Ex-Manchester United defender, Rio Ferdinand, has predicted that his former team will pile on the pressure on Manchester City in the Premier League this weekend.
Ferdinand was speaking on TNT Sports, after City lost 2-0 to Juventus in the Champions League on Wednesday night.
The defeat means City have now won just one of their last 10 games in all competitions.
Pep Guardiola’s men are also down in 22nd in the Champions League group phase with two fixtures left.
City will turn their attention to the league on Sunday, where they are fourth, eight points behind Liverpool who have a game in hand.
Guardiola’s side play host to local rivals Manchester United this weekend and Ferdinand believes it could be another difficult afternoon for Man City.
“Man City couldn’t ask for a better game than the one that’s coming up this weekend by the way. The Manchester derby,” Ferdinand said.
“If they want to get themselves back on track, beating United won’t reinstall every bit of confidence and paper over all the cracks but it will go a long way to reinvigorating this team and squad if they were to get a result.
“But I’m backing the mighty Reds. They’re in great form as well by the way! It’s a battle of no confidence.”
EPL: Rio Ferdinand predicts Man City vs Man Utd clash
