The Red Devils are at full strength minus defender Matthijs de Ligt as they look to close the gap on the top four, with Bryan Mbeumo and Amad Diallo both returning to team training after their respective Africa Cup of Nations exits with Cameroon and the Ivory Coast.

Who will Michael Carrick name in his United XI for the first game of his interim spell? Will Pep Guardiola spring any surprises?

Man Utd predicted lineup vs. Man City (4-2-3-1): Lammens; Dalot, Maguire, Martínez, Shaw; Mainoo, Casemiro; Mbeumo, Fernandes, Cunha; Šeško. City ’s stack of defensive injuries remains a problem, although Guardiola’s makeshift unit performed well at Newcastle in the week.

Tijjani Reijnders has issued a bold message surrounding the Premier League title race with Arsenal ahead of the weekend’s clash with Manchester United.City currently sit six points behind the

They may have taken staff from their cross-city rivals, but United are far from matching their on-pitch standards and strategic acumen

At the beginning of this week, it seemed that Manchester City would have to find another centre-back to target in the January transfer window other than Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi. The