Everything you need to know ahead of the Premier League clash at Old Trafford on Wednesday
Manchester United need a response, and fast. Their 4-0 hammering away to Everton on Sunday came after objectively one of their worst performances in years and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be demanding that his players repay the United fans with a huge display next up.
Their major problem is that the team arriving at Old Trafford on Wednesday are Manchester City, who have strung together 10 successive Premier League victories at a time when Liverpool are pushing them all the way for the title. In many ways, this is the worst time possible for United to have to face up to a Manchester derby.
Perhaps they will take at least some solace from the fact that Tottenham, Arsenal and Chelsea all dropped points at the weekend too, meaning their hopes of finishing in the top four and qualifying for Champions League football are not dead just yet. United sit three points behind Spurs and Chelsea and are two back of Arsenal, and they have a game in hand on the Stamford Bridge outfit.
Phil Jones is a doubt for United having been withdrawn at half-time against Everton, while Antonio Valencia is expected to sit out once more. Eric Bailly has been missing of late due to a knock picked up on international duty recently.
Ander Herrera is likely to remain sidelined with a hamstring injury, but elsewhere there should be no major injury worries.
Luke Shaw returns to the squad after a two-match domestic suspension which coincidentally came either side of a one-game European ban. There are no other suspension worries for United.
Solskjaer will likely make a number of changes following the massive setback at Goodison Park. Shaw’s return from suspension is a boost, while Ashley Young may be in contention to step back in.
Scott McTominay could feature, while in attack Alexis Sanchez and Jesse Lingard could well be considered for starts after both were left watching on from the bench on Sunday.
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City’s biggest injury concern heading into the derby is the absence of Kevin De Bruyne, who could miss the rest of the season due to a hamstring injury picked up against Tottenham in the Premier League on Saturday.
Kick-off is 8pm BST (3pm ET) on Wednesday, and will be shown live in the United Kingdom on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event. It will be shown on NBCSN in the United States, and on various channels around the world.