Manchester United and Manchester City are playing live on the English Premier League schedule on Sunday and the Manchester Derby match is from Old Trafford on Sunday and starts at 11 am ET and will be on the NBC Sports Network and the NBCSN Live Extra website as the two teams battle for position on the EPL table at the end of the year.
Manchester United will be without striker Robin van Persie after dealing with an ankle injury and Manchester City could have Vincent Kompany, who is dealing with a hamstring. Chris Smalling and Luke Shaw will be out and Jonny Evans is also down with a suspension for Man United and the team comes in on point ahead of City in the EPL table standings.
Man City will be down Wilfried Bony, Dedryck Boyata and Stevan Jovetic and the team is looking to stay in the top four into the back stretch of the season. Chelsea has been leading the EPL all season and with Arsenal in second place, Man United and City are pushing for position ahead of Liverpool and Tottenham. United has been much improved over what happened last year and they are pushing to finish in the top four for Champions League qualifying.
Both teams technically are still in the chase for the league title this year, but they would need strong runs and some help from Chelsea. Man City has won the last four league matchups against Man United and this would be the first time five in a row if they win. United is determined to keep that from happening and City has won six of the last seven against the team in the Derby.
United has played well at Old Trafford this season and they have taken the most points at home of any team in the EPL this season. Man United is looking to win their sixth straight league game and they have put themselves in position to make it back to the Champions League. Man City has Sergio Aguero playing well and he has scored five goals in six games in the league against Man U and he could be key on Saturday.
Manchester United comes in after winning against Aston Villa and coming up they have some tough matches with Chelsea and Arsenal. The Chelsea match will be from Stamford Bridge, while the Arsenal game will be from Old Trafford. Chelsea is leading Arsenal by four points and the Gunners are on top of Manchester United coming into the weekend. City is leading Southampton, Liverpool and Tottenham, while Swansea and West Ham are next on the table.
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