Man Utd vs Man City: Prediction, team news, kick-off time, TV, live stream, h2h history - preview today

Still, what makes this fixture so fascinating is the fact that United have performed well against Pep Guardiola’s side of late. In fact, they are unbeaten in four Premier League meetings against City, though that was before Ronaldo’s arrival.

Clearly, the Portuguese has proven prolific as ever since returning to the club, although does require a certain brand of football to thrive. Indeed, the counter-attacking, high-pressing style Solskjaer has opted for during the last few Manchester derbies simply might not be possible with Ronaldo leading the line.

The match is scheduled for a 12.30pm GMT kick-off on Saturday November 6, 2021.

Old Trafford in Manchester will host it.

TV channel: The game will be broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Ultra HD.

Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers will be able to watch the match on the Sky Go App.

LIVE coverage: Follow every kick with Standard Sport’s LIVE match blog.

Raphael Varane will miss around a month’s worth of action which, along with a recent knock for Vicor Lindelof, seriously undermines any plans Solskjaer might have for potentially playing a back three.

Paul Pogba, meanwhile, remains suspended following his red card against Liverpool.

For City, Ferran Torres remains the only genuine injury absence, although Aymeric Laporte’s red card against Crystal Palace rules him out.

Man United XI: De Gea; Bailly, Maguire, Lindelof; Wan-Bissaka, McTominay, Fred, Shaw; Fernandes; Ronaldo, Greenwood.

Subs: Henderson, Telles, Matic, Dalot, Martial, Van de Beek, Sancho, Lingard, Rashford.

Man City XI: Ederson; Walker, Stones, Dias, Cancelo; Silva, Rodri, Gundogan; Jesus, Foden, De Bruyne.

Subs: Steffen, Carson, Ake, Fernandinho, Zinchenko, Grealish, Mahrez, Sterling, Palmer.

With United needing to prove they can at least challenge the leading sides in Europe and City needing to ensure they don’t lose more ground in the Premier League title race, expect a cagey affair.

Man Utd wins: 77

Man City wins: 55