Manchester United v Manchester City: match preview

Manchester United can record an impressive third win over Manchester City this season and will hope Harry Maguire is fit to participate
  
  

Manchester United v Manchester City
Manchester United v Manchester City: probable starters in bold, contenders in light Illustration: Guardian

Manchester United can record an impressive third win over Manchester City this season in a 182nd derby staged as these rivals hit prime form. There may be injury concerns regarding United’s Harry Maguire and City’s Kevin De Bruyne but whoever plays will surely provide a spectacle due to the importance of the encounter. Jamie Jackson

Sunday 4.30pm Sky Sports Premier League

Venue Old Trafford

Last season Manchester United 0 Manchester City 2

Referee Mike Dean

This season G21 Y94 R4 4.86 cards/game

Odds H 4-1 A 3-5 D 7-2

MANCHESTER UNITED

Subs from Romero, Chong, Garner, Gomes, Jones, Pereira, Bailly, Lingard, Williams, Ighalo, Tuanzebe, Matic, Fosu-Mensah

Doubtful Fosu-Mensah (match fitness), James (match fitness), Maguire (ankle), Wan-Bissaka (back)

Injured Pogba (ankle, 19 Mar), Grant (unknown), Rashford (back, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y54 R0

Form LLDWWD

Leading scorer Rashford 14

MANCHESTER CITY

Subs from Bravo, Carson, García, Doyle, Harwood-Bellis, Cancelo, Foden, Jesus, D Silva, Otamendi, Zinchenko, De Bruyne

Doubtful De Bruyne (back)

Injured Laporte (hamstring, 21 Mar), Sané (knee, Apr)

Suspended None

Discipline Y49 R3

Form WDWLWW

Leading scorer Agüero 16

 

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