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OLD TRAFFORD, MANCHESTER — Michael Carrick leads Manchester United into derby action against Manchester City in his first game since being appointed as head coach until the end of the season.
Caretaker boss Darren Fletcher presided over two winless matches following Ruben Amorim’s departure earlier this month, and Carrick has been entrusted with United’s bid for Champions League qualification — the only thing the Red Devils have left to play for this season.
City are hoping to return to winning ways in the Premier League after three consecutive draws since the turn of the year helped Arsenal to open up a six-point lead at the top of the table.
Since then, Pep Guardiola’s side have beaten Exeter City and Newcastle United in the FA Cup and Carabao Cup respectively, with January signing Antoine Semenyo on target in both matches.
The Sporting News is following the 198th Manchester derby live, providing score updates and commentary
Man United vs. Man City score
| 1st Half | Goalscorers | |
| United | 0 | |
| City | 0 |
Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester
Referee: Anthony Taylor
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Starting lineups:
Man United (4-2-3-1, right to left): 31. Senne Lammens (GK) — 2. Diogo Dalot, 5. Harry Maguire, 6. Lisandro Martinez, 23. Luke Shaw — 18. Casemiro, 37. Kobbie Mainoo — 16. Amad Diallo, 8. Bruno Fernandes, 13. Patrick Dorgu — 19. Bryan Mbeumo
Man City (4-3-3, right to left): 25. Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) — 82. Rico Lewis, 45. Abdukodir Khusanov, 68. Max Alleyne, 6. Nathan Ake — 47. Phil Foden, 16. Rodri, 20. Bernardo Silva — 42, Antoine Semenyo, 9. Erling Haaland, 11. Jeremy Doku
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Man United vs. Man City live updates, highlights, and commentary
25 mins: Doku, who is getting booed for having the temerity to get studded below the knee. Dalot slides in to concede the corner. Foden on it this time but the delivery is poor again.
23 mins: City settle into a nice bit of possession before Doku tries to slip Bernardo into the box and overhits the pass. Back come United, Shaw with the cross but it’s meat and drink to Donnarumma. And Italians take that stuff very seriously.
22 mins: Good chance for United, who have men over, They’d have preferred it hadn’t falled to Dorgu and Donarumma makes the save.
20 mins: Some pushing and shoving between Bernardo and Maguire. A few weight classes seperating those two.
18 mins: Dalot in a good position to make something happen but smashes the past far beyond Amad. We’re not really operating at Best League In The World quality here.
17 mins: Shaw goes clattering into Rodri and joins Dalot in the book.
15 mins: Semenyo curls in a cross from the right and Silva heads over. Barely hald a chance but City’s first attempt of any description.
13 mins: Amad now with a sloppy pass and Haaland has a chance to tear at the United defence, who scramble back effectively before Semenyo duffs it out for a goal kick.
11 mins: Dalot flies into a challenge on Doku. He gets maybe ia a bit of the ball but his studs get Doku blow the knee. That’s nasty. A yellow and he feels slightly lucky it’s not gone upstairs.
9 mins: Doku darts around Amad, who sticks to his task at the expense of a corner. Doku scuffs the set-piece all along the ground. Rubbish. City really have been wretched so far.
8 mins: Another turnover coughed up by City in their own half, Donnarumma mopping up again. There is a pattern to this game, just not the one anyone expected.
7 mins: United getting after a sleepy City here to the delight of the home crowd. Latest attack down the right results in a low cross cleared as far as Mainoom whose daisycutter is pouched by Donnarumma.
5 mins: City haven’t settled and Ake shovels a bouncing ball vaguely in Doku’s direction. Amad gives away a needless free-kick. But then Rodri plays a lax ball across halfway and Mbeumo is charging through! Donnarumma out to slide in and get there first. Yikes!
3 mins: Less assured from Khusanov there, who stretches to clear a Dorgu corner behind. In-swinger under the bar and Harry Maguire has hit the bar from about two yards! United should be ahead.
2 mins: Maguire booms a free-kick downfield for Mbeumo but Khusanov barges him out of the way and it’s a goal kick.
Kickoff: 1st Half
Bernardo Silva gets the 198th Manchester derby underway. He’s played in loads of them. United are playing a back four. Sorry, Ruben.
4 mins: The teams are out. It’s derby day. It’s loud. Let’s get after it.
15 mins before kickoff: Warmups done. City depart to a chant about the veracity of their achievements and theres a giant 115 banner in the Stretford. All part of the derby day tapestry nowadays. City fans paying vocal tribute to the recently departed Ruben Amorim. What japes.
30 mins before kickoff: The teams are out going through their warm-ups. City run out second to a hail of boos. Rodri sprints out first before his teammates. It’s been a long road back from injury for the 2024 Ballon d’Or winner and he’ll have badly missed occasions like this.
45 mins before kickoff: Bernardo Silva captains City today, his 437 outing for the club. That takes him into their all-time top-10 appearance makers. The Portugal midfielder has scored three times on this ground as well.
Bernardo is set to enter our top 🔟 appearance-makers of all-time 👏🩵 pic.twitter.com/WaGgB8PuxN
— Manchester City (@ManCity) January 17, 2026
1 hour before kickoff: Matheus Nunes is a surprise absentee from the City squad, meaning a start at right-back for Rico Lewis. Nathan Ake takes the other full-back position, while Rodri starts in front of the back four. Antoine Semenyo and Jeremy Doku keep their places from midweek, meaning Rayan Cherki and Tijjani Reijnders will hope to make an impact off the bench.
Your City side for the derby! 🩵
XI | Donnarumma, Lewis, Khusanov, Alleyne, Ake, Rodri, Bernardo (C), Semenyo, Foden, Doku, Haaland
SUBS | Trafford, Bettinelli, Reijnders, Cherki, Ait-Nouri, O’Reilly, McAidoo, Mukasa, Mfuni
🤝 @etihad pic.twitter.com/lNoC8nZc3N
— Manchester City (@ManCity) January 17, 2026
1 hr 15 mins before kickoff: The teams are in and there are a few eyebrows raised around the United lineup. Despite scoring three goals in his past two games, Benjamin Sesko is on the bench. It looks like Bryan Mbeumo will start at centre-forward, while Amad Diallo is also straight back in after AFCON duty. Patrick Dorgu starts on the left wing, with Matheus Cunha joining Sesko on the bench.
Introducing your derby day Reds ❤️🔥
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) January 17, 2026
2 hours before kickoff. Hello and welcome to The Sporting News’ live coverage of United vs. City in the Manchester derby from Old Trafford.
Man United vs. Man City kick off time
The Manchester derby kicks off at 12:30 p.m. local time.
Here’s how that time translates across some of the major territories:
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| USA | Sat, Jan 17 | 7:30 a.m. ET |
| Canada | Sat, Jan 17 | 7:30 p.m. ET |
| UK | Sat, Jan 17 | 12:30 p.m. GMT |
| Australia | Sat, Jan 17 | 11:30 p.m. AEDT |
| India | Sat, Jan 17 | 6:00 p.m. IST |
Man United vs. Man City lineups, team news
Bryan Mbeumo comes straight back into the United side after his return from Africa Cup of Nations duty with Cameroon. He starts at centre-forward, with Benjamin Sesko benched despite scoring three goals in his past two matches.
Amad Diallo is also straight back into the fray following AFCON, with Patrick Dorgu selected ahead of Matheus Cunha on the left and Kobbie Mainoo partnering Casemiro in midfield.
Shea Lacey is suspended following his red card in the FA Cup defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion, while centre-back Matthijs de Ligt remains sidelined.
Man United (4-2-3-1, right to left): Lammens (GK) — Dalot, Maguire, Martinez, Shaw — Casemiro, Mainoo — Amad, Fernandes, Dorgu — Mbeumo
Man United subs: Bayindir (GK), Mount, Cunha, Malacia, Yoro, Ugarte, Heaven, Sesko, Fletcher
City will assess Rodri after the Spain midfielder came off the bench at Newcastle in midweek.
Abdukodir Khusanov and Max Alleyne continue at centre-back, with Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol sidelined. Mathues Nunes adds to Pep Guardiola’s defensive injury woes, with the Portugal international absent from the matchday squad. Rico Lewis and Nathan Ake start in the full-back positions.
Antonie Semenyo has scored two in two for City since joining from Bournemouth starts again, with Jeremy Doku on the other flank.
Man City (4-3-3, right to left): Donnarumma (GK) — Nunes, Khusanov, Alleyne, O’Reilly — Foden, Rodri, Silva — Cherki, Haaland, Semenyo
Man City subs: Trafford (GK), Bettinelli (GK), Reijnders, Cherki, Ait-Nouri, O’Reilly, McAidoo, Mukasa, Mfuni
Man United vs. Man City live stream, TV channel
Here is how to watch the match in some of the world’s major regions:
| Region | TV | Streaming |
| USA | USA Network | DirecTV |
| Canada | — | Fubo |
| UK | TNT Sport | discovery+ |
| Australia | — | Stan Sport |
| India | Star Sports network | Hotstar |
