Manchester City will host Manchester United at Etihad Stadium in Manchester in the 28th round of the 2021-22 Premier League season on Sunday, March 6, 2022, at 11:30 AM (ET). The Citizensenterthe derby with a solid hold on first place, while the away side, United, who have struggled to find their feet this season, are fourth.
Several key players of both sides will miss this Manchester derby . Pep Guardiola will be without a total of five first-team players , includingRuben Dias and Nathan Ake, who were both pulled out at halftime of the 2-0 Emirates FA Cup triumph against Peterborough earlier in the week. Zack Steffen andCole Palmer are out with an injury, while Benjamin Mendy has been inactive.
Meanwhile, the Red Devils’ interim manager Ralf Rangninck has been without Mason Greenwood since the beginning of February as the striker was suspended from all club activities. On the other hand, Edinson Cavani remains the only doubt , as he has very slim chances of being included inthe starting lineup .
How many people will attend Manchester City vs Manchester United?
The 187th Manchester derby in history will be played on Sunday at the Etihad Stadium, which has a capacity of 55,000 spectators. In spite of the fact that there are still restrictions to fans’ attendance in stadiums across other top European leagues, the Premier League has no attendance limit.
As a result, the stadium is expected to be filled to the last spot, with ManUtd supporters grabbing hold of “a few thousand seats”, according to their official website. A total of 81 games have been played at theEtihad Stadium between these two city arch-rivals so far.
An interesting fact is thatManchester United are the firmfavorites in head-to-head clashes on away turf, claiming a win in 33duels at the Etihad Stadiumso far, Manchester City have celebrated a victory 24times at home to this day, and an equal number of 24matches have ended in a draw.