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In City’s previous league match, a 1-0 victory against Bournemouth eight days ago, Pep Guardiola has made three substitutions: Kyle Walker, Kevin De Bruyne, and Jeremy Doku step in for Manuel Akanji, Mateo Kovacic, and Matheus Nunes.
Two alterations have been made by Erik ten Hag following the loss in the league against Fulham at their home. The injured Harry Maguire is being substituted by Jonny Evans and Omari Forson is being replaced by Scott McTominay. This indicates a potential change in tactics, with a possible shift to a midfield diamond or Bruno Fernandes being deployed on the wing.
Possible Manchester City lineup in a 4-1-2-3 formation: Ederson as goalkeeper, Walker, Stones, Dias, and Ake as defenders, Rodri as the holding midfielder, De Bruyne and Bernardo as the midfielders, and Foden, Haaland, and Doku as the forwards.
Alternative options: Ortega, Gvardiol, Akanji, Lewis, Kovacic, Gomez, Nunes, Bobb, Alvarez.
Manchester United lineup (potentially 4-1-4-1 formation) featuring Onana, Dalot, Varane, Evans, Lindelof, Casemiro, Fernandes, McTominay, Mainoo, Garnacho, and Rashford.
Replacements: Bayindir, Kambwala, Ogunneye, Amrabat, Eriksen, Forson, Collyer, Diallo, Antony.
Referee Andy Madley.
Welcome to our live broadcast of the Manchester derby at the Etihad Stadium. On paper, this match looks very exciting. City has won 14 out of their last 15 games, while United has won their past six away games. However, in reality, it seems unlikely that United will have much of a chance. Last season, they lost 6-3 against City and the final score was kind to them. Their days of consistently winning at the Etihad are over, especially now that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is no longer the manager.
Unfortunately, the sole aspect where United outperforms City is the number of injuries. They are currently missing a minimum of three and potentially up to six players that manager Erik ten Hag would have wanted to utilize in today’s game. This makes the already slim chances even more daunting for United.
Based on all indications, it seems likely that City will come out victorious, potentially by a large margin. However, football does not always follow logic, so this match could still end up being the most memorable one you’ll ever witness. It’s a good idea to keep refreshing the page to stay updated.
Kick off 3.30pm.
Source: theguardian.com
