Man City v Man Utd: Manchester derby all time XI named - and it's controversial

The first Manchester derby of the 2022/23 season takes place on Sunday afternoon as Manchester United travel to neighbours Manchester City in the Premier League.

The clash at the Etihad Stadium will see a number of debutants in the historic fixture.

Tyrell Malacia, Lisandro Martinez, Christian Eriksen, Casemiro and Antony are all expected to make their derby day bows for the Red Devils, while superstar striker Erling Haaland is set to do the same for City.

Each newcomer will be intent on leaving their mark on the occasions, but who are the greatest performers in Manchester derby history?

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It’s a question that Livescore recently attempted to answer as they named their combined all time XI for the fixture.

Naturally, it’s a star-studded line-up – and we’ve taken a look at it below.

GK: Peter Schmeichel (Man Utd, 1991-1999 & Man City, 2002-2003)

DR: Gary Neville (Man Utd, 1992-2011)

CB: Rio Ferdinand (Man Utd, 2002-2014)

CB: Vincent Kompany (Man City, 2008-2019)

LB: Patrice Evra (Man Utd, 2006-2014)

DM: Roy Keane (Man Utd, 1993-2005)

CM: Kevin De Bruyne (Man City, 2015 – present)

CM: Paul Scholes (Man Utd, 1993-2011, 2012-2013)

RW: Wayne Rooney (Man Utd, 2004-2017)

LW: Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd, 2003-2009, 2021 – present)

CF: Sergio Aguero (Man City, 2011-2021)

Only two players that will feature in Sunday’s match make the line-up (De Bruyne and Ronaldo).

It’s a side dominated by Man United players who served under Sir Alex Ferguson with only three Man City title winners featuring.

That means there was no place for the likes of former City favourites Yaya Toure and David Silva, while United legends Eric Cantona and