Manchester City Women host their first WSL game of the season as Brighton arrive at the Joie Stadium. Both teams are looking for their first three points of the season after City lost 2-1 at Chelsea last Friday, while Brighton were held to a goalless draw at home to Aston Villa.

Vivianne Miedema was surprisingly wasteful for Man City on Friday night, but goals from Khadija Shaw and Yui Hasegawa allowed Andree Jeglertz's side to come through for a first WSL win of the season

Phil Foden and Rayan Cherki have not been included in Manchester City’s matchday squad to face Brighton and Hove Albion on Sunday afternoon. City are looking to return to winning ways in the south coast after suffering their first defeat of the 2025-26 campaign against Tottenham last week,

Man Utd predicted lineup vs. Man City (3-4-2-1): Bayındır; Yoro, De Ligt, Shaw; Mazraoui, Casemiro, Mainoo, Dorgu; Mbeumo, Fernandes; Šeško.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is willing to adapt the team’s approach following the signing of goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma and won't expect the Italian to offer the same ball-playing abilities as the departed Ederson Moraes.

Manchester City’s injury list has worsened ahead of the Premier League clash against Brighton on Sunday afternoon, new reports have revealed. The build-up to the weekend had already been dominated by fitness concerns within Pep Guardiola’s squad, with Rayan Cherki ruled out on the eve of the match through a thigh problem.

Anticipation is rife for the first instalment of the Manchester derby this season with Manchester City hosting their fierce adversaries Manchester United.

City and United are hoping to put painful seasons last year behind them in Sunday’s early season Manchester derby.