Erling Haaland scored twice as Manchester City beat FC Porto 2-0 away on Tuesday, 8 September, and he will look to keep that run going when City travel to Old Trafford to face Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday, 13 September, kicking off at 16:30 BST. The fixture details were confirmed by official data ahead of the trip across Manchester.

Pep Guardiola's side sit first in the Premier League on nine points from three games, having won four of their last five matches and arriving on a four-game winning streak. City's recent scorelines read Manchester City 1-0 Coventry, Crystal Palace 1-4 Manchester City, Manchester City 2-1 Bournemouth and Arsenal 3-0 Manchester City, the only defeat in that run.

Team news

City have just one absentee for the derby. Defender Nico O'Reilly is out with a back injury and is expected to return on 20 September.

United's list is longer. Manuel Ugarte remains sidelined until April 2027 with a cruciate ligament injury, while Amad Diallo, Carlos Baleba and goalkeeper Tom Heaton are all out until 30 September. Luke Shaw, nursing physical discomfort, is due back on 24 September.

Form and lineups

United go into the game 11th in the table after an uneven run: a 4-0 win over Sabah FA, a 2-2 draw at Everton, a 5-2 win over Ipswich, then back-to-back defeats to Hull City and AC Milan.

City's last starting eleven, away at Porto, lined up in a 4-2-3-1 with Gianluigi Donnarumma in goal behind Matheus Nunes, Marc Guehi, Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol, with Haaland leading the line supported by Phil Foden, Rayan Cherki and Antoine Semenyo. Both of City's goals in that match came from Haaland, in the 47th minute assisted by Enzo Fernandez and in the 90th minute assisted by Rayan Ait-Nouri.

What's next

A win at Old Trafford would extend City's winning run to five matches and stretch their advantage over a United side that has won only twice in its own last five outings. Fans can check the matchday squad on the squad page and see how the derby result would affect the standings before Sunday's kick-off.