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Sunday marks the first Manchester derby of the season, but who would make the all-Manchester XI based on current form?
Louis van Gaal will get his first taste of a Manchester derby this weekend as his side travel to the Etihad to take on reigning champions Manchester City.
Buoyed by last weekend's fightback against Chelsea, United take on a City side without a win in three after defeat to West Ham, and League Cup elimination by Newcastle, followed their disappointing 2-2 draw with CSKA Moscow.
The champions are yet to hit top gear, while United are by no means the finished article, but who would make a Combined XI of the season so far?
We asked our friends over at WhoScored.com to give us the lowdown and you can see the results below.
So, Louis van Gaal's side are represented six times, with just five City players making the cut.
Perhaps the biggest surprises are at the back, where Phil Jones has got the nod ahead of Vincent Kompany, and Joe Hart tops David de Gea based on WhoScored's stats.
But we'd like to know who would form your defensive spine, so have your say in our poll below:
WhoScored.com player ratings are based on each event recorded in the game calculated live automatically using our own algorithms, which comprise of over 200 raw statistics. All events are valued based on a researched perception of the effect on the outcome of the match. Positive events are valued against negative events.
