Rico Lewis will miss the Manchester derby against Manchester UnitedRico Lewis will miss the Manchester derby against Manchester United
Rico Lewis will miss the Manchester derby against Manchester United | Getty Images
Man Utd travel to face Manchester City in the Premier League fixture and there is an early piece of team news.
Ruben Amorim will take on Pep Guardiola again next weekend as United travel to face City at the Etihad Stadium in the first Manchester derby of the season.
City head into the match with a defensive injury crisis and their selection woes have been dealt another blow after Rico Lewis was handed a one-match suspension for the clash.
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Lewis was sent off for a second yellow card in City's 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace on Saturday afternoon, meaning he will miss the Premier League match next weekend. The 20-year-old was booked shortly after he had levelled the scores in the second-half before being handed a second yellow six minutes from time at Selhurst Park.
As his dismissal was for a second yellow card, City will be unable to overturn the decision. It leaves Guardiola with a huge selection headache, after fellow defenders Manuel Akanji, Nathan Ake and John Stones missed the Crystal Palace draw. Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol and Kyle Walker are the only match fit senior defenders, while Jahmai Simpson-Pusey and Josh Wilson-Esbrand were named on the bench against Palace.
City twice came from behind to draw 2-2 on Saturday afternoon as goals from Erling Haaland and Lewis earned a point after Daniel Munoz and Maxence Lacroix had given the home side the lead.
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