Premier League

Season 2025/2026

Premier League

Manchester United vs Manchester City – Lineups & Match Details

Manchester United beat Manchester City 2-0. Goals: B. Mbeumo (65'), P. Dorgu (76'). Manchester United had 32% possession against Manchester City's 68%. Shots on target: 7-1.

Premier League · Regular Season - 22

Saturday, 17 January 2026

Manchester UnitedManchester United

2 - 0

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

Manchester CityManchester City

Referee: Anthony Taylor, England

Lineups

Manchester UnitedManchester United4-2-3-1
S. Lammens31S. LammensG
D. Dalot2D. DalotD
H. Maguire5H. MaguireD
L. Martinez6L. MartinezD
L. Shaw23L. ShawD
Casemiro18CasemiroM
K. Mainoo37K. MainooM
A. Diallo16A. DialloM
B. Fernandes8B. FernandesM
P. Dorgu13P. DorguM
B. Mbeumo19B. MbeumoF

Substitutes

1A. BayindirG
26A. HeavenD
12T. MalaciaD
15L. YoroD
38J. FletcherM
7M. MountM
25M. UgarteM
10M. CunhaF
30B. SeskoF
Manchester CityManchester City4-1-4-1
G. Donnarumma25G. DonnarummaG
R. Lewis82R. LewisD
A. Khusanov45A. KhusanovD
M. Alleyne68M. AlleyneD
N. Ake6N. AkeD
Rodri16RodriM
A. Semenyo42A. SemenyoM
P. Foden47P. FodenM
B. Silva20B. SilvaM
J. Doku11J. DokuM
E. Haaland9E. HaalandF

Substitutes

1J. TraffordG
13M. BettinelliG
4T. ReijndersM
10R. CherkiM
21R. Ait NouriD
33N. O'ReillyM
56R. McAidooF
63D. MukasaM
91S. MfuniD

Match Events

11'Y

Diogo Dalot

17'Y

L. Shaw

45'+2Y

Rodri

46'S

P. Foden

Substitution 1

46'S

Max Alleyne

Substitution 2

48'Y

N. O'Reilly

65'G

B. Mbeumo

Assist: Bruno Fernandes

71'S

B. Mbeumo

Substitution 1

75'Y

R. Lewis

76'G

P. Dorgu

Assist: Matheus Cunha

80'S

Bernardo Silva

Substitution 3

80'S

J. Doku

Substitution 4

80'S

E. Haaland

Substitution 5

81'S

Casemiro

Substitution 2

90'+1S

L. Shaw

Substitution 3

90'+1S

Bruno Fernandes

Substitution 4

Statistics

Manchester United
32%68%
Manchester City
2.27Expected Goals (xG)0.45
11Total Shots7
7Shots on Target1
1Corners6
13Fouls8
6Offsides1
79Pass Accuracy (%)90
2Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Manchester United host Manchester City on Saturday, 17 January 2026 at Old Trafford. The kick-off time is 12:30 local. The fixture is part of the Premier League schedule. Manchester United go into the match 3rd in the table; Manchester City sit 2nd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Manchester United have taken 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 3 draws in a row. Manchester City have collected 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses over the same span. Recent run: 3 draws in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 14 Sept 2025: Manchester United 0-3 Manchester City; 6 Apr 2025: Manchester United 0-0 Manchester City; 15 Dec 2024: Manchester United 2-1 Manchester City. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Manchester United beat Manchester City 2-0. Manchester United scored through B. Mbeumo 65', P. Dorgu 76'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 76 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Manchester United held 32% of the ball against 68% for Manchester City. Shots on target finished 7-1. Expected goals read 2.27 for Manchester United, 0.45 for Manchester City.

Verdict

The win nudges Manchester United forward and leaves Manchester City with work to do. Manchester United sat 3rd and Manchester City 2nd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.