Manchster derby teams in: Man Utd lose Ronaldo and Varane; Man City bench Sterling

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6 Mar 2022 • 11:52 PM MYT
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Manchester United and Manchester City have named their line-ups for today's derby at the Etihad stadium.

United are without Cristiano Ronaldo and Rafael Varane.

Harry Maguire comes in to the defence to replace the latter.

It had been reported that Marcus Rashford would lead the attack in the absence of Ronaldo, who has a hip flexor injury. But the England forward is on the bench. Jadon Sancho comes in instead, which could mean Bruno Fernandes or Anthony Elanga as a false nine.

In a third change from the 0-0 draw with Watford, the fit-again Scott McTominay returns to midfield in place of Nemanja Matic.

Man Utd: de Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Alex Telles, McTominay, Fred, Sancho, Bruno Fernandes, Pogba, Elanga.

Subs: Bailly, Jones, Mata, Rashford, Lingard, Dalot, Henderson, Matic, Mejbri.


Meanwhile, City make three changes for the derby.

Kyle Walker comes in to the defence, which should see John Stones switch into the middle from right-back in place of the injured Ruben Dias.

Further forward, Jack Grealish and Riyad Mahrez come into the attack, with Raheem Sterling and Ilkay Gundogan dropping to the bench.

Man City: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Laporte, Joao Cancelo, De Bruyne, Rodri, Grealish, Mahrez, Bernardo Silva, Foden.

Subs: Sterling, Gundogan, Gabriel Jesus, Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Carson, Delap, Mbete-Tabu, McAtee.


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