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Man United Starting XI vs Man City: Confirmed Team News and Predicted Lineup

Story byMan United Starting XI vs Man City: Confirmed Team News and Predicted LineupEPL IndexSat, January 17, 2026 at 8:30 AM UTC·2 min readMan United Begin Another Reset Ahead of City TestAnother weekend, another recalibration at Old Trafford. Man United welcome Manchester City with a familiar sense of transition hanging in the air, as Michael Carrick begins a second spell as interim manager. It feels both significant and strangely routine, a club forever pausing, resetting, then hoping momentum might finally follow. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementCarrick inherits a side still within touching distance of the Champions League places.

Man United Starting XI vs Man City: Confirmed Team News and Predicted Lineup

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Key Highlights

  • Seventh in the Premier League with 17 games remaining, Man United are only three points behind Liverpool in fourth.
  • The margins remain fine, even if the mood around the club suggests otherwise. Carrick Returns to Familiar GroundCarrick replaces Darren Fletcher, whose brief stewardship delivered a 2-2 draw at Burnley and an FA Cup exit at home to Brighton.
  • Those matches saw a return to a back four, shelving Ruben Amorim’s 3-4-2-1 before it had time to embed itself.
  • That pragmatic shift is expected to continue. Photo IMAGOAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe expectation is a 4-2-3-1, a system Carrick leaned on during his caretaker spell in 2021 and his time at Middlesbrough.
  • It offers clarity and, perhaps more importantly, comfort.
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