Both Manchester United and Manchester City booked their place in the final four of the FA Cup over the weekend with another trip to Wembley on the horizon for both clubs.
How Man City should line up vs Manchester United in Premier League derby
03.03.2024 - 05:45 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester City are looking to complete the double over neighbours and rivals Manchester United on Sunday - but will be without Jack Grealish at the Etihad.
Grealish suffered another setback in the FA Cup win at Luton, with Pep Guardiola confirming on Friday that the forward is facing a minimum of a few weeks out with his latest issue.
Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland combined for four goals in the cup on Tuesday, with Haaland ending the night on five goals to fire himself and City firmly back into form. Guardiola rested Ederson, Ruben Dias, Rodri and Phil Foden for that game and they would expect to return against United.
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Read how our writers think City should line up against United and use the interactive team selector below to pick your best starting XI:
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The only real selection question is whether Mateo Kovacic or Julian Alvarez comes in for Grealish. Alvarez has been a mainstay for much of the season, but Kovacic has shown in recent weeks that he can offer better balance to the side.
Rodri and Foden have to come in from midweek, and there is no chance of De Bruyne, Haaland or Bernardo Silva being moved from the attack. While Foden is better inside, if Kyle Walker is pushed up the right then Haaland can have room to roam.
Manu Akanji can feel unfortunate to miss out but John Stones and Dias are the best partnership City have at the back, particularly given the way Stones has started to move forward again. Nathan Ake is the best shout at left-back whether Josko Gvardiol is fit enough to make the squad or not.
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