For the 166th Manchester derby United arrive at the Etihad Stadium with the same tally of points as City. While this indicates stuttering domestic form, Tuesday evening's Champions League group games provided confidence boosts for both teams, with Manuel Pellegrini's side winning 3-0 and David Moyes's 4-2. The Scot can be content with the way Wayne Rooney has started the campaign – three goals and a fresh focus – while his Chilean counterpart will be pleased at how his first-choice strikers, Sergio Agüero and Edin Dzeko, each scored on Tuesday. The cliche states that form is out the window for this occasion so picking a winner is foolish but there is sure to be incident. Jamie Jackson

Kick-off Sunday 4pm

Venue Etihad Stadium

Last season Man City 2 Man Utd 3

Live Sky Sports 1

Referee H Webb

This season G4, Y9, R0, 2.3 cards per game

Odds H 5-4 A 13-5 D 12-5

Manchester City

Subs from Pantilimon, Wright, García, Lescott, Jovetic, Negredo, Richards, Rodwell, Nasri, Clichy, Milner, Guidetti

Doubtful Clichy (thigh), Richards (hamstring), Silva (thigh)

Injured Demichelis (knee, 26 Oct)

Suspended None

Form DWLWLW

Discipline Y5 R0

Leading scorer Negredo, Touré 2

Manchester United

Subs from Lindegaard, Buttner, Giggs, F da Silva, Anderson, Zaha, Januzaj, Evans, Cleverley, Hernández, Young, Nani, Welbeck, Varela

Doubtful Welbeck (knee)

Injured Jones (ankle, 28 Sep), R da Silva (hamstring, 5 Oct), Fletcher (bowel, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WLDWDW

Discipline Y8 R0

Leading scorer Van Persie 3