Manager Pep Guardiola has named Manchester City’s squad for Sunday’s Premier League clash against Manchester United at Old Trafford.
Manchester City will face Manchester United for the first time since winning 2-1 in the Emirates FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium last June, before traveling to Old Trafford to face their local Premier League rivals.
Pep Guardiola’s men took a huge step towards qualifying for the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League with a win over BSC Young Boys in Switzerland on Wednesday night thanks to a goal from Manuel Akanji and an assist from Erling Haaland.
Manchester United are also in action in the Champions League, beating Copenhagen 1-0 on Tuesday night to get their first win of the season after defeats to Bayern Munich and Galatasaray.
Manchester City have won four of the last five Manchester derbies but have not won at Old Trafford since 2021.
Erling Holland and Phil Foden both scored hat-tricks against Manchester United last season as Erik Ten Hag’s side suffered four Premier League defeats in the opening weeks of the season.
The young Blues joined a list of Manchester City’s elite players to score a hat-trick in the Manchester derby, joining Horace Barnes and Francis Lee, who tragically died earlier this month.
Erling Haaland ended Manchester City’s three-game run last weekend by getting on the scoresheet as he helped the Sky Blues beat Roberto De Zerbi’s ever-impressive Brighton side. Erik ten Hag and Pep Guardiola have confirmed their starting line-up for the 190th Manchester derby ahead of kick-off at Old Trafford.
Manchester United
Starting XI: Onana; Lindelof, Evans, Maguire, Dalot; Amrabat, McTominay, Eriksen; Fernandes, Hoylund, Rashford.
Substitute: Bayindyr, Tau, Martial, Reguilon, Garnacho, Varan, Anthony, Mainu, Hannibal.
Manchester City
Starting XI: Ederson, Walker, Diaz, Stones, Guardiol, Rodri, Bernardo, Alvarez; Foden, Haaland, Grealish.
Substitute: Ortega, Phillips, Ake, Kovacic, Doku, Gomez, Nunes, Bob, Luis.
