Telecast Schedule and Info
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Date - Saturday, April 07 2018
Kickoff Time - 1730 Hrs BST
Venue - Etihad Stadium, Manchester
League standings and form guide
2. Manchester United: LWWWW
1. Manchester City: WWWWW
Previous Meetings
Manchester United 1—2 Manchester City
Manchester City 0—0 Manchester United
Manchester United 1—2 Manchester City
Manchester City 0—1 Manchester United
Manchester United 0—0 Manchester City
All-Time Record
Manchester United wins - 61
Manchester City wins - 45
Draws - 51
Pre-Match Pressers
José Mourinho
Pep Guardiola
Team News
Manchester United
Sergio Romero ruled out. Daley Blind doubtful.
Manchester City
Benjamin Mendy, Fabian Delph and John Stones ruled out. Sergio Agüero doubtful.
Know the opposition
Manchester City Football Club (nicknamed City, The Citizens, and The Sky Blues), are a professional football club based in Manchester, England. City were founded in 1880 as St. Mark's (West Gorton), before being renamed as Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887, and finally Manchester City in 1894 - and the origins can be traced back to members of St. Mark's Church of England, West Gorton - who founded the football club that would become known as Manchester City, for largely humanitarian purposes. Two church wardens sought to curb local gang violence and alcoholism by instituting new activities for local men, whilst high unemployment plagued East Manchester, specifically Gorton. All men were welcome to join, regardless of religion.
The team's first recorded match occurred on 13 November 1880, and City gained their first honours by winning the Second Division in 1899 - with it came promotion to the highest level in English football, the First Division. In the seasons following the FA Cup triumph of 1904, the club was dogged by allegations of financial irregularities, culminating in the suspension of seventeen players in 1904, including captain Billy Meredith, who subsequently moved across town to Manchester United. Almost half a century later later, a City team inspired by a tactical system known as the Revie Plan reached consecutive FA Cup finals again, in 1955 and 1956; just as in the 1930s, they lost the first one, to Newcastle United, and won the second. The club continued to challenge for honours throughout the 1970s, finishing one point behind the league champions on two occasions and reaching the final of the 1974 League Cup.
Prior to the takeover by the Abu Dhabi United Group in 2008, the club had enjoyed moderate levels of success through their history - however, since the start of the current decade, City have been buoyed by the signings of Sergio Agüero, Yaya Touré, David Silva, Pablo Zabaleta, Vincent Kompany - and have emerged as perpetual title contenders - winning the league twice and repeatedly finishing in the Top 3. City play their homes games at the Etihad Stadium, and their biggest rivals are neighbours and opponents for the game, Manchester United.
Familiar Faces
Brian Kidd (at United from 1963-1974 and 1988-1998)
Referee
Martin Atkinson.
Date - Saturday, April 07 2018
Kickoff Time - 1730 Hrs BST
Venue - Etihad Stadium, Manchester
League standings and form guide
2. Manchester United: LWWWW
1. Manchester City: WWWWW
Previous Meetings
Manchester United 1—2 Manchester City
Manchester City 0—0 Manchester United
Manchester United 1—2 Manchester City
Manchester City 0—1 Manchester United
Manchester United 0—0 Manchester City
All-Time Record
Manchester United wins - 61
Manchester City wins - 45
Draws - 51
Pre-Match Pressers
José Mourinho
Pep Guardiola
Team News
Manchester United
Sergio Romero ruled out. Daley Blind doubtful.
Manchester City
Benjamin Mendy, Fabian Delph and John Stones ruled out. Sergio Agüero doubtful.
Know the opposition
Manchester City Football Club (nicknamed City, The Citizens, and The Sky Blues), are a professional football club based in Manchester, England. City were founded in 1880 as St. Mark's (West Gorton), before being renamed as Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887, and finally Manchester City in 1894 - and the origins can be traced back to members of St. Mark's Church of England, West Gorton - who founded the football club that would become known as Manchester City, for largely humanitarian purposes. Two church wardens sought to curb local gang violence and alcoholism by instituting new activities for local men, whilst high unemployment plagued East Manchester, specifically Gorton. All men were welcome to join, regardless of religion.
The team's first recorded match occurred on 13 November 1880, and City gained their first honours by winning the Second Division in 1899 - with it came promotion to the highest level in English football, the First Division. In the seasons following the FA Cup triumph of 1904, the club was dogged by allegations of financial irregularities, culminating in the suspension of seventeen players in 1904, including captain Billy Meredith, who subsequently moved across town to Manchester United. Almost half a century later later, a City team inspired by a tactical system known as the Revie Plan reached consecutive FA Cup finals again, in 1955 and 1956; just as in the 1930s, they lost the first one, to Newcastle United, and won the second. The club continued to challenge for honours throughout the 1970s, finishing one point behind the league champions on two occasions and reaching the final of the 1974 League Cup.
Prior to the takeover by the Abu Dhabi United Group in 2008, the club had enjoyed moderate levels of success through their history - however, since the start of the current decade, City have been buoyed by the signings of Sergio Agüero, Yaya Touré, David Silva, Pablo Zabaleta, Vincent Kompany - and have emerged as perpetual title contenders - winning the league twice and repeatedly finishing in the Top 3. City play their homes games at the Etihad Stadium, and their biggest rivals are neighbours and opponents for the game, Manchester United.
Familiar Faces
Brian Kidd (at United from 1963-1974 and 1988-1998)
Referee
Martin Atkinson.
