Enzo Maresca's first Manchester derby as Manchester City manager has a clear team-news split. Nico O'Reilly is available after missing the previous week with a back injury, while Jérémy Doku needs a few more days. The Manchester United game at Manchester United vs Manchester City is scheduled for Sunday, with Maresca's press conference set to begin at 10.30am.

Maresca's team news update

Maresca told metro.co.uk: "Nico [O'Reilly] is 100% available, and Jeremy [Doku] needs some more days." He had already indicated that O'Reilly was passed fit to play after the back problem that kept him out the previous week. That's a proper boost for City, because O'Reilly has already logged 152 Premier League minutes and has a 6.55 rating this season.

Doku's absence is the more obvious gap. City will have one attacking option back, but not both, and that makes the derby selection a little less flexible than it might have been. Maresca's first answer on the game was still about the occasion itself, not just the squad list.

The derby Maresca wants

"It is very important for different reasons. We know how important a derby is, especially here," Maresca said, and he added: "It's very important [to beat United]. It's my first derby and I want to win the game."

He also backed the idea that City's recent success shapes the way people see the club. "Probably the reason why Elliot said that is because he grew up in the last 15 years. I think Manchester City was unbelievable with what they achieved. I think it's normal to say that," he said.

City have won four of their last five matches, and they have won three of the last five derby meetings. They have also lost just two of the last six Manchester derbies, which is a decent enough record going into another trip to Old Trafford.

The fixture has not been kind to United lately, and City have not had to look far back for reasons to feel comfortable about it. Maresca still sounds like a manager who wants the derby treated as a proper test, not a problem to manage.

Sunday's meeting is the first Manchester derby of his City tenure, and it arrives with O'Reilly fit, Doku sidelined and Maresca saying he wants to win at Old Trafford.

Written by Jack Mercer with AI-assisted research, cross-checked against 5 outlets. How we work →