The Red Devils and their cross-town rivals will lock horns at Old Trafford in an epic Sunday afternoon Premier League clash.

What is the position of Manchester United and Manchester City?

Manchester United is seventh with 42 points after 28 matches. Manchester City is second with 57 points after the same number of appearances.

What is the form of Manchester United as compared to Manchester City?

Manchester United in the last 10 matches: 6W 3D 1L.

Manchester City in the last 10 matches: 7W 1D 2L.

Team news: Who is injured, available or suspended for Manchester United vs Manchester City?

Marcus Rashford and Paul Pogba remain long term absentees for Manchester United as a result of respective injuries. Skipper of the Red Devils, Harry Maguire is expected to regain full fitness after picking up an ankle injury in training earlier this week.

Both Daniel James and Aaron Wan-Bissaka were not spotted in any of United's preparation sessions although they are expected to line up for Sunday's derby. There is also a boost in personnel with Axel Tuanzebe recovering from a knock.

For Manchester City, Kevin de Bruyne is a doubt after missing the midweek's encounter with Sheffield United as a result of a back problem. Center back Aymeric Laporte is not expected to be involved in the test at Old Trafford due to injury.

However, Leroy Sane could be in contention for a place in the starting line up after recovering from his long term injury.

Predicted lineup for Manchester United vs Manchester City

  • Manchester United: De Gea; Bailly, Maguire, Shaw; Wan-Bissaka, McTominay, Fred, Fernandes, Williams; Greenwood, Martial.

  • Manchester City: Ederson; Walker, Fernandinho, Otamendi, Mendy; Rodri, Gundogan, Bernardo; Mahrez, Sterling, Aguero.

Key stats

  • Manchester United has not been beaten in nine matches in all competitions, winning six and drawing three.

  • Manchester City has won its last four games in four different competitions (Premier League, League Cup, Champions League and FA Cup).

  • Manchester United has kept seven clean sheets in eight of their last nine matches, scoring 22 and conceding twice.

  • Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has won all three of his Premier League away games at Old Trafford. No other Premier League manager has won more there.

  • Since moving to the Premier League, David de Gea has conceded 33 Premier League goals against Manchester City - 11 more than against any other club in the league.

What are the managers saying ahead of Manchester United vs Manchester City?

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Manchester United: "We are nine games unbeaten, so it is easier for me to stand here and say that. But I have seen ­improvement all the time.

"Now with the signings we've made as well it is starting to give us that little edge.

"We know at times we let ­ourselves down early in the ­season and some performances didn't get the deserved results.

"We are getting better but we're not going to get carried away about being fifth. We are not ­getting carried away being ­unbeaten in nine ­either.

"That used to be the norm at this club and should be the norm here that you go through these long patches ­without defeat."

Pep Guardiola, Manchester City: "I am not there, I am not part of United but what I feel is that people at the club believe in Ole and I think he is doing a really good job.

"Always I believe that managers and clubs need time to implant, to build something that the manager and club both believe in.

"Unfortunately sometimes the results mean clubs take the decision to break that process.

"It is not always about the tactics sometimes, it is about the feel, how the players follow the manager. I appreciate the quality of their manager a lot, I think he represents United in an exceptional way.

"And I think in the good moments, Ole arrives with an incredible impact in terms of results and afterwards, maybe they drop a little bit.

"But on both sides of the club they are stable. From what I read the comments are stable from the board and I think Ole's behavior here in the press conferences was always quite similar and now the results are getting back.

"United are scoring a lot of goals, they create chances, they concede few, and especially they have good keepers, good defenders, a bigger squad.

"So with United there is no doubt about it, all the time, every season, they have good teams."

Broadcast information for Manchester United vs Manchester City

DAZN will stream the game live for soccer fans in Canada.

In UK, Manchester United vs Manchester City will be aired live on Sky Sports Premier League, SKY GO Extra and Sky Sports Main Event. Audio streaming will be available on BBC Radio Manchester and BBC Radio 5 Live.

Fans in US can stream the action live on Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App, Telemundo, NBCSports.com, and NBC.

Check below for your broadcast listings if you live in a different territory:

 

Match details, result and original broadcast info

Manchester United 2 - 0 Manchester City

March 8, 2020 12:30pmOld Trafford (Manchester)

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