Manchester City will entertain Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium this Sunday as both sides look to get the better of each other in the Manchester derby. Man City managed to secure a 3-0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers before the international break. Similarly, Man United earned a 2-0 win over Sheriff Tiraspol which will keep them in high spirits ahead of this game.
Manchester City vs Manchester United: Talking Tactics
Pep Guardiola will opt for a 4-3-3 formation and could ask his players to dominate the ball and engineer enough clear-cut chances to win this derby.
Erik ten Hag will set his team up in a 4-2-3-1 formation and is expected to instruct his men to keep a solid defensive shape at the back and create some decent chances on the counter.
Team News
Manchester City
Both John Stones and Kalvin Phillips will be sidelined for this game. Aymeric Laporte is also a major doubt for this derby as he continues to recover from a knee injury.
Manchester City Predicted XI
Ederson, Walker, Akanji, Dias, Cancelo, De Bruyne, Rodri, Silva, Foden, Haaland, Grealish
Manchester United
Martin Dubravka, Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford are all significant concerns for this game. Moreover, Harry Maguire will definitely miss this Premier League clash due to a hamstring injury.
Manchester United Predicted XI
De Gea, Dalot, Varane, Martinez, Malacia, McTominay, Casemiro, Antony, Fernandes, Sancho, Eriksen
Key Men
Manchester City
Erling Haaland has been in a rich vein of form this season and will once again be Man City’s most potent weapon up top.
Both Kevin De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva need to have a good game if the home team want to secure a convincing win in the derby.
Manchester United
David de Gea will be expected to make a few world-class stops if Man United are to have any chance of earning something from this game. The defensive performance of Lisandro Martinez and Raphael Varane could go a long way in deciding the fate of this Manchester derby.
On the offensive end, Jadon Sancho will have to carry some of the goal-scoring workload for the Red Devils down the left flank, especially if Marcus Rashford fails to recover in time for this game.
Manchester City vs Manchester United: Streaming Links
| Country | Broadcaster |
| United Kingdom | BT Sport, BBC Radio 5 |
| USA | USA Network |
| India | Hotstar VIP, JioTV, Star Sports Network |
| Canada | fuboTV Canada |
| Spain | Movistar+, DAZN |
| Italy | Sky Go Italia, NOW TV |
| Germany | Sky Sport Premier League |
| Australia | Optus Sport |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport NOW |
