Monday's match will be the 165th meeting. Of the previous 164, Manchester United have won 69, Manchester City 45, with 50 draws.Manchester United have scored the most goals (27) in the opening half-hour of league matches this season, while Manchester City have scored the most goals (28) in the final half-hour of games. Manchester United striker Robin van Persie has failed to score in any of his last nine competitive appearances, despite playing for 549 minutes and attempting 24 shots at goal in that period.Manchester United and Manchester City are two of the three teams yet to lose in the Premier League this season when they have taken the lead. Arsenal are the other.Manchester United's 77 points tally is the joint highest, along with Chelsea in 2004/2005, after 30 games of a top-flight season in England.Only Manchester City (14) have kept more Premier League clean sheets than Manchester United so far this season (11). Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has managed to score, on average, one goal every 178 minutes in the Premier League this season - not as often as last season, when he averaged a goal every 113 minutes.
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