Hojlund in form since Amorim's arrival
The Dane has already scored 5 goals. This time he is expected in a bigger meeting.
Amorim and Guardiola played each other recently
It was during Sporting-Manchester City in the Champions League, on November 5. Amorim's Sporting won 4-1… but he has since moved to Manchester United, in a much less well-equipped team.
Winning your first derby, a huge challenge
Manchester United's last 6 managers lost their first derby to rivals City. David Moyes, Ralf Rangnick and Erik ten Hag had even experienced very heavy defeats each time.
Rashford and Garnacho dismissed by Ruben Amorim
Ruben Amorim has chosen not to include Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho on the United team sheet for this Manchester derby. He confirmed in a pre-match interview that it was a sporting choice and that neither player was injured.
United's line-up for this derby
Onana – Mazraoui, De Ligt, Maguire, Martinez, Dalot – B. Fernandes, Ugarte – Mount, Amad, Hojlund
City's very offensive composition
Ederson – Walker, Diaz, Gvardiol – Gundogan, De Bruyne, B. Silva, Nunes – Foden, Doku, Haaland
Kick-off at 5:30 p.m.
Welcome to this RMC Sport live to follow the clash between Manchester City and Manchester United. Kick-off at 5.30pm at the Etihad Stadium.
Manchester City, who stopped the bleeding during their last two championship outings, fell back on the European scene by losing 2-0 against Juventus.
As for the Red Devils, the laborious 2-1 success in the Europa League against Viktoria Plzen masks the two consecutive defeats suffered in the Premier League against Nottingham Forest (3-2) and Arsenal (2-0).
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