Follow live coverage as Manchester City face Manchester United today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola’s side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United’s latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year – yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it’s Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Manchester City FC – Manchester United FC
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SUBS: John Stones, Mateo Kovacic, Jack Grealish, Stefan Ortega, Savinho, Jahmai Simpson-Pusey, Divin Mubama, Nico O’Reilly, James McAtee.
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MANCHESTER CITY (3-2-4-1): Ederson; Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol; Ilkay Gundogan, Bernardo Silva; Jeremy Doku, Kevin De Bruyne, Phil Foden, Matheus Nunes; Erling Haaland.
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Meanwhile, it’s been a mixed start to life as Manchester United boss for Ruben Amorim since joining from Sporting, winning three, drawing one and losing two of his opening six games in charge. They currently sit a disappointing 13th in the Premier League, but this could be a good time to face their cross-city rivals, who have gotten the better of the Red Devils for much of the last decade.
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Pep Guardiola has largely dominated English football since his arrival in Manchester in 2016, but a shockingly poor start to this season has led some to suggest the period of City supremacy is over. Guardiola’s men have won just one of their last 10 in all competitions, leaving them fifth in the Premier League and nine points already off leaders Liverpool, while even their hopes of progressing to the next round of the Champions League look in doubt following a 2-0 defeat at Juventus in midweek.
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Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Premier League clash between Manchester City and Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium.
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Follow all the goals and latest action from the Premier League here with The Independent. Team news and line-ups coming up shortly…
