Man City Manchester City

Sheff Utd Sheffield United

When and where

City welcome the Blades to the Etihad Stadium on Saturday 30 January and the match kicks-off at 15:00 (UK).

In the UK the game will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event and fans living abroad can check out our global TV listings at the foot of the page to find out how they can tune in.

If you’re unable to watch the game, you can get minute by minute coverage in our Matchday Centre here on mancity.com and we’ll also have live updates on Twitter: @ManCity.

A full-match replay will be available to watch on CITY+ from midnight after the game.

We’re Not Really Here

Paul Dickov and Richard Dunne will be the guests on our live matchday show, which will be hosted by Natalie Pike.

We’re Not Really Here provides a City focused perspective to your pre-match build-up and begins one hour before kick-off at 14:00 (UK).

It is available to watch on all our digital platforms and also includes a brief half-time summary and 30-minutes of post-match reaction.

During the game there will be live commentary, which you can enjoy exclusively on mancity.com and our official app.

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Team news

Injury means Kevin De Bruyne will be absent again, with the Belgian midfielder ruled out for up to six weeks following our 2-0 win over Aston Villa on 20 January.

Sergio Aguero is also unavailable after testing positive Covid-19, whilst Nathan Ake also remains sidelined due to injury.

CITY

STARTING XI: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Laporte, Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Ilkay Gundogan, Bernardo Silva, Foden, Torres, Jesus.

SUBS: Steffen, Stones, Sterling, Rodrigo, Mendy, Mahrez, Cancelo, Garcia, Bernabe

SHEFFIELD UNITED

STARTING XI: Ramsdale, Basham, Egan, Ampadu, Baldock, Bogle, Norwood, Lundstram, Fleck, Burke, Brewster

SUBS: Foderingham, McBurnie, Sharp, Mousset, Lowe, Jagielka, McGoldrick, Bryan, Gordon

CITY TACTICS

It’s 4-3-3 for City today as we look to make it 12 consecutives victories in all competitions. 

The 5-0 win over West Brom provides the blueprint, a game that saw us enjoy 78 percent possession and completely dominate the game. We were superb throughout, and a performance in that vein today will see us take all three points. 

Ederson starts in goal, with Ruben Dias and Aymeric Laporte in front of him. Dias has been a rock this season, with his impact on the side clear, and Laporte’s ability to switch play with his fantastic left-foot is likely to be a feature our play. Kyle Walker and Oleksandr Zinchenko will offer width going forward.

Fernandinho will bring energy to the holding role, allowing the outstanding Ilkay Gundogan freedom to find space in between the lines and pick passes. Bernard Silva completes a midfield three that offers plenty of dynamism. 

Phil Foden, brilliant all season, and Ferran Torres will offer support of central striker Gabriel Jesus. 

City are looking to make it eight straight league wins and extend our 18-match unbeaten run across all competitions.

It’s a fine run of form, one which has seen us go top of the Premier League table, move into the fifth round of the FA Cup and qualify for our fourth-consecutive Carabao Cup final.

We’ve kept a remarkable 11 clean sheets in the league alone this season, conceding just 13 in our 19 matches thus far.

We’re finding our best form after a somewhat uncertain start, with the win at West Brom one of the most complete performances we’ve produced.  

Pep Guardiola preview

“I can only say that what I saw of Sheffield before the United game is a team that’s alive, with the body language.

“It is not easy with the season they have had. That speaks incredibly well about Chris [Wilder] and his staff and his players.

“One of the special things about the Premier League is that anything can happen. Nothing is guaranteed.

“We have to do it. We don’t have to go back as much because a few days ago they [Sheffield United] won at Old Trafford. That’s the Premier League.”

Form guide

City are in fine form heading into this game, having won 11 games in a row as part of an 18-match unbeaten run in all competitions.

We have took three points in each of our last three Premier League meetings with Sheffield United.

The Blades are currently bottom of the table, with only two wins to their name this season, but come into the game on the back of a morale boosting victory of Manchester United in midweek.

Last meeting

Boyhood Sheffield United fan Kyle Walker scored the only goal of the game to give City all three points against his former club when the two sides met in October.

The right-back netted a superb long-range strike on his 100^th Premier League appearance for City, to give Pep Guardiola’s side a deserved victory.

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Match officials

Referee: David Coote
Assistants: Lee Betts and Nick Hopton
Fourth official: Jonathan Moss
VAR: Martin Atkinson
Assistant VAR: Peter Kirkup

TV listings