The 197th edition of the Manchester derby will take place at the Etihad on Sunday afternoon, when Manchester City host Manchester United.
Both clubs have endured a troublesome start to the season, with City languishing in the bottom half, and United flattering to deceive once again, especially after a shock cup exit.
For Man City, they are in unfamiliar territory after three matches, sitting all the way down in 13th after losing back-to-back games against Tottenham Hotspur and Brighton & Hove Albion.
After winning their first four matches in both of the last two seasons, it is a huge shock to see City lose two of their first three for the first time since 2004-05.
A huge concern for Pep Guardiola is that the last time a team lost two of their first three matches and still went on to win the league was all the way back in the Premier League’s inaugural season, when Man United recovered from a slow start to win the 1992-93 title.
Taking just three points from a possible nine to start the season is Guardiola’s worst start to a league campaign in his career, and he will hope to turn the tide here, because the last time City lost three of their first four, they were relegated in 1995-96.
The home support will hope to see a return to the performances City showed at the back end of last season, when they rallied with five straight home wins to secure Champions League football, but United have been awkward customers in recent times.
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