Manchester City

Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne to BT Sport: "They've been having a good season and playing good football so it will be tough.

"It's a derby so anything that happened before or after goes through the window as it's a game in itself.

"We didn't play good enough against Southampton and we need to accept it. That doesn't change the rest.

"When you have a schedule like you have the last four games and it's a lot of travelling, it is hard. But I don't think different players change the outcome of the game. We have a good team and we will try to perform as best as we can.

"I think they have changed their style a little bit. In the last few years they were more on the counter-attack but now they play more possession-based football with Erik ten Hag. It will be tough."

Shane O'Neill: Wow. ETH has chosen Shaw at CB over Lisandro, Lindelof, and Maguire. That's brave, but it can only be to try and nullify Haaland's pace.

Nottingham Forest will assess striker Taiwo Awoniyi, who missed the EFL Cup quarter-final win against Wolves.

Neco Williams also missed that tie with a facial injury, while fellow defender Willy Boly was substituted because of an ankle problem and is a doubt.

Leicester will be without midfielders James Maddison and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall but Dennis Praet may return.

Forward Ayoze Perez could miss out after picking up a knock during the midweek cup defeat at Newcastle.

Manchester United

Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes speaking to BT Sport: "Obviously we want to win. Today is a big game and it is about what we can achieve today. We want to achieve a win like we do in every game.

"It's a responsibility to play for this team and the demands are the same in every game. A derby is a different thing but for us the mindset is always the same. We need three points.

"The team has always been confident. We have learned from our past so we have to keep improving and doing the right things."

Peter Schmeichel
Former Manchester United goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live

Casemiro has changed a lot for the club. He's made Bruno Fernandes and Christian Eriksen a better player.

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Manchester United make nine changes from their Carabao Cup victory over Charlton with Fred and Tyrell Malacia keeping their places.

Anthony Martial starts despite being a doubt with a leg injury.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Shaw, Varane, Malacia, Fred, Casemiro, Eriksen, Fernandes, Rashford, Martial.

Subs: Heaton, Lindelof, Maguire, Martinez, Antony, Elanga, McTominay, Garnacho, Mainoo.

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Manchester City make eight changes from their Carabao Cup defeat against Southampton.

Only Kyle Walker, Joao Cancelo and Phil Foden keep their places. The likes of Jack Grealish, Julian Alvarez and Kalvin Phillips are on the bench.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Ake, Akanji, Cancelo, Rodri, De Bruyne, Silva, Mahrez, Foden, Haaland.

Subs: Ortega, Phillips, Gundogan, Grealish, Laporte, Alvarez, Gomez, Palmer, Lewis.

Anthony Martial starts for Manchester United with Lisandro Martínez on the bench. Luke Shaw starts at centre-back.

Kevin de Bruyne captains Manchester City as Erling Haaland and Phil Foden start.

Full team news to follow.

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Erik ten Hag's side are nine points behind leaders Arsenal and he says United must prove how far they have come.

They lost 6-3 at the Etihad in October in a humbling defeat.

"We have to prove [how far we've come] on the pitch. There is only one truth and it is always on the pitch," he said.

"It is not coming overnight, there has been a process in the last months where we develop, progress.

"We have to be brave, act with belief and play our game. We took the lesson and from that point on we make huge progress. We have to continue that process."

Alex Iwobi, a Premier League ever-present for Everton this season, will miss around three weeks due to the ankle injury sustained during the FA Cup loss at Manchester United.

Nathan Patterson, Andros Townsend and James Garner are still sidelined.

Southampton expect Carlos Alcaraz to be available following his £12m move from Racing Club in Argentina.

Alex McCarthy and Theo Walcott could return but Armel Bella-Kotchap is among four players to have been ruled out.

Peter Schmeichel
Former Manchester United goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live

I think the significance of the Manchester derby is a lot more now because Manchester City are doing so well.

No disrespect to Manchester City but when I played for Manchester United, they were not the biggest games. They were struggling in the Premier League.

The big games we had was against Liverpool. It was always Liverpool and I found that out on the first day I arrived at the club.

Leandro Trossard has been dropped from Brighton's squad because of his poor attitude, according to head coach Roberto De Zerbi.

Liverpool forward Darwin Nunez could miss out as he has been unable to train this week due to an unspecified injury.

James Milner has returned to training and is available but Roberto Firmino remains out and Virgil van Dijk will be sidelined until at least next month.

Manchester City go into the Manchester derby off the back of a surprise defeat by Southampton in the League Cup - and face a Manchester United side on an eight-game winning run.

Former Manchester City midfielder Michael Brown tells The Football News Show that Pep Guardiola's side must be more dynamic at Old Trafford and rejects the suggestion that Erling Haaland has made City worse.

Wolves striker Matheus Cunha is pushing for a first start after coming off the bench in each of the last three games.

Long-term absentees Pedro Neto, Boubacar Traore, Sasa Kalajdzic and Chiquinho all remain sidelined.

West Ham will check on the fitness of goalkeeper Alphonse Areola and striker Gianluca Scamacca, who both missed the FA Cup victory over Brentford.

Defender Kurt Zouma continues his recovery from a knee injury, while Vladimir Coufal is a doubt.

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Many are suggesting this could be one of the most evenly-matched Manchester derbies in years.

United have won eight games in a row and could equal their longest winning run in all competitions since Alex Ferguson retired as manager in 2013.

Second-placed City, who are four points above United, lost to Southampton in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday.

"The improvement of [United's] team is clear," said City boss Pep Guardiola earlier this week.

Gary Rose
BBC Sport at Goodison Park

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Just nine months ago there were joyous scenes at Goodison Park, a real sense of togetherness and shared elation as Everton secured their Premier League status with a thrilling 3-2 win against Crystal Palace.

Fast forward to now and the frustrations are clear as the Toffees have struggled to kick on from that moment. Today's fixture with fellow strugglers Southampton is a crucial one for the club and manager Frank Lampard, one neither can afford to lose.

Everton fans are unhappy with the club's owners and there is a planned sit-down protest at Goodison Park after today's game as they show their anger at several seasons of struggle, squandered transfer cash and decision-making at board level.

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Could this be a pivotal weekend in the Premier League relegation battle?

Yes, yes, we know - the top-flight season is not yet halfway through and there is a A LOT of football still to be played.

But with several clubs at the bottom facing each other and one or two managers under pressure, will this be the time some teams look back on as a turning point in their campaign?

Read more here.

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It's all to play for.

Manchester City are chasing down Arsenal, who take on their rivals Tottenham tomorrow.

Just four points and two places separate the two Manchester teams, both sitting in Champions League qualification spots.

Brighton and Liverpool, who go head-to-head today, sit a place and a point apart in seventh and eighth.

Everton and Southampton, who play each other at Goodison Park, are in the bottom three, alongside Wolves who host a struggling West Ham.

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A big weekend of Premier League football is kicking off today with the first of two derbies.

Manchester United host bitter rivals Manchester City at Old Trafford in today's early kick-off, while Tottenham take on league leaders Arsenal in tomorrow's north London showdown.

The bottom four all play each other in a crucial afternoon at the foot of the table. There's six matches in total across the Premier League today.

It should be very interesting...