At 0:30 a.m. Beijing time on March 7, the 28th round of the 2021-2022 Premier League was a focus battle, Manchester City sat at home to meet Manchester United, the starting lineup of both sides has been announced, C Ronaldo was absent due to injury, Elanga was pushed by Ronnick to the center position, and B Fee played PK De Bruyne.
It was the 187th Manchester City derby, with the two sides having met in the previous 186 meetings, with Manchester United having the upper hand with 77 wins, 53 draws and 56 defeats. The two sides played each other in the first leg, Manchester City won 2-0 at the Dream Theatre, Bailey gave a big gift, and B seat jiangong. Manchester City entered the crucial stage of the title race, they needed three points to maintain the top position, and Manchester United also needed points to complete the goal of four points, and the big battle was about to start.
In this campaign, Cristiano Ronaldo was absent due to injury, and Cavani was also absent, and with no center available, Lonnick chose to push Elanga to the front, and it was Sancho, B Fee and Pogba who supported Elanga. City offered the trident of Mahrez, B-seat and Foden, with De Bruyne leading the midfield, Díaz absent and Stones forming a centre-back pair with Laporte.
Appearances line-up
Manchester City (433):
Goalkeeper: 31-Ederson
Defenders: 2 Walker, 5 Stones, 14 Laporte, 27 Canselo
Midfielders: 17-De Bruyne, 16-Rodri, 10-Gralis
Forwards: 20-B seats, 47-Foden, 26-Mahrez
Manchester United (4231):
Goalkeeper: 1-De Gea
Defenders: 29- Wan Bissaka, 2- Lindelof, 5-Maguire, 27-Telles
Back: 39 McTominay, 17 Fred
Midfielders: 25- Sancho, 18-B Fee, 6-Pogba
Forward: 36- Erlanga