Carabao Cup: How to watch Manchester United vs Manchester City on January 7, 2019

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Holders Manchester City will be hosted by their cross-town rivals as they aim to defend the title for the third time.

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

Manchester United in the last 10 matches: 6W 2D 2L.

Manchester City in the last 10 matches: 8W 0D 2L.

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

Paul Pogba, Scott McTominay, Eric Bailly, Axel Tuanzebe, Marcos Rojo and Timothy Fosu-Mensah are all unavailable as they are still recuperating from injuries. Anthony Martial, Jesse Lingard and Luke Shaw are also battling illness and could be out of contention.

For Manchester City, Nicolas Otamendi faces a late fitness test while Leroy Sane remains out of the clash with a long-term injury. On a postive note, Aymeric Laporte is stepping up his recovery and could feature in Tuesday's semi-final encounter.

Predicted lineup for Manchester United vs Manchester City

Manchester United predicted starting XI:

Romero; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Jones, Williams; Fred, Matic; Greenwood, Lingard, Rashford; Martial

Manchester City predicted starting XI:

Bravo; Cancelo, Garcia, Fernandinho, Zinchenko; Foden, Rodri, De Bruyne; Bernardo, Jesus, Sterling

Key stats

Manchester United will feature in their 15th EFL Cup semi-final. Only Liverpool (17) has played in more in the competition's history.
Raheem Sterling has been involved in more EFL Cup goals than any other player the start of the 2013-14 season. The English winger has registered eight goals and six assists.
Marcus Rashford has scored eight goals in his last five EFL Cup appearances.

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

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Manchester United: "I must say he has had a big influence [here] and since he took over Barcelona [in 2008] I have admired Pep's teams.

"But I've got to say I worked under the most influential one [Sir Alex Ferguson]. You do see one of the best managers ever [in Guardiola] and you can see where he has taken his wisdom from. I had the pleasure of speaking and meeting Johan Cruyff back in the day when Jordi [his son] was here and you can see certain similarities.

"I've admired Pep's team; they have raised the bar so much since Pep came. The standards he has set and his team have set is something for us to aim for."

Pep Guardiola, Manchester City: "The game we lost here in the league we played one of the best first halves. "We played incredible, but played 10 or 15 minutes bad in the second half and they recovered.

"We conceded a few counter-attacks and in just two or three seconds they were in the box. We saw how fast they are, how they run on the counter-attack, how solid and how aggressive.

"A top club like United you can lose, but we beat them more times than we lose.

"I have the feeling United have started to play the way he [Solskjaer] wants.

"The last [league] game against Arsenal they lost, but you see clearly what he wants.

"It's not easy to handle a team at a big, big club, always demanding to be champions in all competitions, but I think every manager needs time."