Manchester United vs Manchester City Preview

Manchester United vs Manchester City

Competition – English Premier League

Stadium: Old Trafford

Date: 13th September 2026

Kick-off time – 16:30 GMT

Manchester United host Manchester City at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon in the Manchester derby, with the visitors sitting top of the table and the hosts looking to close the gap on their neighbours.

United have won 2 of their last 5 games, drawing one and losing two, and go into this one on the back of a big midweek win. Most recently, they beat Sabah Baku 4-0 at home in the Champions League in a routine performance against much lower opposition. Prior to that, they were held 2-2 away at Everton after conceding in the last second of the game. Before that, they beat Ipswich 5-2 at home. Earlier in this run, Hull beat them 2-0. Further back, they lost 4-2 away to AC Milan in a friendly.

City have won 4 of their last 5 games and arrive full of confidence. Most recently, they beat FC Porto 2-0 away in the Champions League. Prior to that, they beat Coventry 1-0 at home. Before that, they won 4-1 away at Crystal Palace. Earlier in this run, they beat Bournemouth 2-1 at home. Further back, Arsenal beat them 3-0 in the Community Shield which was a horrendous start to their trophy chasing season.

The head-to-head record is level, with Manchester United and Manchester City winning 2 apiece from the last five meetings, and 1 draw. Most recently, Manchester United won 2-0 at home. In the previous encounter, Manchester City won 3-0 at home.

Manchester United sit 11th on 4 points from three games and need to start getting results if they don’t want their Champions League chase to end early. Manchester City lead the way in 1st on 9 points, five clear of their neighbours with a goal difference of +5 to United’s +1. A win for United would lift them to 7 points while a draw would move them to 5 and into the mid-table group alongside Brentford, Liverpool, Newcastle, Everton and Leeds. For City, a win would take them to 12 while a draw would move them to 10 and keep them competitive at the summit of the division

In Great Britain, the match is live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League, with BBC Radio 5 Live also carrying commentary, and the same coverage extending to Ireland Republic. In the United States, viewers can catch the action on fuboTV, Peacock, NBCSN or SiriusXM FC. German audiences can follow the game via Sky Sport Premier League and WOW.

Possible Lineups

Manchester United (4-2-3-1)
Lammens, Shaw, Martinez, Maguire, Dalot, Tielemans, Mainoo, Cunha, Fernandes, Mbeumo, Rashford

Manchester City (4-2-3-1)
Donnarumma, Khusanov, Dias, Guehi, Gvardiol, Anderson, Fernandez, Ndiaye, Cherki, Semenyo, Haaland

Manchester United Form

Result Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
Manchester Utd 4-0 Sabah Baku CL 10.09.26
🤝 Everton 2-2 Manchester Utd PL 06.09.26
Manchester Utd 5-2 Ipswich PL 30.08.26
Hull 2-0 Manchester Utd PL 22.08.26
Manchester Utd 2-4 AC Milan CF 15.08.26

Manchester City Form

Result Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
FC Porto 0-2 Manchester City CL 08.09.26
Manchester City 1-0 Coventry PL 05.09.26
Crystal Palace 1-4 Manchester City PL 28.08.26
Manchester City 2-1 Bournemouth PL 23.08.26
Arsenal 3-0 Manchester City CS 16.08.26

Head-to-Head

Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
Manchester Utd 2-0 Manchester City PL 17.01.26
Manchester City 3-0 Manchester Utd PL 14.09.25
Manchester Utd 0-0 Manchester City PL 06.04.25
Manchester City 1-2 Manchester Utd PL 15.12.24
Manchester City 1(7)-1(6) Manchester Utd CS 10.08.24

TV Listings / Streaming

Country Channel
Great Britain Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Premier League / BBC Radio 5 Live
Ireland Republic Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Premier League / BBC Radio 5 Live
USA fuboTV / Peacock / NBCSN / SiriusXM FC
Germany Sky Go / WOW / Sky Sport Premier League
Canada DAZN Canada / fuboTV Canada / Fubo Sports Network Canada
Australia Stan Sport
Spain DAZN Spain / DAZN1 Spain / Movistar+
France myCANAL / Canal+ Live 1
Netherlands Viaplay Netherlands
India JioHotstar / Star Sports Select 1

Table

POS. TEAM MP W D L GF GA GD P FORM
1 Manchester City 3 3 0 0 7 2 5 9 W W W
2 Arsenal 3 3 0 0 6 1 5 9 W W W
3 Hull City 3 2 1 0 3 0 3 7 D W W
4 Chelsea 3 2 0 1 8 7 1 6 L W W
5 Brentford 3 1 2 0 5 2 3 5 D D W
6 Liverpool 3 1 2 0 6 4 2 5 W D D
7 Newcastle United 3 1 2 0 6 4 2 5 D W D
8 Everton 3 1 2 0 5 3 2 5 D D W
9 Leeds United 3 1 2 0 3 2 1 5 D D W
10 Brighton & Hove Albion 3 1 1 1 8 5 3 4 D L W
11 Manchester United 3 1 1 1 7 6 1 4 D W L
12 Sunderland 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 D W L
13 Crystal Palace 3 1 0 2 4 8 -4 3 W L L
14 Ipswich Town 3 1 0 2 4 8 -4 3 L L W
15 AFC Bournemouth 3 0 2 1 4 5 -1 2 D D L
16 Nottingham Forest 3 0 2 1 2 3 -1 2 D D L
17 Aston Villa 3 0 1 2 0 5 -5 1 D L L
18 Tottenham Hotspur 3 0 1 2 0 5 -5 1 D L L
19 Fulham 3 0 0 3 4 7 -3 0 L L L
20 Coventry City 3 0 0 3 0 5 -5 0 L L L

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