When and where?
The match will be Pep Guardiola’s second Premier League away match and first game in charge of City at Old Trafford. Kick-off is scheduled for 12:30 BST on Saturday 10 September.
Competitive head to head record
United wins: 70
City wins: 49
Draws: 51
Quotes
Pep Guardiola:
“Let me live this derby and after I can tell you how it can compare with Spain and Munich. I think that for the media on both sides, in Spain and here it’s similar. A lot of people talking good and bad things - thousands of hours of analysis. It’s nice for the people involved in that - the painters and the writers can live it as their jobs.”
Ilkay Gundogan:
“This is a very special game and is the one of the biggest games in the whole of Europe – everybody is looking to Manchester which is like the capital of football at the moment. The Premier League is growing year on year and with the kind of managers and players both clubs have, it is a huge game and the whole world will be watching.”
Leroy Sane:
“I’ve played in derby games in Germany but this should be a great match and one I’m really looking forward to, especially because Pep Guardiola is taking on Jose Mourinho. It should be a special game and we can sense the expectation all around the city from our supporters.”
Jose Mourinho:
“They have had very good managers. They have a very good manager. They have bought some very good players. They are what they are since I returned to England in 2013. They are a title contender and we have to respect them that way.”
Zlatan Ibrahimovic:
“People are talking about it and build it up and the media are discussing the situations from the red side and the light-blue side and all the investments and transfers and the new coaches. It’s a normal build-up. For me, I’ve been through it and I know how it is. We are ready. Everyone came back from the national team break and we are back in action. The team is focused.”
More info...
- New City signings Claudio Bravo, Leroy Sane and Ilkay Gundogan could all make their debuts.
- Vincent Kompany is fit but will not be risked following his lengthy lay-off.
- Sergio Aguero is serving the first game in a three-match ban.
- Luke Shaw, Marouane Fellaini and Henrikh Mikhitaryan have all recovered from injury.
- City are seeking a 50th victory over their neighbours.
- Jose Mourinho has won just three of his 16 meetings with Pep Guardiola (D6 L7) - in La Liga and the Copa Del Rey with Real Madrid and in the Champions League with Inter (all vs Barcelona).
- City won the last Manchester derby in which both clubs had new managers - 4-1 in September 2013 (Pellegrini and Moyes).
- This is only the second time in league history that both Manchester City and Manchester United have won their opening three games in the same season. It also happened in 2011/12, when Manchester City won the league and Manchester United finished second.
