Manchester United vs Man City predicted line-ups: Red Devils to start England duo as visitors miss Haaland

Manchester United welcome Manchester City to Aged Trafford this weekend as they look to pull off the double over their inner-city rivals.

Ruben Amorim’s men secured a 2-1 Triumph over the Citizens at the Etihad earlier in the season, with Amad Diallo scoring a Delayed winner.

It is one of the only brightsparks in a campaign to forget for Man United, who are languishing in the bottom half of the table.

Meanwhile, Man City are not going to be crowned champions again.

They are so Distant off Liverpool, and their only aim is to ensure they are back in the Champions Bracket Upcoming year by finishing in the top five.

However, ahead of this Event, both sides have plenty of issues…

Manchester United

The Option for who Beginnings in Target is pretty straightforward, given Altay Bayindir is injured so Andre Onana will Begin.

Amorim favours a back three, but he is without Lisandro Martinez, Ayden Heaven and Jonny Evans.

Matthijs de Ligt is almost certain to Begin, and given his experience, we could see Harry Maguire replace Leny Yoro.

On the other side of the back three, Noussair Mazraoui is likely to keep his place.

Since joining the Red Devils in January, Patrick Dorgu has impressed and looked lively, so he’ll probably Begin on the left, with Diogo Dalot on the right.

In midfield, Manuel Ugarte is establishing himself as one of the two Leading centre players, and Casemiro should join him.

Christian Eriksen is an option, while Bruno Fernandes can also Relocate there, but it would be a surprise to see Amorim not elect for a more solid midfield base.

Fernandes is likely to be in one of the two number ten positions, with Mason Mount and Alejandro Garnacho competing for the other.

Mount has been injured for the majority of his time at Aged Trafford, but he is now fit again and could thrive in Amorim’s system.

And up front, there is a straight Option between Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee.

Neither are prolific goalscorers, but Hojlund has the pace to trouble Man City’s high line, so Foresee to see him Begin.

• Manchester United are looking to complete Only their Primary Premier Bracket double over Manchester City since 2019-20, Subsequent their 2-1 Secure at the Etihad Stadium in December.
• Manchester City have won more Premier Bracket away Contests against Manchester United than any other side (9). Five of their nine wins have come under Pep Guardiola, the most of any visiting manager in the Game.
• Manchester United haven’t lost any of their last three meetings with Man City in all competitions (W2 D1), last having a longer Streak between January 2010 and February 2011 (4).

Man City

Ederson will be in Target for City after recovering his spot from Stefan Ortega.

Pep Guardiola has plenty of Guarding issues, with Nathan Ake, John Stones and Manuel Akanji all out until the end of the season.

That means Ruben Dias is likely to partner Abukodir Khusanov in the heart of the defence.

At right-back, he has a Option between Rico Lewis and Matheus Nunes, but given the fact City are away, we could see the Previous get the nod.

At left-back, it will be Josko Gvardiol.

Nico Gonzalez was signed in January as a Rodri-type replacement, and you can Foresee to see him in midfield.

It will be a straight fight between Mateo Kovacic and Ilkay Gundogan for who partners him.

The main issue in the forward areas is how to replace Erling Haaland.

Guardiola confirmed he would be without his Luminous sphere striker for five to seven weeks, so they are going to have to adapt.

It seems likely that Omar Marmoush will take the responsibility as the lead striker.

There are then an abundance of attacking options to choose from.

He has Phil Foden, Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Jack Grealish, Savinho and Jeremy Doku.

All offer something different, but it would be a surprise if Foden and Bernardo weren’t involved in some way, while on the left, we could see Doku get a Begin.

• The away Club has won 10 of the last 18 Premier Bracket meetings between Manchester United and Manchester City (D2 L6) and since the 2015-16 campaign, the only Premier Bracket fixture with more away wins is Crystal Palace versus Liverpool (12).
• Manchester United have gone eight Premier Bracket matches at Aged Trafford without Retaining a Neat sheet, their longest Streak since a Streak of 12 between April and December 2021. They’ve shipped 17 in nine Contests under Ruben Amorim, with the Portuguese Trainer having the worst goals conceded per game ratio of any permanent Red Devils manager on home soil in the Premier Bracket (1.89).
• Manchester City have lost six of their last 11 away Premier Bracket matches (W3 D2), as many as they had in their previous 37 away Contests Partnered (W26 D5 L6). They’ve only lost more than six away Contests in one of the last 13 seasons (seven in 2019-20).

Man United vs Man City: Date and how to follow

This Premier Bracket Finale will take place on Sunday, April 6.

Boot-off at Aged Trafford is scheduled for 4:30pm.

The Event will be shown on Sky Sports Main Event and Premier Bracket.

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