held to account for his lack of goals away from the Etihad Stadium:

United's options up top aren't much better, not with Wayne Rooney still nursing an injury. His absence has heaped the pressure on 20-year-old Anthony Martial and 23-year-old Jesse Lingard. It's a burden the youthful pair have struggled to carry.

A big problem is how Van Gaal has chopped and changed the pattern up front. The Dutchman has regularly shifted players off the flank to the middle or vice versa.

Martial, in particular, has played all three positions along the front line for United at different times this season. But the Frenchman maintains playing as a striker is his preference.

He made that clear during a recent interview with Sky Sports' Geoff Shreeves (h/t Gerard Brand of SkySports.com): "Foremost I am a striker, it doesn't bother me at all which position I play, when I am on the pitch I just focus on helping the team that's all."

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Playing Martial wide is just one decision that has made Van Gaal an easy target for the critics. Both he and Pellegrini have been accused of robbing both teams of any title-winning capability.

Simon Bajkowski of the Manchester Evening News had this to say about the Dutchman's work at Old Trafford: "Louis van Gaal, seemingly on a one-man crusade to prove his point that domestic domination lies in the past, has stripped his squad of competition and his team of personality."

As for Pellegrini, Bajkowski believes the Chilean's success is still tied to the work of his predecessor: "Game plans seem to have rarely amounted to more than hoping that Roberto Mancini's signings are fit and in the mood."

That's a pretty damning indictment of both managers ahead of the big game. Under this kind of pressure, the latest instalment of the derby will be decided by which beleaguered tactician is prepared to open things up and take some chances.

Martial certainly has the pace and strength to torment a City defence without skipper Vincent Kompany, provided he's played where he can make those attributes count. Pellegrini may be best served rolling the dice and partnering Aguero with another centre-forward.

With so much negativity surrounding both clubs, along with the ongoing issues up front, don't expect too many goals in this one. Instead, a low-scoring draw is the most sensible prediction.