Manchester United 1-2 Manchester City: Otamendi and Silva help Guardiola's men to 11-point lead

Full-time: Manchester United 1-2 Manchester City

Silva and Otamendi's close range strikes give Pep Guardiola's side an 11-point lead over United, who were certainly outclassed by those noisy neighbours.

City controlled proceedings from start to finish and were well worthy of the three points.

Question remains; can anyone stop them? (Shakhtar's victory over the under-strength Citizens aside).

Bernardo has the chance to make it three after latching onto De Bruyne's pass, but the playmaker just can't work the angle to test De Gea sufficiently.

City home and hosed now.

Young gives away a free-kick, hacking down Sterling in frustration.

City take the free-kick short as Sterling shields the ball to tick the clock down, and then England star wins a corner for his exertions.

Final change for Manchester City - Bernardo replaces Leroy Sane on the 87th minute.

Incredible goalkeeping from Ederson!

Martial's cross to Lukaku looks set to make it 2-2, but Ederson blocks with his face before getting right back up to make a huge second save. Mangala then clears the danger, with his 'keeper now receiving treatment.

A better double save than De Gea's at the Emirates? I think so.

Some handbags now as Herrera goes to ground for a dive. City incensed by the Spaniard's cheating, and Oliver does well to caution him.

Huge change for United - Lingard off Ibrahimovic on.

He will look to attack the corner his side won from Ederson, who saved well from Rashford.

Boos bellowing around Old Trafford as the game is stopped for De Bruyne, who needs treatment for a head injury.

During the pause, referee Oliver sees fit to caution Silva for a late challenge on Herrera.

Rashford takes the free-kick, which fails to trouble Ederson.

De Gea called into action from De Bruyne. The Belgian darts at the heart of the defence and unleashes a low left-foot strike, only to be foiled by the Spaniard.

Sane's deflected pullback almost breaks kindly for Sterling, but Young manages to hook away.

Sterling then concedes a free-kick on the edge of the area as he clatters into Martial.

Lukaku sees his first glance of goal but is well marshalled by Mangala, eventually firing well wide.

Rashford picks up a booking for reasons unknown. United have adopted an agricultural style of football, which Mangala is thriving with.

City should make it three as Gundogan squares the ball, but Sterling fails to get on the end of it.

Another strange substitute from Guardiola - Jesus is withdrawn for Mangala as we approach the hour mark.

Silva's free-kick is cleared woefully by Lukaku, and Otamendi is able to send the ball past De Gea to hand City the lead again.

GOAL! Manchester United 1-2 Manchester City (Otamendi)

Rashford almost creates an opening but City clear with Gundogan and Sane who tries to find Jesus, but the Brazilian is marshalled well by Lindelof.

Lindelof has also replaced Rojo. Gundogan came on for Company surprisingly.

A substitute for Manchester City at half-time, with Gundogan set to come on.

The second half is now underway.

Rashford made the most of Delph and Otamendi's gaffes.

The moment Silva gave City the lead, which didn't last long.

Half-time: Manchester United 1-1 Manchester City

Otamendi misses his header, Delph fails to control the ball, Rashford slots past De Gea. A slice of fortune for United, but they're back on level terms. Fantastic composure from Rashford to draw his side level.

GOAL! Manchester United 1-1 (Rashford)

United look to respond with a corner from Rashford, but Matic miscontrols. The ball falls to Smalling, but his volleyed effort is blocked.

At the other end De Bruyne charges but fails to find Sane before Martial inks and fires into Ederson's gloves.

Otamendi's knockdown is met by Silva, who acrobatically strikes home from six yards, giving his compatriot De Gea no chance.

GOAL! Manchester United 0-1 Manchester City (Silva)

De Gea's first real test comes from the feet of Leroy Sane, who chests the ball down and forces the Spaniard into a fingertip save.

Both Silva and Rojo are back up, look set to carry on. Medics will have to keep an eye on those two.

Silva then gets behind Herrera but just fails to find Sterling, who has been lurking dangerously all half.

Sterling and Rojo exchange pleasantries after the former accidentally took out Young in the penalty area.

Rojo then goes through the back of Silva, with both now in need of treatment.

Lingard has the ball in the net but play had already been stopped after Otamendi was adjudged to have been fouled by the England international.

United cause a bit of havoc in City's final quarter, forcing Walker to ping a ball back at Ederson, whose touch is exquisite.

At the other end, Sterling peels off Rojo in the penalty area, only for his shot to be blocked by the Argentine. Otamendi then curtails any momentum, skying his shot over the bar.

Herrera disrupts De Bruyne but City recover possession well. The game is not as frantic as you would have hoped, but there is certainly a good feeling surroundings proceedings at Old Trafford.

Claims for a penalty on Jesus waved away by Michael Oliver as a few get a little hot under the collar at a snowy Old Trafford.

Martial brushes off challenges from Fernandinho and De Bruyne to find Rashford, whose cross for Lukaku is collected calmly by Ederson.

No inch given.

First shot from City is courtesy of Sterling, who combines with Jesus but fails to strike the ball with real venom. Sterling is taking up a central position in the early stages as Sane roams.

Jesus is then set free by Fernandinho. He dances past Smalling, but his shot is gobbled up by De Gea.

United concede a corner through Valencia, but Otamendi wants a penalty after he was hauled to the ground by Herrera. The Argentine may have a case.

Sane takes, and Matic almost scores an own goal but De Gea manages to read the deflection off the Serbian.

Rashford almost set Lukaku away after latching onto a poor pass, but the youngster overcooks his delivery, allowing Ederson to clear.

City then come through Sane and De Bruyne, but Jesus failed to hold onto the ball given to him by the Belgian.

Jesus managed to get in behind City but saw fit to try and tee up a teammate rather than go for goal, even those he was only six yards out. A big chance that City saw fit not to take.

De Bruyne drives at the heart of United but the hosts eventually smother. Silva then tries to unlock the Red Devils, but his pass is easy for De Gea to pick up.

An early yellow card Kyle Walker, who caught Ander Herrera late as United broke.

Couple of early challenges for Michael Oliver to contend with. He allows Fernandinho's shove on Lingard to pass but blows up when Sane is tripped by Valencia.

Manchester United get things underway. City immediately in possession.

Both teams are in the tunnel. Kick-off just moments away.

Will those City sharks show their teeth in enemy waters?

This man has an impressive scoring record when facing Manchester United, but he will have to make do with a place on the substitutes' bench today.

Will Aguero decide the derby?

In the other derby today, a Manchester United legend made a crucial impact...

Wayne Rooney scored a late penalty to give Everton a share of the spoils over their bitter rivals.

Less than half an hour until kick-off. A reminder of today's teams:

Manchester United: De Gea; Valencia, Smalling, Rojo, Young; Matic, Herrera; Martial, Lingard, Rashford; Lukaku.

Manchester City: Ederson; Walker, Otamendi, Kompany, Delph; Fernandinho; Sané, De Bruyne, Silva, Sterling; Jesus.

Manchester United's icons stand tall in the snow. Will anyone make themselves a hero for red or blue tonight?

United have lost seven of their last 12 encounters against City, who have reigned slightly supreme over their neighbours.

The last match ended in a goalless draw at the Etihad Stadium. Marouane Fellaini was sent off.

Much has been made of the rivalry between Guardiola and Mourinho, but Pep seems content to let bygones be bygones.

"Going to Old Trafford is a pleasure. That's why we are here. I will enjoy it, definitely.

"I am looking forward to arriving and playing. I love to be there, working out what we can do to beat them.

"After we will shake hands."

United also off the team bus. Both teams are now out warming up on the hallowed Old Trafford turf.

City boots are on the ground.

Ahead of the clash, Jose Mourinho saw fit to stoke the fires, accusing City of being a bunch of divers.

Never one to hold back, the Portuguese no doubt had the referee in his mind when he uttered his controversial remarks.

"They are a good team," Mourinho said, as quoted by Sky Sports. "They defend well, they react well to the moment they lose the ball."

"They have a good dynamic in attack, they have creative movement. They have amazing players, they have a fantastic coach, and they have lots of good things.

"If you ask me one thing that I don't like a lot it's that they lose their balance very easily," the Portuguese coach explained. "You know, a little bit of wind and they fall."

Manchester City don't need to tinker an awful lot, and Guardiola will be pleased that Kompany is fit and available.

Sane, Sterling and Jesus is the attacking triumvirate, with Aguero on the bench.

Bold indeed from Jose Mourinho, who may be looking to rid his reputation in big matches.

Rashford, Lukaku, Martial and Lingard all start, as United look to show their teeth.

SUBSTITUTES

Manchester City: Bravo, Zinchenko, Gundogan, Bernardo, Mangala, Danilo, Aguero

SUBSTITUTES

Manchester United: Romero, Lindelof, Jones, Ibrahimovic, Mata, Shaw, McTominay.

Manchester City's starting line-up in text form:

Ederson; Walker, Otamendi, Kompany, Delph; Fernandinho; Sané, De Bruyne, Silva, Sterling; Jesus.

Manchester United's starting line-up in text form:

De Gea; Valencia, Smalling, Rojo, Young; Matic, Herrera; Martial, Lingard, Rashford; Lukaku.

TEAM NEWS

TEAM NEWS

Mourinho? Adventurous in a big game? I'll hold my breath.

Half-and-half scarves? Grim. No debate needed.

Team news mere moments away now. Will Guardiola spring a surprise he is certainly capable of, and who will line up in the United engine room in the absence of Paul Pogba?

Very intriguing, but all will be revealed...

Raheem Sterling has been City's clutch player this season with a number of crucial goals, but could he move to more tropical surroundings soon?

"I'm happy at Man City at the moment," he told Mail on Sunday. "But nobody knows what the future brings so one day, definitely, it would be nice to play abroad. It would be a great experience.

"Spain's attractive. Anywhere the weather is nice really! Can't be in London. I can't be near my friends. They got to stay down there."

Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo was rested for his side's win over CSKA Moscow in midweek, but he's raring to go today.

"It was good to get the rest [after being omitted from the squad to face CSKA Moscow]. I've played three matches now and had 90 minutes in those games and I actually felt better than I thought I would do physically and I'm getting back into that rhythm now," Rojo told United's in-house broadcast channel MUTV. "I think it was a good decision by the manager to leave me out [against CSKA] because I feel fresh.

"It's great for me to be back on the pitch and feel the love of the fans and the love of the people again. My return has come from the hard work I put in over the summer in Portugal to try to get myself back to peak condition. There were difficult moments and it was tough but, during those times, I relied on my family to help me through and it's great to be back.

"I'm really looking forward to Sunday. It seemed like it was a long way in the distance when I was injured, but now it's here and I'm ready and fit and raring to go."

David Silva will play when Manchester City take on Manchester United at but Pep Guardiola is still waiting on the fitness of Vincent Kompany and Fabian Delph.

Silva emerged as an injury doubt for the derby after he was left out of the squad that travelled to Ukraine for his side's final Champions League group match against Shakhtar Dontesk on Wednesday. Guardiola later explained the Spain international had picked up a minor knock after scoring the winning goal in his side's previous fixture against West Ham United.

"He's going to play," Guardiola told a press conference.

"The doctor told me in the beginning of the week there was a doubt about him playing but today he arrived and said he felt really good, so he's going to play."

City are in enemy territory.

Bold talk from Mourinho. Will he taste victory this evening?

Who replaces Pogba? Jose Mourinho was very secretive about it on Friday.

Mourinho is left with Ander Herrera, Marouane Fellaini, Michael Carrick and Scott McTominay as the other midfield options in the squad. The decision on the Belgium international's involvement will be taken on Saturday, while the ex-Tottenham man has been ruled out for the clash.

Herrera and McTominay are the two fully fit players at his disposal and one of the players, along with Fellaini (if recovered) has a chance to partner Matic in the midfield against City. Mourinho has decided against revealing who will take Pogba's place when Guardiola's men visit Old Trafford for the derby clash.

"I think you all want to know how we are going to play. Everyone connected with football professionally or as a fan there is those questions: 'Who do we play? 'Who is going to play?' 'How are we going to try to play?' I'm not going to tell," Mourinho explained.

"Even the players, they do not know who is going to play. We are working on principles of play. I want every player to be connected with it and ready for it.

Good afternoon and welcome to IB Times UK's live coverage of Manchester United vs Manchester City.

Though we are only in December and have yet to reach the halfway point of the season, it very much feels like United need to emerge victorious over their fabled noisy neighbours, who could all but end the title race with three points at Old Trafford.

Jose Mourinho's side are currently eight points behind Pep Guardiola's men at the summit of the Premier League table, though the relentless City force of attack has been blunted slightly, and a chink in their near-invincible armour was shown in midweek when they lost to Shakhtar Donetsk.

Stick with IB Times UK for the latest team news, updates and reaction to all the goings on at Old Trafford.