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Paul Pogba will definitely sit out the game, as he serves the second of a three-match domestic suspension for the red card he was shown in the defeat to Liverpool. The same is true for his France team-mate, Raphael Varane, after the club confirmed he will be out for around a month due to the hamstring injury he sustained against Atalanta on Tuesday night. Victor Lindelof was absent from the trip to Bergamo after picking up a knock in training.
City also have defensive worries, with Aymeric Laporte banned for one match following his professional foul on Wilfried Zaha against Palace last Saturday. John Stones, who scored an own goal as the Blues beat Club Brugge 4-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday evening, could once again be called upon to partner Ruben Dias. Elsewhere, Ferran Torres won’t play again this year after suffering a metatarsal injury while with Spain last month.
LEAGUE FORM GUIDE
United got back to winning ways in the Premier League last time out, beating Tottenham via goals from Cristiano Ronaldo, Edinson Cavani and Marcus Rashford. The Reds will be keen to record a first Old Trafford league win since mid-September, with Aston Villa, Everton and Liverpool all taking points off us in M16 since the 4-1 win over Newcastle United.
We currently sit fifth in the Premier League table, two places and three points behind City. The reigning champions have had a mixed start to the season as they have thumped Norwich, Arsenal and Brighton but also lost narrowly to Tottenham and Crystal Palace. The defeat to Patrick Vieira’s men was one of the surprises of the campaign so far, with Zaha and Chelsea loanee Conor Gallagher bringing City’s eight-match unbeaten run to an end.
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