MANCHESTER United hope to add a positive highlight to their poor season as they host noisy neighbours City in the Manchester Derby.
City and United are both powerhouses of the Premier League, but the two sides have endured poor seasons compared to their high standards.
United are lingering down in 13th place in the Premier League, with Ruben Amorim unable to steady the sinking ship at Old Trafford.
City are down in fifth, but after winning four Premier League titles in a row, Pep Guardiola will be disappointed with his side’s lacklustre performance this season.
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- Man Utd XI: Onana; Yoro, Maguire, Mazraoui; Dalot, Ugarte, Casemiro, Dorgu; Garnacho, Fernandes; Hojlund
- Man City XI: Ederson; Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly; Kovacic, Gundogan; Silva, De Bruyne, Foden; Marmoush
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Man Utd 0-0 Man City
35. Guardiola needs to see more penetration from his side.
It all looks too predictable and rigid.
They haven’t had a shot on goal for twenty minutes.
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33. This game is really not taking off at all.
Luke Shaw is out warming up at the moment.
Just what we need on the pitch, more defenders.
Man Utd 0-0 Man City
31. Man City swing in a corner and it is flicked on by Casemiro.
Onana came for it and got nowhere near it.
Luckily there was somebody at the back post to clear.
Man Utd 0-0 Man City
29. The Red Devils are getting into good positions.
Fernandes lifts a ball over the defence for Lindelof.
His attempted volley is woeful and never troubling the keeper.
Man Utd 0-0 Man City
27. Some good football from the hosts once again.
Hojlund runs forward and lays it off to Garnacho, who then finds Dorgu.
Hitting it first time, he blazes it over the bar.
Man Utd 0-0 Man City
25. Casemiro is bundled over and wins a free kick.
With no way forward, the Red Devils play it all the way back to their defence.
They need someone dropping into the pockets of space, asking more questions of the visitors.
Man Utd 0-0 Man City
21. City seem content just knocking the ball around.
United are getting players behind the ball, trying to make themselves difficult to break down.
What we would give for a goal right now.
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19. Dalot clips a brilliant cross into the back post.
Garnacho seems to forget how his limbs work and falls to the floor.
To think he was being touted for a £70m transfer, surely even Chelsea wouldn’t fall for that one.
Man Utd 0-0 Man City
17. Neither side has really asked questions of the opponents’ keepers so far.
There seems to be no cutting edge whatsoever.
Hopefully someone will streak the pitch to spice things up soon.
Man Utd 0-0 Man City
15. Casemiro spreads a long ball out wide.
Dorgu is chasing it down the line but cannot keep it in play.
City counter and Marmoush looks to get a shot off but it is deflected behind by Maguire.
Man Utd 0-0 Man City
13. Guardiola tells a couple of his subs to go through the motions.
Foden seems to have an injury and may not be able to continue.
Doku and Savinho are running up and down the touchline.
Man Utd 0-0 Man City
9. Nunes whiips in a cross from out wide.
Foden takes it under control and looks to get a shot off.
He drags it wide of the near post.
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7. It is all a bit scrappy at the moment.
Neither side is able to take the game by the scruff of the neck.
Man Ciity wanted a corner as the ball went out but the referee did not agree.
Man Utd 0-0 Man City
5. Man City seem content patiently passing the ball around.
They look to control the tempo on this big Old Trafford pitch.
As the ball is played into Foden, his touch is poor and gifts possession back to the hosts.
Man Utd 0-0 Man City
3. You feel that is where Amorim’s side could get some joy today.
They need high-tempo attacks, running at the visitors.
Guardiola’s side look unsure when pushed onto the back foot.
Man Utd 0-0 Man City
1. The hosts counter and Garnacho breaks through the middle.
He is clipped and brought down just outside the box.
Free-kick in a dangerous position for Man Utd.
Kick-off: Man Utd vs Man City
We are underway at Old Trafford.
While neither side have title races to aim for, this still matters.
Man Utd get the game started.
Manchester awaits rivals clash
Victory for Man Utd today would give them a very rare double over their noisy neighbours this season.
As you would expect, it is a packed house for this one.
We all hope for plenty of goals and a feisty game.
View from SunSport’s Martin Blackburn at Old Trafford
There have been some hugely important games between these two neighbours in recent years but this one has little riding on it. Will anyone outside of Manchester really be bothered?
City need points to keep themselves in contention for a top five spot while United are just keeping themselves warm for the Europa League.
This game marks the start of Kevin De Bruyne’s farewell tour after Friday’s surprise announcement that he will leave the Etihad this summer. He is part of a midfield trio with Ilkay Gundogan and Mateo Kovacic which looks to be short of legs.
United have won their last two meetings with City – including a dramatic late victory at the Etihad in December. Could they make it a hat-trick? No matter what the result, a sit in protest is planned by the 1958 group at the end with feelings still running high among the supporters.
Bragging rights up for grabs
Both sides have had disappointing seasons by their own standards.
It will have hurt Man City to lose at home against the Red Devils earlier in the season.
Guardiola will be looking for payback today, wanting to crush them in front of their own fans.
The return fixture
City were quick to forget their earlier fixture against United earlier in the season.
Josko Gvardiol had given them the lead in the first half, but it all fell apart for Guardiola and City in the dying embers.
Bruno Fernandes scored a pen in the 88th minute, before Amad Diallo sent United home with three points after a superb goal in the 90th minute.
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Pep with eyes on fourth spot
After Chelsea could only take a point against Brentford this afternoon, fourth spot is there for the taking.
Guardiola will be wanting to take this game to United.
They know three points would put them in control of their own destiny for that coveted Champions League spot.
Credit: Getty The run-in: City chasing the top four
SEVEN points separate Nottingham Forest in third and Newcastle in seventh.
Every single point is a key one at this stage of the season, and Chelsea dropped two at the Gtech Community Stadium against Brentford.
Aston Villa are now level on points with City in sixth, after they picked up a huge 2-1 win over Forest yesterday.
City could jump above Chelsea in fourth with a win.
Credit: Martin Rickett/PA Wire Nico O’Reilly on the up
Manchester City’s last remaining hope at a trophy this season was given a helping hand by O’Reilly just after the international break.
City were struggling at Bournemouth, but after Pep Guardiola subbed him on, the game changed.
O’Reilly created both goals, and has started both games since.
The Englishman’s ability to defend and bring the ball forward makes him an ideal cog in the Guardiola system.
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United were the dominant side in England throughout Sir Alex Ferguson’s spell in charge.
However, City have become everything United were under Pep Guardiola.
The side even repeated the historic treble that United managed to win in 1999.
United are now way off where they want to be, but – just for one season – so are Man City.
Can the Old Trafford faithful help deliver another HUGE Manchester derby win?
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