Man City vs Man United: Preview, Team News and Predicted Starting Lineups

• Manchester City are set to host bitter rivals Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, March 6
• This will be Ralf Rangnick's first Manchester derby since he took charge of the Red Devils as the interim manager
• Whereas City are the clear favourites to win the tie, United are predicted to put up a strong fight as they seek to reignite their hopes of finishing in the top four

Man City's Premier League meeting with rivals Man United is undoubtedly the standout fixture this weekend.

The two English heavyweights are set to lock horns at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday evening, March 6.

Match preview

A massive 19 points separate the two rivals on the standings, with City looking to use the Sunday clash to cement their lead at the top as United aim to sustain their top-four pursuit.

There is a complete contrast between the two teams ahead of the Sunday encounter, with City winning two of their most recent fixtures as the Red Devils failed to win any.

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The Citizens' most recent victory came against Peterborough earlier in the week where they stunned the Championship side 2-0 in the fifth round of the FA Cup to set up a crunch quarter-final clash against Southampton.

United. on the other hand, were held to a frustrating 0-0 draw by relegation-battlers, Watford, in their last outing and will now be looking to make amends across the city.

Team news

There are reports United interim boss Ralf Rangnick could miss the services of at least four key players for his first Manchester derby.

The four players include Cristiano Ronaldo and Raphael Varane who were not sighted with the rest of the squad at The Lowry Hotel on the eve of the encounter.

Be that as it may, the two are still expected to feature at Etihad.

However, the duo of Edison Cavani and Luke Shaw are expected to miss the tie, with the former missing five of United's last matches with a groin problem.

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In the City camp, Nathan Ake and Ruben Dias are both unavailable for the derby, while Zack Steffen and Cole Palmer are also injury concerns.

Jack Grealish and Gabriel Jesus are however raring to go after their injury woes.

Predicted line ups

Man City:

Ederson; Walker, Stones, Laporte, Cancelo; Silva, Rodri, De Bruyne; Mahrez, Foden, Sterling

Man United:

De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Varane, Telles; Pogba, McTominay; Elanga, Fernandes, Sancho; Ronaldo