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Steven Railston

Gary Neville names only Manchester United player that might make Man City line up

Gary Neville thinks Bruno Fernandes is the only Manchester United player that could make Manchester City's starting line up.

United have endured a tumultuous season and find themselves reduced to fighting for Champions League qualification in the Premier League. In comparison, Pep Guardiola's side are at the top of the table, sitting three points ahead of second-placed Liverpool.

The power in Manchester has gradually shifted over the last decade. United have won just three trophies — the FA Cup, League Cup and Europa League — since Sir Alex Ferguson retired, while City have won multiple major honours in that period.

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It's the Manchester derby this weekend and Neville has been asked which United players would get into the Blues' starting XI. The United legend vowed to be 'honest' and he only gave Fernandes a slight chance of making City's team.

"I can be really honest about it, I'll go through them," Neville told LADBible TV.

"Dias, Laporte, Cancelo and Walker — they're better than all of United's back four. Fernandinho and Rodri, they're better than United's holding midfield players. Bernardo Silva, Gundogan...

"Bruno is the only one that I think, over the last 12 to 18 months, could... but De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Mahrez, Foden and Sterling.

"I can't put Bruno in ahead of Bernardo Silva at the moment, or De Bruyne. It's a sad indictment really."

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