Owen Hargreaves names 13 Manchester United players in contention to start vs Man City

Former Manchester United midfielders Paul Scholes and Owen Hargreaves have had their say on the team that should start in next month's Manchester derby.

Due to the postponement of the Leeds United fixture because of stretched policing resources following the death of the Queen and the upcoming international break, the Reds' next match will be the derby at the Etihad Stadium on October 2. Despite the crucial game being more than two weeks away, Scholes and Hargreaves have already had their say on who should be involved.

"I think the goalkeeper (De Gea) is set, back four (Dalot, Varane, Martinez, Malacia) is set, [Scott] McTominay’s earned that position," Hargreaves explained on BT Sport. "I think Casemiro might play against City but [Christian] Eriksen and Bruno [Fernandes] in midfield. Antony, Jadon [Sancho], Marcus [Rashford] or Cristiano [Ronaldo] that’s his team."

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Meanwhile, prior to kick-off Scholes said: "I think the manager’s shown that, he’s picked the same team for the last four games. If you play well you’re going to carry on for this manager.

"City is a different kettle of fish, tonight (against Sheriff) they have to perform. It should be the same every game, if you want to play in the next game, you have to perform and to perform well. If United do that tonight, the players do that, they should be looking to be in the team."

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