The Etihad hosts the Manchester Derby between Manchester City and Manchester United in the early Sunday kickoff in the Premier League. City look to take the top spot in the Premier League whereas United aim to enter the Europa League spot.
Manchester City currently sit second in the Premier League after 26 games. The Sky Blues have 18 wins, five draws and three losses, leaving them on 59 points, just one point behind top of the league Liverpool.
In their last five games in all competitions, City have four wins and one draw.
In the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16, City travelled to Denmark to take on Copenhagen. Kevin De Bruyne opened the scoring in the tenth minute for City but Magnus Mattsson equalised just after the 30 minute mark. However, Bernardo Silva and Phil Foden both scored to give City the 3 - 1 win. Back in the Premier League, City hosted a struggling Chelsea. Raheem Sterling gave Chelsea the lead over his former club at halftime but Rodri equalised in the 83rd minute to grab a 1 - 1 draw for City.
The visit from Brentford saw Erling Haaland scored the only goal of the game in the 71st minute to give City the 1 - 0 win, with City having 11 shots on target in comparison to Brentford’s two shots on target. It was another 1 - 0 win for City the next time out, this time against Bournemouth. Foden was the name on the scoresheet in the first half to secure the 1 - 0 win for City.
The last time out for City was against Luton Town in the Fifth Round of the FA Cup. Jordan Clark did get a brace for Luton but Haaland scored five in under an hour and Mateo Kovacic joined him on the scoresheet in the 6 - 2 win.
Manchester United, on the other hand, currently sit sixth in the Premier League. United have 14 wins, two draws and ten losses which leaves them on 44 points, three points behind Tottenham and five points ahead of Brighton.
In their last five games in all competitions, United have four wins and one loss.
Rasmus Hojlund gave United the 1 - 0 lead at halftime, and Alejandro Garnacho grabbed a second half brace to give United the 3 - 0 win, despite having ten less shots than West Ham. Hojlund was on the scoresheet again for United but Douglas Luiz equalised for Aston Villa with 20 minutes to go. However, Scott McTominay scored in the 86th minute to grab a 2 - 1 win for United.
United picked up another 2 - 1 win next time out, this time against Luton Town. Hojlund grabbed both of the goals before the ten minute mark, and despite Carlton Morris scoring before the 15 minute mark, United held on for the 2 - 1 win. The visit from Fulham saw United on the wrong side of a 2 - 1 scoreline. Calvin Bassey opened the scoring for Fulham but Harry Maguire equalised in the 89th minute. However, Alex Iwobi scored in the 97th minute to give Fulham the 2 - 1 win.
The most recent outing for United was against Nottingham Forest in the Fifth Round of the FA Cup. Casemiro scored the only goal of the game in the 89th minute to give United the 1 - 0 win.
Manchester City and Manchester United have met 191 times in their histories, with the first meeting coming all the way back in 1891. United have the better record in the fixture with 78 wins in comparison to City’s 60 wins, the other 53 games ending in a draw.