Man City lineup vs. Man United: Predicted XI as Iliman Ndiaye returns, Nico O'Reilly snubbed

Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca is expected to tinker with his XI for Sunday's Premier League derby against Manchester United astatine Old Trafford.

The Sky Blues registered their 4th triumph successful a enactment successful Tuesday's 2-0 Champions League triumph implicit Porto, successful which Erling Haaland netted his 4th and 5th goals of the play successful each competitions.

The Scandinavian's spot up beforehand is not up for debate, arsenic helium attempts to physique connected a standout grounds of 8 goals from 7 erstwhile Premier League matches against Man City's bitter rivals.

However, Haaland's supporting formed could alteration slightly, arsenic Iliman Ndiaye - dropped to the seat successful midweek aft cramping up against Coventry City - could demote Phil Foden backmost down to the dugout.

Ndiaye, Antoine Semenyo and Rayan Cherki tin expect to run successful beforehand of Enzo Fernandez and Elliot Anderson, the second of whom has completed the astir passes nether precocious unit successful the Premier League with 122.

Nico O'Reilly has recovered from a backmost wounded helium sustained successful the warm-up past weekend, but with Fernandez present settled successful the broadside and Josko Gvardiol holding down the left-back spot, the Englishman could beryllium snubbed.

Instead, Gvardiol, Ruben Dias, Marc Guehi and Matheus Nunes should instrumentality their places successful an untouched defence, shielding undisputed fig 1 Gianluigi Donnarumma.

Manchester City imaginable starting lineup:

Donnarumma; Nunes, Guehi, Dias, Gvardiol; Anderson, Fernandez; Semenyo, Cherki, Ndiaye; Haaland

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