It is a game that needs no introduction as United take on City in the 199th Manchester derby on Sunday.
The local affair is a repeat of Michael Carrick’s opening game of this second spell in charge of the Reds, when his team produced an outstanding performance and recorded a convincing 2-0 victory.
The world will be watching as we do battle with the Blues for the first time in their post-Pep Guardiola era, with Enzo Maresca currently at the helm.
Nobody is forgetting the 2-0 win in January any time soon. Second-half goals by Bryan Mbeumo and Patrick Chinazaekpere Dorgu capped a superb team performance and it could have been worse for City, had Mason Mount not seen a late goal disallowed following a VAR review.
Amad also hit the woodwork as the Reds turned on the style against our local rivals.
City have won each of their four games, in all competitions, since the Community Shield defeat to Arsenal. Bournemouth led for a long spell in the opening Premier League game at the Etihad Stadium, only for late efforts by defenders Marc Guehi and Josko Gvardiol to turn things around in the final six minutes.
Crystal Palace were blown away 4-1 in a Friday night encounter, as Erling Haaland and Rayan Cherki both grabbed braces, before a 1-0 home win over Coventry City. Haaland scored then too and again when at the double in the 2-0 triumph at Porto on Tuesday in the Champions League.
Luke Shaw’s fitness will be checked before the matchday squad is confirmed, while Bruno Fernandes will, hopefully, be fine despite appearing to pick up a slight knock in the win over Sabah in the UEFA Champions League.
Marcus Rashford was rested for the 4-0 victory, while Benjamin Šeško continued to promote his claims with another goal. Amad, Matthijs de Ligt, Carlos Baleba and Manuel Ugarte, who has been pictured taking his steps on the road to recovery, have been sidelined due to injury.
City will have Nico O’Reilly available again but the game comes too soon for Jeremy Doku. Maresca appears to have no other concerns.