Man City vs Manchester United: Prediction, kick off time, TV, live stream, team news, h2h results

The Premier League offers up one of its showpiece fixtures as the penultimate game of a packed weekend,

Title-chasing Manchester City host rivals Manchester United who themselves face a battle to qualify for next season’s Champions League.

As far as derbies go, it’s one of the most unpredictable in European football. Granted, City have largely had the run of their rivals over the last few years but United have certainly sprung surprises at the Etihad of late, albeit they were hugely outplayed at Old Trafford in November.

With Liverpool in ominous form and the race for the top four heating up, both teams have an awful lot to play for.

Here’s everything you need to know.

The Premier League game will kick-off at 4.30pm GMT on Sunday March 6, 2022.

The Etihad Stadium in Manchester will host it.

TV channel: The game will be broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Ultra HD.

Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers will be able to it through the Sky Go app.

LIVE coverage: Follow all of the action through Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog.

Pep Guardiola rested Rodri, Raheem Sterling and Kevin De Bruyne for the midweek win over Peterborough and has them all available for action as things stand.

Bernardo Silva and John Stones were also in the squad for the FA Cup victory and could replace Nathan Ake and Jack Grealish. Kyle Walker, meanwhile, will likely come back into the starting lineup after his suspension.

For United, whether or not Cristiano Ronaldo will start is a fascinating subplot. Hugely criticised in recent weeks, a lot of their recent wins away at City have come through searing, counter-attacking football, something the 37-year-old is simply not conducive to playing.

Whil