Manchester City vs Manchester United: As it happened - Ole topples Pep yet again

It's all over at the Etihad, as Manchester City's winning run comes to an end at the hands of Manchester United.

United cut the gap at the top of the table to 11 points courtesy of goals from Bruno Fernandes and Luke Shaw.

An awful showing from the Citizens, as Ole gets the better of Pep on City's turf yet again.

Brandon Williams is on for Bruno Fernandes

Martial is off, replaced by Nemanja Matic.

Mason Greenwood is on to replace the injured Marcus Rashford.

Phil Foden is on, replacing Gabriel Jesus.

Not the Brazilian's finest performance in a City shirt.

What a chance to make it 3!

Martial should really do better as he fires straight at Ederson with the goal gaping.

First change for City.

Joao Cancelo is replaced by Kyle Walker.

Strange.

Manchester City have been absolutely dreadful so far.

Riyad Mahrez blazes over from a corner as the latest chance goes begging.

Luke Shaw makes it two.

Joao Cancelo has an absolute mare allowing Shaw inside, with the Englishman playing a quick one-two with Rashford before placing an effort into the far corner.

Incredible scenes at the Etihad.

Rodri is inches away from bringing City level!

The Spaniard's effort from the edge of the box nails the crossbar and sails behind.

We're back underway at the Etihad.

Half-time at the Etihad and it's Manchester United who lead by a goal to nil courtesy of Bruno Fernandes' second-minute penalty.

City's 21-game winning streak in real danger of ending here in East Manchester.

Man City with half a chance as they are awarded a free-kick 25-yards out, Henderson tips De Bruyne's effort behind for a corner.

Harry Maguire finds his way into Anthony Taylor's book after a crunching tackle on Gabriel Jesus.

Zinchenko forces Henderson into his first action of the afternoon, striking a fierce effort from distance that the Englishman deals with well.

City starting to dictate the tempo of this one, Henderson hasn't got his gloves dirty as of yet though.

Rashford has a go from distance, dealt with by Ederson.

United pushing for a second here.

Manchester City look incredibly out of sorts here, as Kevin De Bruyne sends a heavy touch out of play for a Manchester United throw.

City slowly starting to work their way into the game after being shellshocked by a lightning-fast start from United.

 

A quickfire start from United, who have an early chance to double their lead as Luke Shaw fires from inside the area.

Ederson collects, just.

Manchester United take the lead from the penalty spot through Bruno Fernandes.

Awful from Ederson, who gets a huge hand to the ball but can't keep it out.

 

We're underway at the Etihad

Henderson; Shaw, Maguire (C), Lindelof, Wan-Bissaka; McTominay, Fred, Bruno Fernandes; James, Martial, Rashford

Ederson, Cancelo, Dias, Stones, Zinchenko, Rodrigo, Gundogan, De Bruyne (C), Mahrez, Sterling, Jesus

That's all for now, but we'll be back 90 minutes before kick-off with all the pre-match build-up and team news.

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This Premier League clash between Manchester City and Manchester United will kick-off at 4:30pm GMT on Sunday, March 7.

The game will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League.

United: Henderson; Wan-Bissaka, Maguire (C), Lindelof, Shaw; McTominay, Fred, Fernandes; Rashford, Greenwood, Cavani

City: Ederson; Walker, Dias, Stones, Cancelo; Rodri, Gundogan, Bernardo; Sterling, Foden, De Bruyne (C)

For United, there will be no Paul Pogba, Juan Mata or Phil Jones as the trio remains in the treatment room for another matchday.

There will be late fitness tests for Donny van de Beek and Anthony Martial, neither of whom featured in Ole's squad for their 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace on Wednesday.

Victor Lindelof was on the bench for that goalless draw at Selhurst Park, and the Swede could be in line for a recall to the starting eleven on Sunday.

David De Gea missed Wednesday's fixture due to personal reasons, with it still unclear whether he will be back with the squad in time for the hotly anticipated clash.

 

Pep Guardiola will have a near full-strength squad to select from for tomorrow's clash, with only long-term injury absence Nathan Ake unavailable for selection.

 

It is the third time that the two sides have met this season, with the two playing out a dour stalemate at Old Trafford back in December.

City got the better of their fierce rivals in the Carabao Cup the last time the two sides met though.

Goals from John Stones and Fernandinho secured City's passage to yet another League Cup final.

United have fared well at the Etihad in recent times though, winning the last two clashes between the two on City's home turf.

Things haven't been so easy for United in recent weeks, with the heavily congested fixture schedule seemingly taking its toll on Ole's men.

That said, United are on a 10 match unbeaten run, though they have failed to score in their last three.

The Reds are undefeated in their last 20 road matches in the Premier League, but they come up against their toughest task of the season today.

As we've previously mentioned, City have been unstoppable in recent weeks.

Pep's men have won 21 in a row in all competitions, with their most recent victory coming here at the Etihad on Tuesday night, when they saw off a stubborn Wolves outfit by four goals to one.

Today's fixture sees first take on second, though there is little importance in terms of a title race in this one.

Manchester City - on the back of a record-breaking 21 wins in a row in all competitions - lead their neighbours by a modest 14 points ahead of kick-off.

Manchester United will be looking for a crucial three points in their quest for Champions League football, with recent results dragging Ole's men back into a top-four battle.