Manchester City and Manchester United are ready to battle it out in the FA Community Shield finals. The clash is on Saturday at 3 pm BST. The match will take place in the Wembley Stadium in London. It has now become so often that these sides meet in cup finals. This will be another entertaining final to watch as it turns out to be a high-profile game concerning its standards. The bitter rivals take on each other once again and this particular fixture has become a regular watch for viewers nowadays.
A win here at this stage for Manchester United will set them up for the upcoming season with a great motivational boost. On the other hand, the defending English champions will be looking forward to securing the win and going on once again this season to clinch the hat trick of the Premier League.
What Makes Manchester Derby an All-Time Classic
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The clash between the Manchester rivals has taken place a total of 193 times, out of which Manchester City has managed to win 61 of them while United has won 79 and the rest 53 have ended as a draw. These numbers have slowly started moving in the direction of Man City’s favor as United is currently in a struggling phase.
In the last five matches which determine the current form of these clubs, Manchester City again have the upper hand by being able to win three of them while United only won two. Manchester United closed the 2023-2024 season by defeating Manchester City in the FA Cup finals by a 2-1 score-line. Taking revenge at this stage will be considered a fruitful outcome for the Citizens but we are sure that the Red Devils will also leave no room for error and maintain the standard of this game up to its mark.
Team News and Possible Starting-ups
Man City goalkeeper Ederson has emerged as a doubt after missing the friendly win over Chelsea due to some “niggles”, so Stefan Ortega could be the choice for the starting keeper. Euro 2024 finalists Rodri, Phil Foden, Kyle Walker, and John Stones are yet to join the team camp and will most likely miss the clash against United.
Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Jeremy Doku, Ruben Dias, Manuel Akanji, Matheus Nunes and summer signing Savio are all back from their breaks and will look forward to playing their part in this fixture. Youngsters like James McAtee and Nico O’Reilly could also be included in the team sheets as they were on the USA tour.
Manchester City’s possible starting lineup: Ortega; Lewis, Dias, Akanji, Gvardiol; Kovacic, De Bruyne; Bobb, Bernardo, Grealish; Haaland
As for Man United, Leny Yoro, Rasmus Hojlund, and Tyrell Malacia are all sidelined with injuries, while Ten Hag has revealed that defensive quartet Harry Maguire, Victor Lindelof, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Luke Shaw are all doubtful and will be assessed ahead of kickoff.
Onana; Dalot, Evans, Martinez, Amass; Casemiro, Mainoo, Amad, Fernandes, Rashford, Zirkzee
