Bragging rights have been replaced by title ambitions between the red and blue halves of Manchester but sadly for neutrals this season's fight will not go down to the wire. Manchester United, having opened up a 15-point gap over their neighbours, are cruising to a 20th championship and all City can hope for at Old Trafford is a burst of local pride. Even so, United would be wise to not get too confident and to remind themselves of last season's 6-1 derby thrashing on home turf – if they have forgotten it all. City will undoubtedly be going all out for victory once again. Dean Rudge

Venue Old Trafford, Monday 8pm

Tickets Sold out

Last season Man Utd 1 Man City 6

Referee Mike Dean

This season's matches 20 Y72, R3, 3.75 cards per game

Odds Man Utd 13-10 Man City 5-2 Draw 13-5

Manchester United

Subs from Lindegaard, Johnstone, Vidic, Evans, Cleverley, Anderson, Welbeck, Powell, Scholes, Buttner, Young, Smalling, Kagawa, Hernández

Doubtful Evans (hamstring), Vidic (back)

Injured Fletcher (illness, May)

Suspended None

Form guide WWWWWW

Disciplinary record Y44 R0

Leading scorer Van Persie 19

Manchester City

Subs from Pantilimon, Wright, Razak, Kolorov, Milner, Dzeko, Lescott, K Touré, Sinclair, García, Boyata

Doubtful None

Injured Rodwell (hamstring, 13 Apr), Richards (knee, 20 Apr), Maicon (knee, 20 Apr)

Suspended None

Form guide WLWWLD

Disciplinary record Y48 R3

Leading scorer Dzeko 12

Match pointers

• Including the Community Shield match in 2011, the past five meetings between these sides have produced a total of 23 goals at an average of 4.6 per game

• City are the only team in the division to have kept more clean sheets (14) than United (11) this season

• Robin van Persie has gone nine games in all competitions with United without scoring, despite attempting 24 shots at goal in those appearances

• Nine of the 26 league goals conceded by City this season (35%) have come from outside the box, the largest proportion in the Premier League

• United are the only team in the top flight not to have a penalty awarded against them so far in 2012-13