Manchester City have been given a boost ahead of their clash against rivals Manchester United on Sunday.
The Manchester derby is a huge match in the Premier League title race.
Should leaders City lose at the Etihad, it would give Liverpool the chance to go top of the table by winning at Brighton & Hove Albion next Saturday.
And although Pep Guardiola's team are the dominant footballing power in Manchester nowadays, United have had a number of big results against their neighbours in recent years.
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The Red Devils have won four of their last five meetings at the Etihad with their last victory at the home of City coming almost a year ago today.
Liverpool fans will be hoping for more of the same today.
However, United are set to be without a number of key players, including, according to reports, Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Manchester Evening News has reported that Ronaldo, along with Edinson Cavani, Raphael Varane and Luke Shaw, is not part of the squad that has assembled for this afternoon's massive match.
Ronaldo, who was linked with City in the summer before returning to Old Trafford, is United's top scorer this season with 15 goals.
City did receive bad news this week also with centre-back Ruben Dias set to be out for up to six weeks.
