The Red Devils will increase their lead over second-place City to six points at the top of the Premier League table with victory at the Etihad Stadium.

"I think United will win and I'm not just saying that because I played for them," Owen told The Mirror. "If they get their tactics right I don't think they have too much to fear from City."

Owen played for United from 2009 until 2012 before joining Stoke in September on a free transfer.

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2	Manchester City Man City	10	7	2	1	21	11	10	23
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4	Chelsea	10	5	3	2	20	12	8	18
5	Arsenal	10	5	3	2	17	11	6	18
6	Aston Villa	10	5	3	2	17	15	2	18
7	Tottenham Hotspur Spurs	10	5	1	4	22	11	11	16
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9	Fulham	10	4	3	3	14	13	1	15
10	Bournemouth	10	4	3	3	13	12	1	15
11	Newcastle United Newcastle	10	4	3	3	10	10	0	15
12	Brentford	10	4	1	5	19	20	-1	13
13	Manchester United Man Utd	10	3	3	4	9	12	-3	12
14	West Ham United West Ham	10	3	2	5	13	19	-6	11
15	Leicester City Leicester	10	2	4	4	14	18	-4	10
16	Everton	10	2	3	5	10	17	-7	9
17	Crystal Palace	10	1	4	5	8	13	-5	7
18	Ipswich Town Ipswich	10	0	5	5	10	21	-11	5
19	Southampton	10	1	1	8	7	19	-12	4
20	Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolves	10	0	3	7	14	27	-13	3