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The team sheets are in, and the headlines are that Harry Maguire is back to captain United while Kevin de Bruyne is nowhere to be seen:
Manchester United: De Gea, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, Wan Bissaka, Matic, Fred, Williams, Bruno Fernandes, James, Martial. Subs: Bailly, Mata, Romero, Ighalo, Greenwood, Tuanzebe, McTominay.Manchester City: Ederson, Joao Cancelo, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Zinchenko, Bernardo Silva, Rodri, Gundogan, Foden, Aguero, Sterling. Subs: Bravo, Walker, Gabriel Jesus, Silva, Mendy, Mahrez, Garcia.Referee: Mike Dean.©️ @HarryMaguire93 is back to lead the Reds in today's Manchester derby!#MUFC #MUNMCIYour City team to take on United! Ederson, Cancelo, Otamendi, Fernandinho (C), Zinchenko, Rodrigo, Gundogan, Foden, Bernardo, Sterling, AgueroSubs | Bravo, Walker, Jesus, Silva, Mendy, Mahrez, E Garcia⚽️ @haysworldwide #MUNMCI #ManCity pic.twitter.com/YtlDwVaRYY 2.33pm GMT
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It’s the fourth Manchester derby of the season! This fixture truly is the gift that keeps on giving, or at least the gift that keeps on being given. The previous three (and the one before that for good measure, and six of the last seven for that matter) ended in away wins. This fits with the long-term trend: since the day in October 2011 when City went to Old Trafford and won 6-1 there have been 14 away wins in this fixture and only six home wins, which is quite the turnaround - before that there had been one away win in nine. So, in short,
Manchester City will probably win today, which is the outcome all this recent history suggests is more likely, and is also supported by the fact that, for all that United are on a Bruno Fernandes-inspired nine-game unbeaten run in all competitions and enjoying what
Pep Guardiola called “their best moment of the season”, they have a significantly better football team.
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