Manchester City have had two days extra rest compared to their rivals, and boss Enzo Maresca makes just one change from Tuesday's Champions League win in Porto. Former United summer target Elliot Anderson replaces Moroccan youngster Ayyoub Bouaddi. Phil Foden and Rayan Cherki both start, while Iliman Ndiaye and Nico O'Reilly are both on the bench. Erling Haaland continues up top and will likely be looking forward to this clash. He’s notched five goals in his last three matches, and has eight goals in seven Premier League appearances against Manchester United, although just two of those have come at Old Trafford.
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Manchester United have suffered a blow in defence with the absence of Luke Shaw. There are three changes altogether from that Champions League outing, with Diogo Dalot and Harry Maguire coming in for Noussair Mazraoui and Leny Yoro. Marcus Rashford also returns to the starting line-up in place of Benjamin Sesko, in what is his 17th appearance in a Premier League Manchester Derby. Funnily enough, that’s the same number as Michael Carrick. Only six players have played more times in this fixture in the competition.
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MANCHESTER CITY SUBS: Geronimo Rulli, Abdukodir Khusanov, Nico O'Reilly, Rico Lewis, Vitor Reis, Ayyoub Bouaddi, Mateo Kovacic, Allan, Iliman Ndiaye.
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MANCHESTER CITY (4-1-4-1): Gianluigi Donnarumma; Matheus Nunes, Ruben Dias, Marc Guehi, Josko Gvardiol; Elliot Anderson; Phil Foden, Enzo Fernandez, Rayan Cherki, Antoine Semenyo; Erling Haaland.
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MANCHESTER UNITED SUBS: Karl Darlow, Ayden Heaven, Leny Yoro, Noussair Mazraoui, Andrey Santos, Mason Mount, Benjamin Sesko, Joshua Zirkzee, Shea Lacey.
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MANCHESTER UNITED (4-2-3-1): Senne Lammens; Diogo Dalot, Harry Maguire, Lisandro Martinez, Patrick Dorgu; Kobbie Mainoo, Youri Tielemans; Bryan Mbeumo, Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford; Matheus Cunha.
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League-wise, an ever-tumultuous United lost 2-0 to newly promoted Hull on the opening day, thrashed other newboys Ipswich 5-2, and drew 2-2 with Everton before their UCL exploits. They currently sit 13th in the formative league table, but can boast of a solid home record under Carrick. Starting with a 2-0 win against City last saeason, he’s prevailed in nine of his 10 PL home matches in his second spell and is aiming to become the first United manager in 113 years to win both of their opening Manchester Derbies in the league. For Maresca’s City, they remain on Arsenal’s trail in second, and could go top today with a victory by two or more goals. They’ve yet to be defeated in their first three league games of the campaign, beating Bournemouth 2-1, Crystal Palace 4-1, and Coventry 1-0. Maresca will be aiming to join an exclusive club today. Eight previous City managers have won their first league Manchester Derbies - including four this century with Kevin Keegan, Sven-Goran Eriksson, Manuel Pellegrini and Pep Guardiola.
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These two goliaths come together for the 199th time in all competitions, and the 59th in the Premier League, for the first Manchester Derby of the season. It’s also the first for Michael Carrick as full-time Red Devils boss and the first for Enzo Maresca in the City dugout. These two bitter adversaries both return to domestic duty off the back of Champions League triumphs, as the Citizens sunk Porto 2-0 while the men in red burst the UCL bubble of Azerbaijani newboys Sabah with a 4-0 win.
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Hello everyone, and welcome to live text coverage of the Premier League! Today, we have a HUGE fixture for you, as Manchester United welcome Manchester City to Old Trafford for the 199th Manchester Derby! Red or blue, which side... are you?
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The atmosphere is really starting to build here, with both sets of fans trading chants. The filling Old Trafford has become quite the cauldron as we reach fever pitch and the players emerge from the tunnel. Both sides should be well up for this one in the Manchester sunshine. The referee meets with both captains, Fernandes and Dias, and it looks like the hosts will get us started.
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United get us underway, playing from left to right in their classic red shirts and white shorts. City are in their trademark sky blue.
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The tempo is fast from the off here, with both sets of fans in fine voice. Maguire flies in on Cherki and gives away a boisterous foul, one that may have been a yellow card later in the game.
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We have our first corner of the afternoon. Cherki pushes the ball on for Fernandez, and the Argentinian sees Maguire deflect his effort from outside the box out for a set-piece on the left.
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The first corner is poor and cleared away from the near post by Martinez. Anderson takes the second one short, and it's worked across the pitch before a cross from the right is eventually headed out of the United box.
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Rashford is down in a heap now, sandwiched between Semenyo and Anderson. He's taken a real whack to the head and has taken his time to get back to his feet.
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Hopefully this game is as exciting as the statsheets suggest, Both United and City (with 19 each) had the most shots on target across the opening three Premier League matchdays this season, while the Red Devils had the most shots overall (68) and accumulated the second highest xG (7.3).
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The curling free-kick from the right evades everyone, before Dorgu feeds the ball back from the left. Martinez has a go from range, but it hardly challenges Donnarumma.
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Fernandes searches for Rashford on the left, yet Nunes intercepts the sweeping pass well. Nunes is then tackled confidently by Dorgu to bring cheers around Old Trafford. In the next phase, that switch of play does happen and is sent back to Fernandes! He searches for Dalot, but he just can't get the ball down in the City box! Close!
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After last term's title defeat to Arsenal, City are looking to continue a positive start to the new season. The Citizens are hoping to win each of their opening four games to a Premier League campaign for the seventh time, which would be the outright most of any side (Chelsea also six).
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Anderson has really taken to this rivarly already. The former Nottingham Forest stalwart powers through Mbeumo, and is fortunate not to be carded for his up-ending effort. After this, Cunha finds space on the right of the City box, but drags his tame effort comfortably across goal and wide of the left post.
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After last term's title surrender to Arsenal, City are looking to continue a positive start to the new season. The Citizens are hoping to win each of their opening four games to a Premier League campaign for the seventh time, which would be the outright most of any side (Chelsea also six).
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Anderson has really taken to this rivalry. The former Nottingham Forest stalwart powers through Mbeumo, and is fortunate not to be carded for his up-ending effort. After this, Cunha finds space on the right of the City box, but drags his tame effort comfortably across goal and wide of the left post.
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Well, 14 minutes in and Haaland has yet to have a touch of the ball.
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There have been plenty of fouls so far, with just one shot on target. You really get the sense that both of these teams are just feeling each other out to an extent. Perhaps it's nerves, as United won this exact fixture last season 2-0 but haven’t beaten City twice in a row at home in the Premier League since a run of three under Alex Ferguson from 2008-09 to 2010-11.
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United win a foul on the left, about 30 yards out. Fernandes somewhat scuffs the crossfield ball, but it's eventually reworked by Mainoo, seeking Rashford. The winger can't nod it back across the box, and it's a goal kick.
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Haaland scampers onto a loose ball for his first couple of touches of the game. He drives on, but instead of firing from the centre, he awaits the run of Cherki to his right and sees his pass intercepted with ease.
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Rashford surges down the left, and after a deft stepover, the England man has to be ushered out by Guehi. After the resulting goal kick goes short, United press and win it back. Play culminates with Rashford seeing a shot blocked.
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Red Card Phil Foden
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RED CARD! Following a United penalty appeal being ignored, tempers stay high, and Fernandes tackles Foden on the far touchline. The Mancunian goes down and kicks out at the United captain's midriff, suspecting a little kick while he was down! Michael Oliver quickly reaches for his pocket and Foden walks!
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Fernandes has obviously been kicked, but he's lucky not to be punished himself here... Foden just shouldn't react, but it's ever so hard in fixtures like these!
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With that dismissal, Foden is only the second City player to be sent off in a Premier League Manchester derby and the first since Bernardo Corradi in December 2006.
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Mainoo tracks his City marker and tackles well to concede a corner on the left. What can 10-man City do here? Well, not much, as Lammens punches before Cherki's goal-bound drive is blocked.
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Even worse for Foden, as per the BBC, that red card incident happened in front of watching England boss Thomas Tuchel. Will he feature in the Nations League?
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A Fernandes corner from the right is dealt with by the City defence. In the next phase, a Maguire knockdown threatens to cause mischief, but Guehi works it well to earn City a goal kick.
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Mbeumo tries to sneak in around the back of Gvardiol, yet the Croatian does well to use his body and clear. United push on quickly, though, attempting to keep this post-red-card momentum up.
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A slide-rule pass from Fernandes nearly sets Rashford in, but Donnarumma reads it brilliantly to dive out at the former Barcelona man's feet after a poor touch!
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A slide rule pass from Fernandes nearly sets Rashford in, but Donnarumma reads it brilliantly to dive out at the former Barcelona man's feet after a poor touch!
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Hopefully, this game is as exciting as the stat sheets suggest. Both United and City (with 19 each) had the most shots on target across the opening three Premier League matchdays this season, while the Red Devils had the most shots overall (68) and accumulated the second highest xG (7.3).
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Haaland shows supreme strength to hold off Mainoo in the left-centre before carving out a luscious low ball to the right for Cherki. It's just those two who are forward for City, yet the Frenchman goes for a back-post cross as the Norwegian darts to the front. It's promising, but ultimately disjointed from Maresca's men.
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Semenyo races by Dalot and fires in a low cross. It has to be diverted behind for a corner! The set-piece from the right is worked short and ultimately fizzles out.
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Even worse for Foden, that red card incident happened in front of watching England boss Thomas Tuchel. Will he feature in the Nations League?
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Since Foden's 23rd-minute red card, the only shot taken in this match was by 10-man City and Cherki. All three of the home side's shots in the match came prior to Foden's dismissal.
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United do seem to need more of a focal point. Cunha just hasn't been enough so far, and it doesn't seem unreasonable for Sesko to emerge at the break.
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Rashford carves out room to cross from the left. He has one in red to aim at, and Donnarumma claims easily. United really haven't taken control since the red card. Maguire tries to change things with a speculative shot that's blocked.
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Fernandes tries to find Cunha from the left with a ball to the edge of the area. The stretching Brazilian misses it, but United will get another chance as Fernandez crunches Tielemans in a decent free-kick area just left of centre.
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RASHFORD! United's number nine curls a beautiful effort on goal from the 25-yard free-kick, and it beats Donnarumma all ends up but cannons off the outside of the left post! Close!
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HALF-TIME: MANCHESTER UNITED 0-0 MANCHESTER CITY
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Amidst a Fernandez penalty appeal falling on deaf ears, a minimum of two additional minutes are signalled.
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Half-time rolls around at Old Trafford as this latest Manchester derby sees both United and City locked together in a goalless bout at the break. It's admittedly been something of a non-descript match so far, with tentative football punctuated by two major flashpoints. The first saw Phil Foden floored by Bruno Fernandes on the far touchline. Feeling as though he was kicked when down, the City man lashed out with two feet, sending the sly Portuguese down, holding his midriff unpunished. While the sky-blue number 47 took the bait in this act of gamesmanship, United failed to take the offensive impetus until the 45th minute. Following an Enzo Fernandez foul on Youri Tielemans, Marcus Rashford stepped up and curled a nicely shaped free-kick past Gianluigi Donnarumma and onto the left post.
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Despite the initial promise and emotion of this meeting, it's not really been one for the history books. A relatively tame United have struggled to push above an xG of 0.16, while City have had a worse stint in front of Senne Lammens' goal with an xG of just 0.09. Despite facing Maresca's 10 men for the majority of that first half, United have now failed to score in the first half of their last seven Premier League matches against Manchester City at Old Trafford. In a way, they'll be glad that the likes of Erling Haaland have been limited, yet at the other end, a reshuffle at the break could help regain some attacking focus, especially with the imposing Benjamin Sesko waiting in the wings. At the time of writing, the Opta Supercomputer gives United a 53.9% chance of victory. A draw comes in at 29%, while a City victory arrives at the least likely 17.1%.
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Substitution Rayan Cherki Iliman Ndiaye
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At the interval, Maresca looks to refresh his side's attack, as Cherki is replaced by Iliman Ndiaye.
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City get us back into the action for the second half.
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United win an early corner on the left. Fernandes takes short to Rashford, and his deflected cross is cleared before Dalot hoofs the ball comfortably over.
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Haaland and Martinez tussle in the centre of the United half, and the Norwegian gets a free-kick for his troubles. Fernandez floats it over and Dias heads over. Scratch that, it'll be a corner!
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The City corner is headed down and half-cleared. The next cross from Anderson floats aimlessly over everyone. Poor.
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MAINOO! UNITED DENIED BY THE LEFT POST YET AGAIN! Mainoo has a pop from outside the box, and his dipping effort fizzes off the woodwork and nearly hits Donnarumma and goes in! In the next phase, Rashford fires a deflected effort into the left-side netting!
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United have started this half pretty much the same way they ended the first. There's a little more intent, yet still a lot of uncertainty in front of the City goal.
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After Mbeumo fires off-target, the decibels stay high regardless. Another audio peak arrives as Cunha lashes a shot wide from the right following some cute footwork.
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After Mbeumo fires off-target, the decibels stay high around Old Trafford. Another audio peak arrives as Cunha lashes a shot wide from the right following some cute footwork on the edge of the box.
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Approaching the hour, and we've already seen one City alteration. Will United be readying their subs soon? That's this commentator's question.
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DISALLOWED GOAL! A twisting and turning Semenyo finds Gvardiol to cross low on the left. It finds Haaland at the back post, and he fires into the roof of the net, but it's offside against the Norwegian hitman!
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Goal Erling Haaland
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GOOOAAALLLLL! HAALAND'S GOAL HAS BEEN GIVEN AFTER REVIEW! 1-0 CITY! The question marks were there, with Fernandez offside in the centre. However, the VAR team have seen that the Norwegian was onside to convert his eighth goal of Manchester derbies, and his fourth strike of the season!
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Haaland has now scored in his last three games in the Premier League, having had no longer streak since a run of five games from 19th April 2026 to 19th May 2026.
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Just how could that goal influence this game? United must be ruing their lack of earlier impetus against the 10 men of City!
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Haaland skips away from a challenge with renewed confidence, yet can't pick out Semenyo on the left.
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Substitution Youri Tielemans Benjamin Sesko
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United finally fo for their change now, as Tielemans is replaced by towering Slovenian forward Benjamin Sesko.
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Phew, what a frenetic spell. Back to the goal, then, and it looks like a touch from Dorgu is what helps Haaland stay onside, regardless of Fernandez's failed efforts to play the ball.
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FERNANDEZ... GREAT SAVE LAMMENS! Fernandez bends a right-footed shot into the bottom-right corner of the Belgian's goal, yet the keeper does supremely well to tip onto the woodwork!
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United have been far too passive in this match. Sesko tries to change things from range, but Dias deflects it behind.
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Maguire nods the left-sided corner back across the crowded area with a drifting Sesko undoubtedly the target. Donnarumma rises highest, though, and catches athletically.
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NARROWLY WIDE BY MBEUMO! Dalot crosses from the right and the Cameroon international flicks a header agonisingly across the face of Donnarumma's goal!
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Mainoo and Fernandez collide now, with the latter tamely diving to the turf holding his face. Free-kick only, due to the body check, but wow, Fernandez goes down like the stray arm is a punch.
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CLOSE! Fernandez fires in a low cross, and both Guehi and Haaland miss it as it's lasered across United's six-yard box!
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CLOSE! Fernandez fires in a low cross, and both Guehi and Haaland can't connect it properly as it's lasered across United's six-yard box!
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United finally go for their change now, as Tielemans is replaced by towering Slovenian forward Benjamin Sesko.
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Fernandez continues to be a pantomime villain at Old Trafford, winning the ball back before smartly winning a foul.
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Yellow Card Josko Gvardiol
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After Semenyo wins a foul off Dalot, the resulting free-kick's delay from Gvardiol sees the Croatian booked for time-wasting.
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Yellow Card Enzo Fernández
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Yellow Card Harry Maguire
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IT'S ALL KICKING OFF IN THE MANCHESTER DERBY!
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Fernandez goes down softly in the United penalty area, and Maguire shoves the Argentine to the turf. The midfielder is booked for his part in the wind-up.
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Substitution Enzo Fernández Nico O'Reilly
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Substitution Marcus Rashford Joshua Zirkzee
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Maguire basically shoves Fernandez back to the ground, claiming the midfielder has gone down far too softly. While the City man is booked, presumably for simulation, Maguire goes into the book for his part in the physical altication.
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After his recent skirmish with Maguire, Fernandez heads off for the fit-again Nico O'Reilly, who was a doubt after picking up a lower back injury against Coventry.
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The next change comes from the opposite dugout. Rashford is replaced by Joshua Zirkzee, who emerges for his first Premier League appearance of the season.
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Gvardiol crosses, and Mbeumo blocks for a corner for the visitors. City will be enjoying this, just keeping the ball at the right end of the pitch as United grow increasingly frustrated.
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A reminder, if needed, that City have been playing with 10 men since the 23rd minute. They are a few minutes plus stoppages away from a memorable derby day victory. United now have a corner on the right. It's wafted in, and Maguire heads it wide of the right post!
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Not the best reading for United fans here, as the Red Devils look set to end the weekend on four points from four games. Eesh.
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A United attack comes to nothing, despite the best efforts of Zirkzee to thread someone in red through. Haaland darts upfield for the visitors before Ndiaye is fouled.
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After Ndiaye is brought down in his own box to mass frustration, a hopeful roar rises as a minimum of five minutes are added on. Will Old Trafford see another late goal to add to the collection?
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Jeers from the away end now, as Fernandes floats a poor ball over the top. Zirkzee watches it go behind.
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United counter after Mbeumo and Semenyo trade fouls. The move culminates with Dalot crossing high from the right. It's just that little bit too far ahead of Dorgu.
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Martinez looks for a stretching Sesko in the City box, but he can't get it under his spell. The hosts have been incredibly ordinary in attack today, and now they're paying the price.
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Lineups
Manchester United (4-2-3-1) coached by Michael Carrick
Senne Lammens, Patrick Dorgu, Lisandro Martinez, Harry Maguire, Diogo Dalot, Kobbie Mainoo, Youri Tielemans, Marcus Rashford, Bruno Fernandes, Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha
Manchester City (4-2-3-1) coached by Enzo Maresca
Gianluigi Donnarumma, Josko Gvardiol, Marc Guéhi, Ruben Dias, Matheus Nunes, Elliot Anderson, Enzo Fernandez, Antoine Semenyo, Rayan Cherki, Phil Foden, Erling Haaland