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

Manchester United welcome Manchester City to Old Trafford this weekend as they look to pull off the double over their inner-city rivals. Ruben Amorim‘s men secured a 2-1 victory over the Citizens at the Etihad earlier in the season, with Amad Diallo scoring a late winner. Diallo provided a moment of class to help Man United beat CityGetty 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 far off Liverpool, and their only aim is to ensure they are back in the Champions League next year by finishing in the top five. However, ahead of this match, both sides have plenty of issues… Manchester United The choice for who starts in goal is pretty straightforward, given Altay Bayindir is injured so Andre Onana will start. Amorim favours a back three, but he is without Lisandro Martinez, Ayden Heaven and Jonny Evans. Matthijs de Ligt is almost certain to start, 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 start on the left, with Diogo Dalot on the right. Maguire should get the nod over YoroGetty In midfield, Manuel Ugarte is establishing himself as one of the two starting centre players, and Casemiro should join him. Christian Eriksen is an option, while Bruno Fernandes can also play 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 Old Trafford, but he is now fit again and could thrive in Amorim’s system. And up front, there is a straight choice between Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee. Neither are prolific goalscorers, but Hojlund has the pace to trouble Man City’s high line, so expect to see him start. Mount and Maguire should come into the team Manchester United are looking to complete just their first Premier League double over Manchester City since 2019-20, following their 2-1 win at the Etihad Stadium in December. Manchester City have won more Premier League away games 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 competition. Manchester United haven’t lost any of their last three meetings with Man City in all competitions (W2 D1), last having a longer run between January 2010 and February 2011 (4). Man City Ederson will be in goal for City after recovering his spot from Stefan Ortega. Pep Guardiola has plenty of defensive 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 choice between Rico Lewis and Matheus Nunes, but given the fact City are away, we could see the former 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 expect to see him in midfield. It will be a straight fight between Mateo Kovacic and Ilkay Gundogan for who partners him. Haaland is set to miss the majority of the rest of the seasonGetty The main issue in the forward areas is how to replace Erling Haaland. Guardiola confirmed he would be without his star 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 start. Marmoush is likely to be the one to replace Haaland The away team has won 10 of the last 18 Premier League meetings between Manchester United and Manchester City (D2 L6) and since the 2015-16 campaign, the only Premier League fixture with more away wins is Crystal Palace versus Liverpool (12). Manchester United have gone eight Premier League matches at Old Trafford without keeping a clean sheet, their longest run since a run of 12 between April and December 2021. They’ve shipped 17 in nine games under Ruben Amorim, with the Portuguese coach having the worst goals conceded per game ratio of any permanent Red Devils manager on home soil in the Premier League (1.89). Manchester City have lost six of their last 11 away Premier League matches (W3 D2), as many as they had in their previous 3

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

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

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

Diallo provided a moment of class to help Man United beat City

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 far off Liverpool, and their only aim is to ensure they are back in the Champions League next year by finishing in the top five.

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

Manchester United

The choice for who starts in goal is pretty straightforward, given Altay Bayindir is injured so Andre Onana will start.

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

Matthijs de Ligt is almost certain to start, 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 start on the left, with Diogo Dalot on the right.

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

Christian Eriksen is an option, while Bruno Fernandes can also play 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 Old Trafford, but he is now fit again and could thrive in Amorim’s system.

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

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

Mount and Maguire should come into the team

Manchester United are looking to complete just their first Premier League double over Manchester City since 2019-20, following their 2-1 win at the Etihad Stadium in December.
Manchester City have won more Premier League away games 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 competition.
Manchester United haven’t lost any of their last three meetings with Man City in all competitions (W2 D1), last having a longer run between January 2010 and February 2011 (4).

Man City

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

Pep Guardiola has plenty of defensive 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 choice between Rico Lewis and Matheus Nunes, but given the fact City are away, we could see the former 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 expect to see him in midfield.

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

Haaland is set to miss the majority of the rest of the season

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

Guardiola confirmed he would be without his star 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 start.

Marmoush is likely to be the one to replace Haaland

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