Manchester City need a victory to ensure Liverpool’s lead is kept to a minimum of 11 points. For Manchester United it is about winning a consecutive league game for the first time since March. Both, of course, want the three points because this is the 179th Manchester derby. Jamie Jackson
Saturday 5.30pm Sky Sports Premier League
Venue Etihad Stadium
Last season Manchester City 3 Manchester United 1
Referee Anthony Taylor
This season G13 Y63 R2 5 cards/game
Odds H 1-3 A 10-1 D 5-1
MANCHESTER CITY
Subs from Bravo, Carson, Foden, Doyle, Angeliño, García, Harwood-Bellis, Cancelo, D Silva, B Silva, Zinchenko
Doubtful Zinchenko (match fitness)
Injured Agüero (thigh, 15 Dec), Laporte (knee), Sané (knee, both Feb)
Suspended None
Discipline Y28 R1
Form WLWDDW
Leading scorer Agüero 9
MANCHESTER UNITED
Subs from Romero, Grant, Chong, Garner, Young, Gomes, Mata, Greenwood, Jones, Tuanzebe, Matic, Williams, Pereira, Fosu-Mensah, Bailly, Dalot, Rojo
Doubtful Fosu-Mensah, Bailly, Dalot, Matic, Rojo (all match fitness)
Injured Pogba (ankle, Jan)
Suspended None
Discipline Y32 R0
Form WWLWDW
Leading scorer Rashford 9
