Manchester City host Manchester United in a large Premier League derby on Sunday.
City seemed in satisfactory fettle heading into the global break, even as United can boast 4 wins at the spin after overcoming a negative begin however already take a seat down 5 factors off their neighborhood rivals..
Man City vs Man United Premier League Week 9
New supervisor Erik ten Hag persevered a tough begin to his managerial tenure at Old Trafford, dropping his commencing league matches, however he has because observed the triumphing formula.
Anthony Martial and his fellow striker Marcus Rashford have lately been sidelined with injury, even as Harry Maguire turned into flagged as a doubt after his time away with England. Our on-mortgage goalkeeper Martin Dubravka turned into pressured to withdraw from the Slovakia squad all through the break, even as defenders Brandon Williams and Axel Tuanzebe were out all season.
Match Info
- Competition: Premier League
- Week: 9
- Stadium: Etihad
- Temp: 13°C
TV Channels
- Setanta Sports 1 Eurasia HD
- Sky Sports Main Event UK
- Diema Sport 2 HD
- Digi Sport 1 HD Romania
- Arena Sport 3 HD Croatia
- beIN Sports HD 3 TR
- Eleven Sports 1 HD portugal
- Sky Sports Premier League UK
- beIN Sports Connect
- SuperSport Premier League
Team News
Laporte will maximum possibly need to accept mins instead given his prolonged layoff, as Manuel Akanji and Ruben Dias maintain withinside the coronary heart of the backline, and Guardiola may be with out Kalvin Phillips for some of weeks because of shoulder surgery.
Kyle Walker’s go back to health method that Guardiola is included at right-returned withinside the absence of Stones, even as Haaland should grow to be the primary participant ever to attain a hat-trick in 3 successive Premier League domestic fits this weekend.
Over at Old Trafford, Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford have made robust development of their recoveries from damage and were education with the squad this week, that can see each strikers go back for the derby.
Rashford is positive to begin up pinnacle over Cristiano Ronaldo if he’s match enough, even though the Portuguese may be taken into consideration for an area if the Englishman’s recuperation nevertheless leaves some thing to be desired.
Harry Maguire persevered a torrid time with England, which culminated in him returning to Man United with a good hamstring, however Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez had been continually predicted to pair up on the returned.
Martin Dubravka, Donny van de Beek, Brandon Williams and Aaron Wan-Bissaka constitute some other wealth of damage issues for Man United, and Ten Hag is dealing with some other choice predicament with Casemiro and Scott McTominay, with the previous pushing tough for a begin here.
Predicted XI
Manchester City possible starting lineup: Ederson- Walker, Akanji, Dias, Cancelo; Silva, Rodri- De Bruyne- Foden, Haaland- Grealish
Manchester United possible starting lineup: De Gea; Dalot, Varane, Martinez- Malacia; Casemiro; Eriksen; Antony- Fernandes, Sancho; Rashford
