Sunday 20 March 2016 15:29, UK
We asked Soccer Saturday pundit Matt Le Tissier to pick his best combined XI from Manchester City and Manchester United's squads ahead of the derby on Super Sunday.
Manuel Pellegrini's men will be looking to keep their title hopes alive and hand a major blow to Utd's top-four ambitions with a victory in the live Sky Sports fixture.
Both sides have struggled to meet expectations this season and Le Tiss has opted to leave out the under-performing Yaya Toure and a couple of Utd's key players.
Based on form this season, here's who the Southampton legend has picked...
GOALKEEPER - David de Gea
He's the best goalkeeper in the Premier League for me and Manchester United's most consistent performer. They'd be nowhere near the top four if it wasn't for him.
RIGHT-BACK - Bacary Sagna
Trying to pick a best right-back really highlights how poor they've both been. Matteo Darmian looked decent but he's not really played enough due to injuries. so I'm going with Sagna as the best of a bad bunch.
CENTRE-BACK - Vincent Kompany
He's not really recaptured the form seen at the start of the season when City looked like they were going to romp it. His latest injury setback ends their slender title hopes for me as the other options just haven't been anywhere near good enough.
CENTRE-BACK - Chris Smalling
He's been one of the more consistent performers for United but I'm still not keen on his defending from set-pieces, with the tendency to grapple with his man. Daley Blind has also been decent but Smalling edges it.
LEFT-BACK - Aleksandar Kolarov
It's not until you sit down and go through the sides that you realise how bad they've been! Kolarov is once again the best of a bad bunch and he's certainly not been outstanding, especially defensively. Luke Shaw started the season really well but he's not played enough games for me to consider him.
CENTRAL-MIDFIELD - Michael Carrick
He's still England and United's best central-midfielder for me. Neither Morgan Schneiderlin nor Bastian Schweinsteiger have covered themselves in glory since arriving at Old Trafford, so I'm going with the 34-year-old, who also deserves to be in the England squad.
CENTRAL-MIDFIELD - Fernandinho
He started the season really well and has been pretty consistent, despite being played out on the right at times. I'd have him over Yaya Toure right now as Toure is having probably the most disappointing campaign of his City career.
ATTACKING-MIDFIELD - Kevin de Bruyne
His injury was a huge blow and could well prove the difference between them being champions and missing out. Despite being ruled out since January he's still scored five goals and provided nine assists.
ATTACKING-MIDFIELD - Juan Mata
I think Mata is still underrated and he's chipped in with some really important goals. He's been more consistent this season but has still not hit the heights of his peak at Chelsea.
ATTACKING-MIDFIELD - David Silva
He's clearly not found his best form since returning from injury but it saying something that he's still provided 10 assists this season.
STRIKER - Sergio Aguero
There's absolutely no doubt about my striker, he's simply world class. He may not be the top goalscorer in the Premier League but that's more down to playing time as he's got a better goals-per-minute record than Jamie Vardy, Harry Kane and Romelu Lukaku. He's probably the one City player who has actually played to their potential this season.
Think you know better than Le Tiss? Pick your Fantasy Six-a-Side team for the Manchester derby here.
