Back to the Manchester City Newsfeed

Manchester derby rescheduled for Thursday April 27 at the Etihad as fixture pile-up continues for United

The Manchester derby will now take place on Thursday, April 27 and see fierce rivals United and City come face-to-face under the floodlights at the Ethiad stadium.

The original tie between the two sides had to be rescheduled as a result of United's EFL Cup final clash with Southampton.

The moving of the fixture will allow Pep Guardiola's City side plenty of recovery time following their FA Cup semi-final clash with Arsenal the Sunday prior to the match, though United now face an action-packed April comprising nine games.

Manchester United and their rivals City will now do battle on Thursday, April 27 at the Etihad
Manchester United and their rivals City will now do battle on Thursday, April 27 at the Etihad

City now also have issues of their own, with the fixture calendar pitting them against Premier League strugglers Middlesbrough just two days later; an long distance trip up to Teeside not quite what Guardiola ordered.