Man City vs Manchester United LIVE score and goal updates from Manchester derby plus team news

Manchester City welcome Manchester United to the Etihad on Sunday afternoon.

Man City won the Manchester derby home and away last season and they ended the campaign as Premier League champions. Pep Guardiola's side have made an excellent start in their effort to defend the title and they are currently second in the table.

The Blues have scored 23 goals in the Premier League, which is more than any other team, and their attack has been strengthened by the summer addition of Erling Haaland, who Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez are expected to deal with.

United head into the Manchester derby with optimism under Erik ten Hag, as they have defeated Liverpool, Leicester, Southampton and Arsenal across their last four league fixtures, which has been a remarkable turnaround after an awful start.

John Stones has been ruled out of the game through injury while Marcus Rashford has been passed fit. The game will kick off at 2pm and we'll bring you live updates throughout.

A few United fans might be altering their pre-match predictions after seeing those two line ups. The City squad is oozing attacking talent but there is a real look of vulnerability about their backline. If they can hold firm at the back, which will rely heavily on McTominay, then they have plenty of artistry on the counter-attack to punish the City defence.

United might be licking their lips, looking at City’s centre halves. It’s a big test of Ake and Akanji even against a United attack devoid of Ronaldo. Rashford, Sancho and Antony are three tricky forwards. But then you look at the City front six and it is just about the best on the planet.

It is a more fascinating derby that Guardiola has a better central defensive partnership on the bench than in the