Man United vs Man City: Confirmed Lineups – Pep drops star striker for Manchester Derby

Manchester United take on their biter rivals Manchester City today as they look to reignite the title race. The clash will take place at Old Trafford while kickoff is scheduled for 16:30 (GMT).

Jose Mourinho knows a defeat will leave the Red Devils 11 points behind the leaders after 16 Premier League games.

Man City meanwhile will be hoping to bounce back from a mid-week defeat in the UEFA Champions League. The Citizens were defeated by a 2-1 scoreline by Ukrainian giants Shakhtar Donetsk.

Pep Guardiola has decided to drop star striker Sergio Aguero to the bench while Gabriel Jesus starts in his place.

Germany international Ilkay Gundogan also starts the Manchester derby on the bench today.

Jose Mourinho meanwhile has named a largely unchanged side for today’s fixtures.

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Man United vs Man City: Confirmed Lineups

Man United Confirmed XI: De Gea; Young, Smalling, Rojo; Valencia, Matic, Herrera, Rashford; Lingard, Martial, Lukaku

Man City Confirmed XI: Ederson, Walker, Otamendi, Kompany (c), Delph, Fernandinho, De Bruyne, Silva, Sterling, Sane, Jesus
Subs: Bravo, Zinchenko, Gundogan, Bernardo, Mangala, Danilo, Aguero