Fans will flock to Old Trafford en masse for the 191st Manchester derby on Sunday afternoon, as Manchester United butt heads with noisy neighbours Manchester City.
Both teams enter the highly-anticipated battle on the back of Champions League victories, as the Red Devils sunk Copenhagen 1-0, while the reigning European champions overcame BSC Young Boys 3-1.
Erik ten Hag's men needed to rely on a Diogo Dalot stunner to see off Sheffield United in their most recent Premier League game before the visit of the Danish champions, and owing to a similarly toothless attacking display, members of the rearguard were required to save the day again.
Harry Maguire's second-half header and a stoppage-time penalty save from the under-fire Andre Onana saw Man United make it third time lucky in the top tier of European football, and Ten Hag's side have now strung together a three-game winning sequence for the first time in the 2023-24 campaign, although not one of those victories has been convincing by any stretch.
Nevertheless, by holding off the threat of Sheffield United and Brentford in their last two Premier League contests, Man United have surged up to eighth in the Premier League table with 15 points to their name, although a five-point gap still separates them from Liverpool in the final Champions League position.
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