Manchester City host Manchester United at the Etihad on Sunday with both teams looking for a turnaround in fortunes after some tough times in recent weeks.
Ruben Amorim's undefeated start in the United hot seat came to a crashing halt with two losses in four days, first away to Arsenal and then at home to Nottingham Forest on Saturday, and his team are now languishing in 13th in the Premier League.
Pep Guardiola and City have looked truly mortal since the anterior cruciate ligament injury suffered by Ballon d'Or winner Rodri. They have won just one of their last 10 games in all competitions following Wednesday night's loss away at Juventus and are eight points behind league leaders Liverpool going into to the weekend having played a game more.
The inconsistency of both teams make this edition of the Manchester derby perhaps more unpredictable than many of its predecessors and marks the first such occasion since Amorim's arrival in England.
Here's everything you need to know.
Key details:
Date: Sunday, Dec. 15 at 4.30 p.m. GMT (11.30 a.m. ET).
Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Referee: Anthony Taylor
VAR: Stuart Attwell
How to watch:
The match is available to watch on Sky Sports in the UK and on NBC in the United States. You can also follow live updates on ESPN.
Team news:
Man United
Luke Shaw, D, calf, OUT
Victor Lindelöf, D, groin, OUT
Jonny Evans, D, unspecified injury, DOUBT
Man City
Nathan Aké, D, hamstring, OUT
Manuel Akanji, D, unspecified injury, OUT
Rico Lewis, D, suspended, OUT
John Stones, D, foot, DOUBT
Rodri, M, ACL, OUT
Mateo Kovacic, M, unspecified injury, DOUBT
Phil Foden, M, illness, DOUBT
Oscar Bobb, F, leg, OUT
Expected lineups:
Man United
GK: André Onana
CB: Noussair Mazraoui | CB: Matthijs de Ligt | CB: Lisandro Martínez
RWB: Amad Diallo | CM: Kobbie Mainoo | CM: Manuel Ugarte | LWB: Diogo Dalot
CAM: Bruno Fernandes | CAM: Marcus Rashford
ST: Rasmus Højlund
Man City
GK: Stefan Ortega
RB: Kyle Walker | CB: Rúben Dias | CB: Jahmai Simpson-Pusey | LB: Josko Gvardiol
DM: Bernardo Silva | DM: Ilkay Gündogan
RW: Savinho | CAM: Kevin De Bruyne | LW: Matheus Nunes
ST: Erling Haaland
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