vs Competition: English Premier League Matchweek 8 Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester Time: 14:00 (BST) 09:00 (EST) 06:00 (PST) TV: Sky Sports (UK) Peacock Premium (USA) fuboTV (Canada) Referee: Michael Oliver VAR: Paul Tierney Man Utd Injuries: Maguire (hamstring) Man City Injuries: Stones (hamstring), Phillips (shoulder), Laporte (knee) Man Utd EPL Position: 5th Man Utd EPL Form: LLWWWW Man Utd Last EPL Game: Win @Home Man Utd 3-1 Arsenal Man City EPL Position: 2nd Man City EPL Form: WDWWDW Man City Last EPL Game: Win Away 0-3 vs Wolves Previous EPL Meeting: Loss 1-4 @ Etihad 6th Mar 2022 Last 5 Man Utd managers have lost their first Manchester derby (Moyes, LVG, Mou, Ole, Rangnick) Last EPL game was vs Arsenal on 4th Sep (ie nearly a month ago) In addition to injuries listed above Dubravka and van de Beek are doubts Rashford and Martial trained so may be available having both been injured Haaland already has 11 goals for the EPL season City are leading scorers at home with 14 goals in 3 games and have conceeded just 2 Laporte not played for them yet this season but may be risked given Stones injury (Laporte recovering from knee surgery) - but being City they have plenty of depth (Dias, Akanje, Ake)
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Man City: Ederson; Walker, Akanji, Ake, Cancelo; Silva, De Bruyne, Gundogan; Foden, Haaland, Grealish. You're missing their first choice Central defensive Karen and their DM. It might be a good idea and I know I'm not a professional coach but I think we should put those three players under stress. Gundo is good all around but his not a 1st choice 6 for these games. I fortunately neither is ours.
as we're away i hope we play to Sancho's strengths and don't set him up to square up defenders from a standing syart but give him the ball on the run. Dalot on a yellow already? OK
We better tighten the ******** up or this will get ugly. That looked like a training session goal against pylons.
McTominay has played well these past few games. By no means a long term solution but some of the hate us unnecessary.
Please don't let Varane be injured. EDIT: And just when he's off the pitch, we concede from a corner. 2-0 Haaland EDIT2: 3-0 Haaland brace. This will get ugly.
McTominay wants to play for City so bad that he's constantly passing the ball to their players to impress Pep.
unfortunately this should not be unexpected. four wins against fodder and a naïve Arsenal and off colour liverpool didn't mean everything was fixed. that said someone needs to be braver on the ball. too much recieve ball and pass from a static position. everyone is afraid of the giveaway
I'm not shocked that Man City are outplaying us. I am surprised by our timidity and carelessness in possession. EDIT: 4-0
Lindelöf for Varane. at least not Maguire but it still probably won't go well. the midfield 2 ain't cutting it. overrun. Gómez for Walker for them
Getting thoroughly embarrassed. There are levels to this and we are several rungs below City and it shows. But the lack of heart and fight is unacceptable.