United are unbeaten in games against teams who sit above us in the Premier League so far this season, and the boss, who spoke to the media in his pre-match press conference on Friday, is going into our fixture against Pep Guardiola's side with the aim of picking up another derby-day win.
“It's a chance for us to challenge them and bridge that gap a little bit, so we're going there to win,” the Norwegian said. “We're going there to get a result, even though we know it's going to be difficult.”
The Reds began the league campaign with a 4-0 triumph against fourth-placed Chelsea, before returning with a point from Wolverhampton Wanderers, who sit directly above us in the table, in our first away match.