Manchester City vs Manchester United, Premier League: What time is kick-off, what TV channel is it on and what is our prediction?
What is it?
This is the Premier League derby between Manchester's leading two clubs: the blue of City and red of United.
When is it?
The match takes place on Sunday, November 11.
What time is kick-off?
It will begin at 4.30pm.
What TV channel is it on?
The match will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League. Should you not have access to those channels you can follow all the action right here when this page turns into our live blog.
What is the team news?
Manchester City
City have no fresh injury concerns but Kevin De Bruyne and Claudio Bravo remain absent, while Eliaquim Mangala has a knock, though he is out of favour at the moment and likely won't feature regardless.
Gabriel Jesus will probably drop back down to the bench despite scoring a hat-trick in the win over Shakhtar Dontesk in midweek.
Provisional squad: Ederson, Muric, Danilo, Walker, Stones, Otamendi, Laporte, Kompany, Delph, Mendy, Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Gundogan, Mahrez, Sterling, Sane, D Silva, B Silva, Foden, Aguero, Jesus.
Manchester United
Paul Pogba is a fitness doubt, with what Man Utd are calling 'a little injury'.
Romelu Lukaku could return to action after missing the trips to Bournemouth and Juventus with a hamstring complaint.
Diogo Dalot has been out with an injury sustained during the international break, while captain Antonio Valencia is back in contention having travelled to Turin.
Provisional squad: De Gea, Romero, Grant, Valencia, Young, Darmian, Shaw, Smalling, Bailly, Lindelof, Rojo, Jones, Fellaini, Herrera, Lingard, Matic, McTominay, Pogba, Mata, Pereira, Fred, Martial, Rashford, Sanchez, Lukaku.
What are the current standings?
What are they saying?
Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera:
It's true that they are the favourites because they are in unbelievable form, but this is Manchester United and you never know what can happen.
When you play for Manchester United, the biggest club in the UK and one of the biggest in the world, you have to get used to [headlines].
I have been here five years and with (Louis) van Gaal every day the papers talking.
When Mourinho came, the same and we won titles. One day if another manager comes, they will speak so it's something we are used to coping with.
I think Manchester United players need to have the personality to cope with that. It's true when our Premier League opponents lose games, the papers don't talk that much, but when we lose, they do.
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho:
If we drew it's nine [points behind Manchester City], if we lose it's 12. I don't think it's the way to look at the match.
You know, I think we have to just think about the match. The match is difficult enough by being an isolated event. If you want to put that match into the context of where we are, where we can be, then it becomes even more difficult.
So, I just want to play the match as an isolated event: difficult match against a very difficult team. But I don't think they think it's an easy match for them.
If we keep conceding goals before the opponent, it will arrive the day where we cannot come back. So, we have to make sure we grow up not just in our approach, - because that I think is clear that the team is growing up - but also we have to grow up in our compactness and to start matches well. Which, I have to say against Juventus, it happened.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola:
We have to play good. If we play good, we have a chance to win. You cannot imagine we are going to play amazingly for 90 minutes against top teams.
I would like to play the same game as last season when we were on top for 75 minutes but United showed us that they just need 10 or 15 minutes to create chances.
When they have the ball, they can create something because they have incredible talent.
We are in November so maybe the game at Old Trafford (in March) will be more decisive. Of course we are on a good run, United as well. It's a good derby. All of them are special.
What are the best odds?
Manchester City win: 2/5
Draw: 4/1
Manchester United win: 7/1
What's our prediction?
The league leaders are just too strong. Manchester City 2 Manchester United 0
