Follow live coverage as Manchester United face Manchester City today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
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Manchester City make four alterations from the XI that beat Leicester City 2-0 on April 2. Kovacic gets the nod in midfield in place of Gonzalez, while De Bruyne is called into the starting line-up, in Grealish’s spot, after his announcement that this would be his last season at the Etihad Stadium. Silva is tasked with causing havoc down the right - dropping Savinho to the bench - while Foden takes over the other side, getting in ahead of Doku.
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Manchester United make two alterations from the side that lost 1-0 to Nottingham Forest last time out, with a swap at both ends of the pitch. Maguire is in for the injured Matthijs De Ligt in defence, while Hojlund is preferred to Zirkzee at striker.
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MANCHESTER CITY SUBS: Jack Grealish, Jeremy Doku, Nico Gonzalez, Stefan Ortega, Vitor Reis, Savinho, Abdukodir Khusanov, Rico Lewis, James McAtee.
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MANCHESTER CITY XI (4-2-3-1): Ederson; Nico O'Reilly, Josko Gvardiol, Ruben Dias, Matheus Nunes; Mateo Kovacic, Ilkay Gundogan: Omar Marmoush, Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva; Phil Foden.
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MANCHESTER UNITED SUBS: Altay Bayindir, Victor Lindelof, Mason Mount, Joshua Zirkzee, Christian Eriksen, Luke Shaw, Harry Amass, Chido Obi, Godwill Kukonki.
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MANCHESTER UNITED XI (3-4-2-1): Andre Onana; Noussair Mazraoui, Harry Maguire, Leny Yoro; Patrick Dorgu, Casemiro, Manuel Ugarte, Diogo Dalot; Alejandro Garnacho, Bruno Fernandes; Rasmus Hojlund.
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With 15 minutes to go ahead of kick-off, let’s take a look at how the two sides are lining up - starting with our hosts!
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Manchester City got back to winning ways in the Premier League in midweek for the first time since the end of February, beating relegation-threatened Leicester City 2-0 thanks in part to Jack Grealish’s early strike. Currently occupying fifth spot - which is likely to grant Champions League football - Guardiola’s side find themselves in the thick of the hunt on 51 points, only four ahead of Brighton in ninth with seven match weeks remaining after today.
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Manchester United play the hosts to the 160th league edition of the Manchester derby, as they welcome Pep Guardiola’s team to Old Trafford in a rare meeting between the two without significant league implications. Currently sitting in 14th - level with Tottenham after their earlier win today - and a full five back of Brentford in 12th, Ruben Amorim’s side are seeing their European dreams ahead of next season fading quickly; as 14 points separate them from Manchester City in fifth.
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Hello and welcome to our LIVE commentary of the Premier League fixture between Manchester United and Manchester City!
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