City and United meet at the Etihad this afternoon
City and United meet at the Etihad this afternoon
Manchester City and Manchester United face off today in a Manchester derby at the Etihad.
Both sides have endured disappointing starts to the season, with losing two of their opening three games after an impressive opening day win over Wolves.
Meanwhile, took just one point from their first two league games and were dumped out of the Carabao Cup by fourth tier Grimsby, but a much-needed win over Burnley last time out slightly lifted the mood at Old Trafford.
City will be without Rayan Cherki, Rayan Ait-Nouri, Mateo Kovacic and Omar Marmoush, while John Stones is a doubt. For United, Matheus Cunha, Mason Mount, Diogo Dalot and Lisandro Martinez are all sidelined.
Today's Manchester derby kicks off at 4.30pm and we'll be with you throughout the day, so stick with us for updates, reaction and analysis.
Stick with us as we bring you build-up, updates and reaction from today’s game in the blog below.
How to watch the game
Today's game will be shown on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League.
Kick off is at 4.30pm with coverage starting at 4pm following Burnley's clash with Liverpool.
If you don't have access to Sky Sports you can follow all of the action here with us in our live blog.
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Welcome along
Hello and welcome to our live blog of City’s clash with United.
Today’s Manchester derby promises to be a fascinating affair, with both sides looking to kickstart their campaign after poor starts to the season.
Kick off is at 4.30pm and we’ll have all the build-up, updates and reaction from the Etihad throughout the day.