Manchester United's planned lineup against Manchester City
manchester united will travel to the Etihad Stadium to face city of manchester in it first division on Sunday.
This will be the 195th Manchester derby and United have a superior record in this fixture with 79 wins to the Citizens' 61. But Pep Guardiola's side have had a better record against their neighbors in the league in recent times, winning five. of six games.
However, the hosts are in terrible form at the moment, winning just one of their last 10 matches in all competitions and losing seven. They are currently fourth in the league with 27 points from 15 games.
Things are not going well for United either, who are currently 13th in the table with 19 points from 15 games.
team news
Man Utd have had injury problems in recent months but things look promising as Luke Shaw He is the only player injured for the moment.
Planned lineup
Rubén Amorim has continued to rotate his squad in the first games of his tenure at Old Trafford. They are likely to do the same in this match as well after the midweek victory over Viktoria Plzen in the european league.
But Andre Onana is likely to keep his place in goal despite showing poor performances in the last two consecutive games. Harry Maguire He could be deployed as a center back with Leny Yoro at right back and Lisandro Martínez at left.
In that case, Noussair Mazraoui could start at left back and Diogo Dalot could be on the opposite side. Thus, Matthijs de Ligt and Tyrell Malacia could be among the substitutes after starting the last time.
Manuel Ugarte should be in the defensive midfield position and will likely partner Bruno Fernandes in the engine room. Therefore, casemiro and Kobbie Mainoo would have to settle for a place on the bench.
After a poor performance in midweek, Mark Rashford and Joshua Zirkzee should be on the bench. Rasmus Hojlund He is expected to lead the line and just behind him, Mason Mount and Amad Diallo could be the two attacking midfielders. Therefore, Alejandro Garnacho is likely to come off the bench.
Man Utd vs Man City expected lineup (3-4-2-1):
Onana; Yoro, Maguire, Martínez, Dalot, Ugarte, Bruno, Mazraoui; Monte, Amad; Hojlund
