ERLING HAALAND and Marcus Rashford both start as Manchester United host Man City in Premier League action and the match is UNDERWAY!
Rashford has had the best chance of the game, picking up the ball before firing a shot past Ederson, however, Kyle Walker was on hand to clear off the line.
And despite an injury scare, Rashford remained on the pitch at half-time, with Anthony Martial replaced by Antony.
- Start time: 12:30pm GMT
- TV: BT Sport 1
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- Man Utd XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Shaw, Malacia, Casemiro, Fred, Eriksen, Fernandes, Rashford, Martial
- Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Akanji, Ake, Cancelo, Rodri, De Bruyne, Silva, Mahrez, Foden, Haaland
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Yellow card
We have out first booking of the match as United star Eriksen is cautioned after bringing goalscorer Grealish down with a rough challenge
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City are now far more confident on their movement after finally breaking the deadlock.
United are obviously shaken, they need to become more aggressive and regain their high pressing from the first half
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City have finally broken the deadlock, all that possession pays off!
Mahrez releases De Bruyne down the right and the playmaker delivers a crisp cross from a tight angle that finds the incoming Grealish who heads the ball in front of open goal
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Goal!
City open the scoring with Grealish!!!
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The game is heating up, no substantial opportunities yet.
But the players are going to the ball harder and the fans have come alive
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United captain Fernandes escapes a yellow card with a late challenge on Mahrez.
The City star chips the ball first and the playmaker takes him down with a dangerous tackle from behind
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Substitution
City boss Guardiola makes his first change as Grealish replaces Foden
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City star Cancelo puts together a wonderful run down the left and dribbles past two United players.
The full-back goes down inside the area but Atwell is close and waives play on.
The stands have come alive in the first few minutes of second half
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Tempo has finally gone up in the second half!
City continue to dominate possession but United are so dangerous on the counter
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Penalty appeal
It's now City's turn to complain as Foden goes down rather easy while under pressure from Shaw and Casemiro
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Penalty appeal
Shaw delivers a free-kick from a promising position and finds Varane at the far post but his close-range shot is denied by Ederson.
United shout for a penalty after Casemiro goes down but referee Atwell will have none of it
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United fans shouldn't feel too surprised with Ten Hag's switch.
Martial was not 100 per cent heading to the match as he was dealing with a problem of his own
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Actually, Antony will be leading the attack as a false nine with Rashford on the left.
United have a striker in the building, but January signing Weghorst is sitting in the stands
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Substitution
United boss Ten Hag makes his first change of the match as Antony replaces Martial.
Red Devils fans got worried at the start when they saw the Brazilian changing to his kit as they thought Rashford was coming off after his earlier injury.
But the England international is back on the field and will be leading the attack
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Peep!
Off we go again in Manchester!!!
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Man Utd vs Man City stats
Manchester City dominated 68 per cent of possession in the first half.
But City only managed two shots off target against Manchester United.
United, on the other hand, registered four shots, two of which were on target.
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Manchester United and Manchester City are goalless after a hapless first half at Old Trafford.
United came the closest to breaking the deadlock on 34 minutes during a dangerous counter-attack.
Marcus Rashford broke from the left and Ederson recklessly came way off his line.
The England international tried to finish from a tight angle but Kyle Walker cleared his shot in front of open goal.
The Red Devils will be sweating Rashford's fitness who picked up a leg problem after a clash with Manuel Akanji in the first half
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Peep!
That's half-time in Manchester!!!
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Chance
City finally register an opportunity with Walker delivering a long-range shot that just misses De Gea's bottom left corner
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Rashford is back on the pitch, hopefully it was nothing serious.
Just one more minute of stoppage time to go
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Old Trafford has gone almost silent, Rashford has hobbled off on the touchline after receiving treatment from the physios.
United boss Ten Hag waiting for more information before ordering Antony to warm up
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Uh-oh, this is not good for United.
Rashford goes down with a leg problem and he is very frustrated about it.
It seems like the forward knows something is not right with his left leg after a clash with Akanji
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United are still pushing for a late opener that will help them enter the second half with their confidence sky high.
City look more content to maintain a clean sheet and regroup at half-time
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Chance
United break into another counter-attack on the left as Eriksen finds Rashford down that wing.
The forward makes his way to the box but Ederson comes off his line sensibly this time and picks the ball up
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Ederson almost cost City dearly with his reckless exit.
City have otherwise been defensively compact
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