Live report: Manchester United v Manchester City
The pressure will be on both Manchester United and Manchester City when they meet in Wednesday's derby at Old Trafford.
Manchester United and Manchester City will be among the sides heading to the United States in July for the pre-season International Champions Cup
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United will be desperate to bounce back from a recent run of form that has seen them lose six of their last eight games across all competitions, a run that includes Sunday’s 4-0 hammering at Everton.
City, by contrast, have won 10 Premier League matches on the spin since losing at Newcastle at the end of January, and they can move back to the top of the Premier League standings if they secure all three points at the home of their city rivals.
That may be easier said than done, however, as, despite their poor recent form, United are actually unbeaten in their last 14 top-flight matches on home soil, winning nine of those games, with Tottenham being the last team to claim all three points at Old Trafford back in August.
However, if any team knows how to win at the Theatre of Dreams it is City, who have emerged victorious on five of their last seven league trips to Old Trafford, including a 2-1 victory on their most recent visit last season.
United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was involved in many Manchester derbies as a player, but this will be his first one as a manager and he is expected to be boosted by the return of midfielder Ander Herrera, who has been sidelined for the last four weeks with a thigh injury.
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