Manchester United – Manchester City, the derby of the 22nd stage of the Premier League » Probable teams + odds
Article by Alexandru Stanciu – Published Saturday, January 17, 2026, 11:13 / Updated Saturday, January 17, 2026 11:14
Old Trafford is the host for the opening match of the 22nd round of the Premier League, between Manchester United and Manchester City. The match starts at 14:30 and can be watched liveTEXT on GSP.ro and live on the Voyo platform.
Michael Carrick, Ruben Amorim's replacement on the Red Devils bench, beat Manchester City 17 times as a player.
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Manchester United – Manchester City, starting teams
Manchester United (4-2-3-1): Lammens – Dalot, Heaven, Martinez, Shaw – Casemiro, Ugarte – Dorgu, Fernandes, Cunha – Sesko
Coach: Michael Carrick
Manchester City (4-1-4-1): Donnarumma – Nunes, Khusanov, Ake, O'Reilly – Rodri – Silva, Reijnders, Foden, Semenyo – Haaland
Coach: Pep Guardiola
After 21 matches, Manchester City are 2nd in the Premier League standings with 43 points, 6 behind leaders Arsenal.
On the other hand, Manchester United occupies the 7th place before the start of this stage, having 32 points. The Devils are 3 points behind 4th-placed Liverpool, but only 6 points ahead of 15th-placed Bournemouth.
The Citizens have already completed a spectacular move in the transfer market after paying Bournemouth £62.5m for star Antoine Semenyo.
The 26-year-old Ghanaian made his debut with a goal and an assist in the 10-1 FA Cup win over Exeter and also scored in the 2-0 FA League Cup semi-final win over Newcastle.
Premier League standings
