An earlier than expected Pep v Jose battle in the Manchester Derby is on the horizon. The two Manchester sides meet in China, Beijing, on Monday afternoon and with both of the sides announcing their squads in the past week, they’re more than prepared.
Jose has a 25-man squad at his proposal, whereas Guardiola has a team of 34 ready to play in Asia’s International Champions Cup. New signings Eric Bailly, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Nolito and Zinchenko could face off in their first taste of the historic derby, but others such as Ilkay Gundogan and Zlatan Ibrahimovic will have to wait until the season starts to play against their counterparts.
I’m sure as the transfer window goes on and the competitive season starts the combined XI of City and United will change, however, using only the announced tour squads I have chosen the strongest team from the two.
The starting eleven is on the following slides.
