Manchester City's £116m signing has never played a Manchester derby. The last one at Old Trafford finished 2-0 to Manchester United, and Luke Shaw faces a late fitness test for Sunday.
Luke Shaw faces a late fitness test before Manchester United play Manchester City at Old Trafford on Sunday 13 September, kick-off 16:30 BST. Michael Carrick said the left-back "wasn't quite ready" for the 4-0 win over Sabah FK and was not risked, per ESPN and GiveMeSport.
The build-up has run on one line. Elliot Anderson, in his first interview as a Manchester City player after his £116m move from Nottingham Forest in July, said: "It's one of the biggest derbies in the world and for as long as I've known Manchester, City have been the kings of Manchester," per Sky Sports and Yahoo Sports. Sunday will be his first Manchester derby.
Carrick was asked about it on Friday. "I'm definitely not using that phrase at all, no. I understand it," he said, adding that his squad is "humble enough and realistic enough to know where we've come from in recent history," per the transcript published by The Peoples Person; AllFootball also reported the rejection.
Enzo Maresca defended his player the same day: "Probably the reason why Elliot said that is because he grew up in the last 15 years. I think Manchester City were unbelievable in what they achieved," per PA via ESPN and Goal.
The table favours Manchester City for now. They have won all three Premier League games for nine points, while Manchester United have four from three, per Premier League data and ESPN. The last derby at Old Trafford, on 17 January 2026, finished Manchester United 2, Manchester City 0, with goals from Bryan Mbeumo and Patrick Dorgu in Carrick's first game in charge, per Al Jazeera and Flashscore.
Revised, 12 September 2026: Linked to the standing Manchester derby glossary answer.
The standing answer, kept up to date: The Manchester derby