Manchester United welcome Manchester City to Old Trafford for the first Manchester derby of the Premier League season and the 191st in history.
Sunday's match will be the first home league match since the passing of Sir Bobby Charlton and both sets of teams are expected to honour the legend. The Premier League have announced a moment’s applause will be held ahead of kick-off to mark his contributions to the footballing world. Players and match officials will also wear black armbands during the match as a mark of respect.
United come into the derby having won three straight games for the first time this season, however, their performances have been concerning fans as they've narrowly claimed victories against Brentford, Sheffield United and FC Copenhagen.
Despite a rare spell of three defeats in their last five games, Pep Guardiola's men bounced back with back-to-back wins against Brighton and BSC Young Boys in the Champions League.
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Manchester United injury updatesTen Hag's extensive injury list has been handed a slight boost as Aaron Wan-Bissaka returned to full training this week. He has missed the last six weeks with a hamstring injury but the manager claims the derby has come too soon for him.
Casemiro is also close to returning and it's 50/50 whether he starts against City, he picked up an injury playing for Brazil during the international break but he did start training on Monday.
"Aaron was training today, Casa is a race against the clock, not 100 per cent," said Ten Hag.
Luke Shaw, Tyrell Malacia, Lisandro Martinez and Amad Diallo all remain out with long-term injuries and Jadon Sancho is still unavailable amid his standoff with Ten Hag.
Manchester City injury updatesCity's injury list is in much better condition than United with only Kevin De Bruyne out, although his return date is unknown.
John Stones was struggling from a hamstring injury that he picked up in the Community Shield back in August, however, he has been deemed fit and could come into the starting XI.
Stones may replace the suspended Manuel Akanji, who received two yellow cards in City's 2-1 win over Brighton last weekend.
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Manchester derby predicted starting lineupsAndre Onana picked up a huge boost to his confidence just in the nick of time. He was the hero on Tuesday night when he made a 98th-minute penalty save to hold onto a 1-0 win over FC Copenhagen.
The goalkeeper's performance in the Champions League final last year, against Man City, was a factor in United's decision to sign him in the summer. He'll be hoping for a debut Manchester derby clean sheet.
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— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) October 24, 2023Harry Maguire also kickstarted his redemption arc as he scored the winning goal in midweek and has picked up some form in recent weeks. With Lisandro Martinez unavailable, he's set to start alongside Raphael Varane.
Predicted Man United lineup (4-3-3, right to left): Onana — Dalot, Varane, Maguire, Reguilon — Fernandes, McTominay, Amrabat — Antony, Hojlund, Rashford.
The big question for Pep Guardiola is who to start on the left flank. Jeremy Doku has been in scintillating form since being given a run in the side and has been causing all sorts of problems for defences with his pace and trickery. But then you have Jack Grealish, who scored City's only goal in this fixture earlier in the year.
The rest of the side almost picks itself, with Erling Haaland expected to lead the line and Julian Alvarez slots in behind him.
Predicted Man City lineup (3-2-4-1, right to left): Ederson (GK) — Walker, Dias, Gvardiola — Rodri, Stones — Silva, Foden, Alvarez, Grealish — Haaland
