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#3 Bruno Fernandes | Manchester United
Manchester City need to keep an eye on Cristiano Ronaldo. But there's another Portuguese player in Manchester United's ranks who might hold the key to split open City defense on Sunday. Bruno Fernandes has been the most creative player in the Premier League. He has averaged 3.7 key passes a game this term, picking up three assists as well.
Fernandes has also scored four goals so far, making him the joint top-scorer for the club. Well, United will need his creativity more than his goal-scoring exploits against Manchester City. He will be United's most important player in the middle of the park on Sunday.
#2 Gabriel Jesus | Manchester City
Manchester City have not been at their prolific best this season and one of the reasons for that is inconsistent performances from their attacking players. Gabriel Jesus would've hoped that he would finally be the first-choice striker for Guardiola after Sergio Aguero's move to Barcelona. But this season he has started on the wing in a three-man attacking system and to everyone's surprise, he has adjusted well to that role.
He has five assists and two goals in eight starts in the league. His goal tally may not be that impressive for a striker. But some good shifts on the flanks have helped him gain much-needed confidence.
He found the back of the net in the midweek Champions League game against Club Brugge in a 4-1 victory. He will be hoping to score his first derby goal here.
#1 Cristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United
Cristiano Ronaldo has hit the ground running with the Red Devils and Manchester City should be wary of him and his match-winning abilities. The player has fit into the squad seamlessly and in seven appearances has four goals and an assist to his name.
Ronaldo's determination and drive to score makes him one of the trickiest opponents to go up against on the pitch. He might be the biggest test of the Manchester City defense yet, who let in two goals against Crystal Palace last week.
He has scored five goals in 12 appearances against the visitors. Four of them came in the Manchester derby and one in the Champions League for Real Madrid in 2012. He will be looking to add to his goal tally here.
He has delivered match-winning performances for the club in the Champions League. He scored a brace on Tuesday against Atalanta to clutch out a 2-2 draw from the game. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will again be expecting a standout performance from him.
