Manchester City supporters are urging Pep Guardiola to start their top players, including Julian Alvarez and Erling Haaland, in the upcoming Manchester derby against Manchester United. City are the favorites going into the match, but United are on a winning streak and pose a tough challenge. Alvarez has been in excellent form this season, while Haaland recently found his scoring touch again. City fans hope for a repeat of Haaland's hat-trick against United last year.
Manchester City head to Old Trafford this afternoon and supporters have called for Pep Guardiola to reintroduce his big hitters.
Guardiola made a number of changes midweek but fans have backed him to go with a tried-and-trusted line-up for this afternoon's derby. The most notable return is Julian Alvarez, who came off the bench on Wednesday and has been among the Blues' best players so far this season.ALSO READ: Doku may lose City starting spot to avoid Guardiola's United concern
The Norwegian has had a rough time of late but was back in the goals against Brighton and bagged a clinical brace against Young Boys on Wednesday. Despite enduring a run of one goal in five games beforehand, he is still on 14 for the season and got a hat-trick at home to United a year ago. And Guardiola has been tipped to stick with his long-term servants in central midfield, with Bernardo Silva returning to the starting line-up. He will start somewhere between Alvarez and Rodri, whose return has sparked that turn in form after three straight domestic defeats.
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