How Man Utd and Man City XIs looked in Pep Guardiola’s first Manchester derby in 2016 with just nine players remaining
MANCHESTER CITY manager Pep Guardiola coached his first ever Manchester derby almost six years ago.
Guardiola is now set for his 16th meeting with rivals Manchester United as City boss, of which he has won seven and lost six across all competitions, this Sunday at the Etihad.
The Spaniard’s first derby took place on September 10, 2016 at Old Trafford as he beat former LaLiga foe Jose Mourinho, who coached the Red Devils at the time, with a score of 2-1.
Kevin de Bruyne opened the scoring after just 15 minutes and Kelechi Iheanacho doubled his side’s lead in the 36th minute before Zlatan Ibrahimovic hit the back of the net three minutes before half-time.
And since then only a total of NINE players, who started that day, are still playing for each Manchester giant today, meaning they could appear again this weekend.
David de Gea, Eric Bailly, Luke Shaw, Paul Pogba and Jesse Lingard are still with United.
John Stones, De Bruyne, Fernandinho and Raheem Sterling continue to play for City under Guardiola.
The Catalan tactician opted for a 4-3-3 formation back then with Claudio Bravo between the sticks.
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Bacary Sagna played at right-back with Aleksandar Kolarov on the other side, while Stones and Nicolas Otamendi teamed up at centre-back.
De Bruyne, Fernandinho and David Silva linked up in midfield, while Sterling Nolito and Iheanacho led the attack.
Mourinho, on the other hand, chose a 4-2-3-1 formation with De Gea in goal.
Antonio Valencia was at right-back with Shaw on the other side, while Bailly and Daley Blind linked up at centre-back.
Marouane Fellaini and Pogba teamed up in midfield with Wayne Rooney at No10.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan covered the right wing with Lingard on the other side, while Ibrahimovic spearheaded the attack.
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