Former Manchester United defender Mikael Silvestre says Ralf Rangnick should copy the tactics of predecessor Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for Sunday's derby.
Solskjaer, who was sacked back in November, never lost a league match away at Manchester City during his time in charge and drew plenty of plaudits for the way his teams nullified Pep Guardiola's star-studded team at the Etihad Stadium.
"Let's face it, City will control the game most of the time and I think we should be realistic," he told betting expert, via the Manchester Evening News.
"The times where we've been able to stop City in the last few years, to take points and to win, is when we played five at the back.
"When Luke Shaw and Aaron Wan-Bissaka were high up. It is either three at the back or five in midfield, you can put it various ways.
"But to limit City's ball control and be able to break the lines going forward, I would go with the back three to begin with."
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