Man City v Manchester United team news and predicted line-ups: Reds signing could return as hosts miss key stars

Premier League football will return with a bang this weekend with the Manchester derby taking centre-stage. Manchester City welcome Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday to round off Gameweek 4 of the 2025/26 season. City were dealt another blow in their title challenge with defeat at BrightonGetty United on the other hand will return to league action in winning formGetty Both sides will arrive with just one win from their opening three fixtures while their ‘Big Six’ rivals steer clear with improved form. City opened their campaign with a dominant 4-0 win away at Wolves but were then beaten 2-0 at home to Tottenham. A late 2-1 loss away at Brighton extended their winless run before the international break, with Pep Guardiola eyeing a huge response. His counterpart Ruben Amorim boasts a slightly better start to the season having picked up one win, one draw and one defeat. After a narrow loss to Arsenal on the opening weekend they drew at Fulham, before their shock Carabao Cup exit to Grimsby Town. Bruno Fernandes scored a stoppage-time penalty to win 3-2 against Burnley at Old Trafford before league action paused for the break. Last five meetings between City and United Man United 0-0 Man City – Premier League – Apr 6, 2025 Man City 1-2 Man United – Premier League – Dec 15, 2024 Man City 1-1 Man United [City win 7-6 on pens] – Community Shield – Aug 10, 2024 Man City 1-2 Man United – FA Cup final – May 25, 2024 Man City 3-1 Man United – Premier League – Mar 3, 2024 Man City team news Rayan Cherki will be a notable absence for City as he suffered a thigh issue before the international break. Guardiola revealed after defeat to Brighton that the reported £30million summer signing from Lyon will be out for two months. City have also been hit with an injury to Omar Marmoush, who is set to miss the derby after picking up an injury on duty for Egypt. Mateo Kovacic and Josko Gvardiol are also set to be out, but Savinho could return to the matchday squad. Donnarumma completed a reported £26m move from PSG in the summerGetty But Cherki looks set to be out until November with an injuryGetty Amid the injury news, Gianluigi Donnarumma could make his debut for the club following his arrival from Paris Saint-Germain. The Italian, who will wear the no. 25 shirt, is on course to become the first-choice goalkeeper ahead of fellow new signing James Trafford. Erling Haaland is set to lead the line despite needing stitches after he was bizarrely hit by a bus door on international duty with Norway. How could City line up? Donnarumma is likely to earn his first Premier League minutes by starting in goal for his new club. Matheus Nunes looks set to continue his shift from midfield to right-back while Rayan Ait-Nouri features on the opposite flank. At centre-back, Ruben Dias could partner John Stones, although the latter left the England squad as a ‘precautionary measure’. City would surely be the favourites to win with this XI Rodri has been welcomed back to the heart of the midfield, and Tijjani Reijnders was recently named as their Player of the Month. Bernardo Silva could join them as Oscar Bobb and Phil Foden flank Haaland in an attack that certainly doesn’t lack quality. Man United team news Matheus Cunha picked up a hamstring injury during United’s win over Burnley and did not join Brazil on international duty. However, he posted an image of him in the gym on Instagram with a caption that read ‘Sunday’s’ with winking and hourglass emojis. Lisandro Martinez remains a long-term absence with his cruciate ligament injury. Mason Mount and Diogo Dalot appear to be doubts for the derby but could make the bench on Sunday. Cunha will hope to be fit enough to return from his hamstring issueAFP Both Guardiola and Amorim will be desperate to win the derbyGetty How could United line up? With Andre Onana now on loan at Trabzonspor, new signing Senne Lammens may be given the nod in goal ahead of Altay Bayindir. Amorim has opted for Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt and Luke Shaw to make up his back three and is likely to do so again against City. Amad Diallo is a creative outlet at right wing-back, and Noussair Mazraoui could play at left wing-back if Dalot isn’t fit to do so. The experience of Casemiro and captain Bruno Fernandes will remain crucial to United’s success in midfield away at their rivals. Should Cunha return to fitness, he would join Bryan Mbeumo as the two attacking midfielders in their starting XI. Benjamin Sesko may be offered a first Premier League start up front since his £74m move from RB Leipzig. Amorim is set to stick with his trusted formation at United

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Man City v Manchester United team news and predicted line-ups: Reds signing could return as hosts miss key stars

Premier League football will return with a bang this weekend with the Manchester derby taking centre-stage.

Manchester City welcome Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday to round off Gameweek 4 of the 2025/26 season.

City were dealt another blow in their title challenge with defeat at Brighton

United on the other hand will return to league action in winning form

Both sides will arrive with just one win from their opening three fixtures while their ‘Big Six’ rivals steer clear with improved form.

City opened their campaign with a dominant 4-0 win away at Wolves but were then beaten 2-0 at home to Tottenham.

A late 2-1 loss away at Brighton extended their winless run before the international break, with Pep Guardiola eyeing a huge response.

His counterpart Ruben Amorim boasts a slightly better start to the season having picked up one win, one draw and one defeat.

After a narrow loss to Arsenal on the opening weekend they drew at Fulham, before their shock Carabao Cup exit to Grimsby Town.

Bruno Fernandes scored a stoppage-time penalty to win 3-2 against Burnley at Old Trafford before league action paused for the break.

Last five meetings between City and United

Man United 0-0 Man City – Premier League – Apr 6, 2025

Man City 1-2 Man United – Premier League – Dec 15, 2024

Man City 1-1 Man United [City win 7-6 on pens] – Community Shield – Aug 10, 2024

Man City 1-2 Man United – FA Cup final – May 25, 2024

Man City 3-1 Man United – Premier League – Mar 3, 2024

Man City team news

Rayan Cherki will be a notable absence for City as he suffered a thigh issue before the international break.

Guardiola revealed after defeat to Brighton that the reported £30million summer signing from Lyon will be out for two months.

City have also been hit with an injury to Omar Marmoush, who is set to miss the derby after picking up an injury on duty for Egypt.

Mateo Kovacic and Josko Gvardiol are also set to be out, but Savinho could return to the matchday squad.

Donnarumma completed a reported £26m move from PSG in the summer

But Cherki looks set to be out until November with an injury

Amid the injury news, Gianluigi Donnarumma could make his debut for the club following his arrival from Paris Saint-Germain.

The Italian, who will wear the no. 25 shirt, is on course to become the first-choice goalkeeper ahead of fellow new signing James Trafford.

Erling Haaland is set to lead the line despite needing stitches after he was bizarrely hit by a bus door on international duty with Norway.

How could City line up?

Donnarumma is likely to earn his first Premier League minutes by starting in goal for his new club.

Matheus Nunes looks set to continue his shift from midfield to right-back while Rayan Ait-Nouri features on the opposite flank.

At centre-back, Ruben Dias could partner John Stones, although the latter left the England squad as a ‘precautionary measure’.

City would surely be the favourites to win with this XI

Rodri has been welcomed back to the heart of the midfield, and Tijjani Reijnders was recently named as their Player of the Month.

Bernardo Silva could join them as Oscar Bobb and Phil Foden flank Haaland in an attack that certainly doesn’t lack quality.

Man United team news

Matheus Cunha picked up a hamstring injury during United’s win over Burnley and did not join Brazil on international duty.

However, he posted an image of him in the gym on Instagram with a caption that read ‘Sunday’s’ with winking and hourglass emojis.

Lisandro Martinez remains a long-term absence with his cruciate ligament injury.

Mason Mount and Diogo Dalot appear to be doubts for the derby but could make the bench on Sunday.

Cunha will hope to be fit enough to return from his hamstring issue

Both Guardiola and Amorim will be desperate to win the derby

How could United line up?

With Andre Onana now on loan at Trabzonspor, new signing Senne Lammens may be given the nod in goal ahead of Altay Bayindir.

Amorim has opted for Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt and Luke Shaw to make up his back three and is likely to do so again against City.

Amad Diallo is a creative outlet at right wing-back, and Noussair Mazraoui could play at left wing-back if Dalot isn’t fit to do so.

The experience of Casemiro and captain Bruno Fernandes will remain crucial to United’s success in midfield away at their rivals.

Should Cunha return to fitness, he would join Bryan Mbeumo as the two attacking midfielders in their starting XI.

Benjamin Sesko may be offered a first Premier League start up front since his £74m move from RB Leipzig.