Three positions might be up for grabs in Manchester United's starting XI vs Man City

Erik ten Hag will sample his fourth taste of the Manchester derby when City make the short trip to Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon.

The Manchester United manager won one and lost two of his first three derby experiences last season, meaning he will be determined to balance the score this time around. But perhaps as a crumb of comfort for the Dutchman, it was in last term's showdown at Old Trafford where he came out on top.

After falling behind to Jack Grealish's close-range effort, United recovered through goals from Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford. United were on a roll at that juncture and victory over City only increased the feel-good factor in M16.

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United, of course, were unable to replicate an identical result when the two sides met again on neutral ground for the FA Cup final in June, with City, inspired by an Ilkay Gundogan double, winning 2-1. There was, however, an identical tactic deployed by Ten Hag in relation to his starting line-up, with Fernandes deployed on the right-wing, just as he was for the January showdown back in Manchester.

Ten Hag's decision to deploy Fernandes out wide for the second derby running stemmed from Antony being unavailable through injury. The Brazilian had picked up an ankle injury in the 4-1 win over Chelsea in the build-up to the trip to Wembley.

Though Antony, provided nothing happens in training over the next couple of days or so, is set to be available for selection in this weekend's derby showdown, he would be lucky to start. He has started each of United's last two games and has been taken off in both of them, failing to have any influence.

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