Man City v Manchester United live: Premier League team news, line-ups and latest ahead of Manchester derby in Premier League

Pep Guardiola views the Manchester derby as the perfect opportunity for Man City to kickstart their season.

Successive defeats to Tottenham and Brighton prior to the international break left City with just three points from their opening three Premier League games.

Guardiola is confident a visit from Manchester United, with all the intensity and passion that evokes, can provide the spark they have been lacking.

The City manager said: “The players came back good and, for our fans, I know how important it is.

“It’s a really, really important game for us to change the dynamic and be in our mood. I trust a lot in the players and we’re going to do a good game.”

The big news from those team announcements is of course that Gianluigi Donnarumma will make his Man City debut in goal – being preferred to James Trafford. What a game in which to make you bow! Phil Foden is also back in the starting line-up

Man City XI: Donnarumma, Khusanov, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly, Rodri, Bernardo (C), Reijnders, Foden, Doku, Haaland

Meanwhile, for Man United, as Ruben Amorim hinted it’s Altay Bayindir who will be between the sticks rather than new signing Senne Lammens. Benjamin Sesko is also given the start up top

Man United XI: Bayindir; Yoro, De Ligt, Shaw; Mazraoui, Ugarte, Fernandes, Dorgu; Mbeumo, Amad; Sesko

The teams are out. Here how the sides will line up

Will be confirmed in the next few minutes…

Pep Guardiola’s first Manchester derby pitted him against a Portuguese manager and featured a debutant goalkeeper.

Nine years on, there are certain similarities, even if some of them will be superficial. Sunday will pit him against Ruben Amorim who, whereas Guardiola’s rivalry with Jose Mourinho could be bitter, smilingly calls the Catalan “the best coach in the league”.

The new goalkeeper to start could be Gianluigi Donnarumma for Manchester City, but will not be Manchester United’s Senne Lammens, with Amorim already deciding the error-prone Altay Bayindir will play instead.

Manchester City have confirmed there will be a minute’s appreciation for “revered supporter” Ricky Hatton ahead of this afternoon’s Manchester derby following the death of the British boxing icon.

Hatton was found dead in his Greater Manchester home on Sunday morning at the age of 46 with tributes pouring in for one of the most popular fighters in British boxing history.

He was a huge Man City fan, often wearing sky blue shorts in the ring and using City anthem Blue Moon as his walkout song throughout his career. In 2008 he fulfilled a dream when he fought Juan Lazcano at the Etihad Stadium

Pep Guardiola’s side are facing bitter rivals Manchester United in an eagerly-anticipated derby clash this afternoon and Man City confirmed they will pay tribute to Hatton.

Ruben Amorim has insisted he still believes a lot in Kobbie Mainoo and that he is helping the midfielder who wanted to leave Manchester United on loan.

Amorim said: “I believe a lot in Kobbie, but some of you think that Kobbie Mainoo is already done [the finished article]. I think he can do so much better, he can improve in a lot. He is a top, top player but he can be so much better.”

It would be understandable if Pep Guardiola’s thoughts turn ever more to Istanbul. The city that crosses continents is where the Catalan won what may prove to be his last European Cup.

The trophy Manchester City finally claimed in 2023 was lifted by Ilkay Gundogan, now of Galatasaray. When he reflected on the final against Internazionale, Guardiola always tended to afford most credit to Ederson, now of Fenerbahce, for his string of late saves.

Perhaps that was the ultimate irony of the definitive footballing goalkeeper: now his City career is over, the greatest moments required the traditional skills of a goalkeeper.

Rico Lewis has signed a five-year contract extension to stay at Manchester City.

“Manchester City mean everything to me so to have been given the opportunity to sign this new contract is such a special moment both for me personally and my family,” he said.

Gianluigi Donnarumma said it would be a “dream” to win the Champions League with Manchester City as he declared that he and Pep Guardiola will do “great things” together.

The Italy captain joined City for £26m last week and has vowed to make history with his new club as he revealed he will realise an ambition by playing in the Premier League.