Manchester United will look to bounce back from their disappointing derby defeat at the hands of rivals Man City when they take on Chelsea in Game Week 5. The Red Devils weren’t involved in European action in midweek, while Chelsea lost 3-1 to Bayern in Munich. Here are the pundit predictions for this clash
Chris Sutton
Sutton says it’s hard to make a case for United winning this one, and backs Chelsea to take this 2-1, especially in the light of Cole Palmer returning to form.
Week 4’s biggest game sees Manchester City square off against Man United in the first Manchester derby of the season. City are seemingly in a state of transition, having lost two of their first three games and United, despite their own problems, will fancy a crack at their bitter rivals in this GW4 clash.
Here are the pundit predictions for this Manchester derby, which will have Anthony Taylor as referee.
Chris Sutton: Sutton says this is a big set of fixtures for City, who will also kick off their CL campaign against Italian champions Napoli later in the week and will then face Arsenal in GW5.
Says City need to possibly play Gianluigi Donnarumma because James Trafford hasn’t looked assured in goal, and reckons Bryan Mbuemo could prove a real handful for City’s defenders on the counter.
Here is a look at the 25/26 season Premier League table at the end of Week 3– the EPL standings at the end of August 2025 (before the September international break)
Interestingly, Ruben Amorim’s much maligned Manchester United side are ahead of Pep Guardiola’s Man City in this 2025/26 table after Round 3!
Premier League table at the end of August 2025 (after Week 3 in 2025/26 season)
MUFC are 9th in the table at the end of August 2025, while Guardiola’s City are 13th after surprise losses to Tottenham Hotspur and Brighton.