Manchester United will make the trip to the Etihad to play Manchester City in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon. United won 1-0 against Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup in midweek, which ensured progression to the quarter-finals of the competition, and they are looking to build on that result.
United have the task of taking on City in the Manchester derby and the Reds have not won at the Etihad since March 2021 when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was in charge.
Pep Guardiola's side won 3-0 at Old Trafford earlier in the season and United have a point to prove. Regarding the team news, Raphael Varane and Bruno Fernandes are set to be available, but Harry Maguire could be absent again after missing the Forest game through injury. ALSO READ: United team news for Manchester derby ALSO READ: Everything Ten Hag said in his press conference Here's how our writers think United should line up... Samuel Luckhurst Today's best bad idea for United is to have Scott McTominay in the position Fernandes usually occupies, with Fernandes still in the team.
There is method to it. United had mixed success with Fernandes on the right against City at Old Trafford and Wembley last season.