Manchester United Football Formation

Lineup (4-2-3-1)

Manchester United Vs Manchester City "The Manchester Derby" - Premier League fixture N°18 (14/01/2023)

GK DE GEA
CB VARANE (R. Varane)
CB SHAW
RB WAN-BISSAKA
LB MALACIA
DMF CASEMIRO
DMF FRED
AMF/RMF BRUNO FERNANDES (B.Fernandes)
AMF ERIKSEN
LWF/LMF RASHFORD
CF MARTIAL

Substitutions: Antony for Martial (46 mn), Garnacho for Eriksen (72 mn), McTominay for Casemiro (91 mn), Martínez for Rashford (91 mn) and Maguire for Malacia (92 mn)
Notes: Garnacho played as LMF/LWF, this permanently relocated Rashford as CF, Antony as RMF/RWF and Bruno Fernandes as central AMF
The final three substitutions changed the formation from the 4-2-3-1 layout into a hermetic 5-5-0 with Maguire, Varane and Martínez as CBs, Wan-Bissaka and Shaw as SBs, McTominay and Fred as DMFs and Bruno Fernandes ahead of them as AMF/CMF flanked by Antony and Garnacho as SMFs
Maguire received the captain armband from Bruno Fernandes

Captained by: Bruno Fernandes | Harry Maguire
Short Free Kick: None (Likely Marcus Rashford, Christian Eriksen or Bruno Fernandes)
Long Free Kick: Luke Shaw/Raphaël Varane
Free Kick 2: Christian Eriksen
Left Corner: None (Likely Christian Eriksen or Bruno Fernandes)
Right Corner: Christian Eriksen
Penalty: Bruno Fernandes/Marcus Rashford
Players to go up in freekicks and corners: Raphaël Varane, Casemiro, Anthony Malacia

Team Strategy

★Mark Key Player: Fred on De Bruyne | ★Casemiro on Bernardo Silva | Varane on Haaland | Eriksen on Rodri
★Counter Attack
★Change Sides: Bruno Fernandes/Rashford | Antony/Bruno Fernandes - Until Garnacho was introduced and relocated them
★Pressure - After the 0-1
★CB Overlap: Luke Shaw - Second Half, optional after the 0-1 until Manchester United

Manchester United Vs Manchester City "The Manchester Derby" - Premier League fixture N°18 (14/01/2023)

GK EDERSON (Ederson M.)
CB AKANJI
CB AKÉ
RB WALKER
LB JOÃO CANCELO
DMF RODRI (Rodrigo)
CMF BERNARDO SILVA (Bernardo)
AMF/CMF DE BRUYNE
RWF MAHREZ
LWF FODEN
CF HAALAND

Substitution: Grealish for Foden (56 mn)

Captained by: Kevin De Bruyne
Short Free Kick: None (Likely Riyad Mahrez or Kevin De Bruyne)
Long Free Kick: Kevin De Bruyne/Bernardo Silva/Rodri/Nathan Aké/Kyle Walker
Free Kick 2: Riyad Mahrez
Left Corner: None (Likely Phil Foden or Kevin De Bruyne)
Right Corner: Riyad Mahrez/Kevin De Bruyne
Penalty: Riyad Mahrez/Erling Haaland
Players to go up in freekicks and corners: Manuel Akanji, Nathan Aké, Rodri

★Ball Possession DEF
★Ball Possession ATT
★Left Side Attack
★Right Side Attack
★Opposite Side Attack
★Centre Attack
★Change Sides: De Bruyne - To the center
★Pressure
★All Out Attack - After Manchester United set the 2-1