It is derby day at Old Trafford
Manchester City are at Manchester United on Sunday, 17:30 CEST, in the 199th Manchester derby (2)(3). You go in on four straight wins. United have struggled since the start of the season, and City are the team in form (4).
City sit second on nine points from three league games with a goal difference of +5. United are the ones under pressure (4).
O'Reilly is fit, Doku is not
Nico O'Reilly is available for the derby (3). Jeremy Doku is out with a calf injury (3). Enzo Maresca loses his most direct wide option for the trip to Old Trafford, with Doku possibly missing more than just this one.
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United change their attack
Michael Carrick has switched his front line. Marcus Rashford starts, Benjamin Sesko drops out of the XI (5). Carrick on the call: "Fajnie było utrzymać Marcusa w świeżości i gotowości na weekend," he said, that he wanted Rashford fresh and ready for the weekend (5).
Luke Shaw, Matthijs de Ligt, Senne Lammens and Youri Tielemans are among the names in Carrick's setup for the derby (5).
Anderson has one job: find Haaland
Elliot Anderson knows exactly what City need from him. "I get the ball, I look for Haaland," he said (1). That is the midfielder's brief in one line (1).
Chelsea and United circle a Bernal replacement chain
Chelsea and Manchester United are both monitoring Barcelona's Marc Bernal, 19, as a long-term option in midfield (6). The link comes in the wake of City's summer move for Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea, which set off the rest of the midfield market (6). Carlos Baleba, Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans are the other names in that chain (6).
