Manchester United host Manchester City at Old Trafford today.
Manchester United starting line-up: De Gea, Valencia, Bailly, Blind, Shaw, Pogba, Fellaini, Mkhitaryan, Rooney, Lingard, Ibrahimovic
Manchester United substitutes: S.Romero, Smalling, Schneiderlin, Ander Herrera, Juan Mata, Martial, Rashford.
Manchester City starting line-up: Bravo, Sagna, Otamendi, Stones, Kolarov, Fernandinho, De Bruyne, Silva, Sterling, Nolito, Iheanacho.
Manchester City substitutes: Caballero, Fernando, Sane, Zabaleta, Clichy, Navas, A. Garcia
Manchester United host Manchester City this afternoon as the much-anticipated Manchester derby takes place at Old Trafford.
Both teams enter the game with three wins from three games, whilst the huge rivalry between managers Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola make this a mouth-watering encounter.
Mourinho has made two surprise changes to his team, as summer signing Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Jesse Lingard come in out wide for Anthony Martial and Juan Mata.
Luke Shaw and AntonioValencia both start at full back despite concerns over their fitness, Chris Smalling remains on the bench alongside Morgan Schneiderlin and Marcus Rashford, whilst big-name arrivals Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic unsurprisingly start.
Meanwhile, Guardiola’s City best West Ham 3-1 last time out, but that game saw Sergio Aguero elbow Winston Reid, and subsequently pick up a three-game ban to miss out today.
Youngster Kelechi Iheanacho leads the line in a huge game for the Nigerian, whilst new signing Claudio Bravo starts in goal having arrived from Barcelona last month.
Other than that, it’s a familiar City side under Guardiola, as Raheem Sterling and Nolito – impressive so far this season – both start out wide, with Kevin De Bruyne and David Silva handed central roles.
Summer signing Leroy Sane is on the bench for City as he looks to make his Premier League debut, alongside the likes of Pablo Zabaleta, Gael Clichy and Fernando.
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