How Manchester United should line up vs Man City in Manchester derby fixture

Manchester United take on Manchester City in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.

United came back to win 2-1 against Viktoria Plzen in the Europa League on Thursday thanks to a brace from Rasmus Hojlund, who came on in the second half to replace Marcus Rashford.

That victory has provided United with a boost ahead of the Manchester derby and there is reason for optimism, as Manchester City have won just one of their last 10 games.

City became the first team to win four Premier League titles on the bounce last term but are enduring an awful season and were comfortably defeated by Juventus in midweek.

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Regarding the team news, Jonny Evans could return to the squad after recovering from injury.

Some of Amorim's selection decisions on Thursday made it clear who would be starting at the Etihad, and the performances of some those who came into the team and some who came off the bench should have helped make his mind up for him.

Martinez and De Ligt are nailed-on starters in central defence and I would stick with Mazraoui, who is better at moving out of defence to close down De Bruyne, Foden, or any other creative City outlets who pick up clever positions. He did a similar job against Odegaard at Arsenal.

I would return Amad to right wing-back to try and take advantage of City's defensive issues. Gvardiol is out of form at left-back and vulnerable to someone running at him, but he could yet be forced into the middle, with someone like Bernardo Silva moving to left-back. Dalot can operate down United's left, with Ugarte and Mainoo offering energy in the middle to outrun City.

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