Winger suffered recurrence of groin injury in midweek win at Luton
Manchester City vs Manchester United
Competition: F.A. Premier League
Date: 3.30pm, Sunday 29th October 2023
Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Referee: Andrew Madley Assistants: I Hussin, N Hopton Fourth Official: D England VAR: S Atwell
Odds: City 1/4, Draw 5/1, United 10/1
Tickets: Sold out
TV: Sky Sports
Manchester City
Manager: Pep Guardiola
Squad (from): Ederson, Ortega, Carson, Walker, Dias, Stones, Ake, Gvardiol, Akanji, Lewis, Kovacic, Rodri, De Bruyne, Silva, Gomez, Nunes, Foden, Bobb, Haaland, Doku, Alvarez
Injured: Grealish
Doubtful: Gvardiol
Suspended: None
Form guide: WWWDW
Manchester United
Manager: Erik Ten Hag
Squad (from): Bayindir, Heaton, Onana, Lindelof, Varane, Dalot, Evans, Amrabat, Mount, Eriksen, Casemiro, Mainoo, McTominay, Rashford, Diallo, Garnacho, Antony
Injured: Martinez, Malacia, Shaw, Martial, Hojlund, Mount, Wan-Bissaka, Maguire
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Form guide: WLWWW
Jack Grealish has been ruled out of the 181st Manchester derby after suffering a recurrence of a groin injury against Luton in midweek, and manager Pep Guardiola doesn't know when he will return.
“He will not be fit for this weekend. When he will come back I don’t know,” he said at Friday's press conference.
“He has to recover well. He has had a setback, he has to recover well so we can use him as much as possible.
“Setbacks in life are always there, it’s how you overcome them.”
The game will City's fifth in just over a fortnight, but Guardiola didn't complain about the scheduling as his players have had five days to prepare.
“Tuesday to Sunday is enough - it’s a dream,” he said. “We recovered well.
“The problem is Saturday to Tuesday with trips, there is less recovery time. The players were extraordinary against Luton.
“Two days off, rest, don’t see each other then two days to prepare for the game against United.”
City won the last derby at The Etihad 6-3, with hat-tricks for both Erling Haaland and Phil Foden. Overall City have won 58 of the 180 games played against the Reds, with 50 draws and 72 defeats.
Predicted line-up: Ederson, Akanji, Dias, Stones, Ake, Rodri, Bernardo, De Bruyne, Foden, Alvarez, Haaland
Score prediction: City 2 United 1