WHEN AND WHERE
We host the Blades at the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday 30 December, with the game scheduled for kick-off at 15:00 (UK).
The game will not be shown live in the UK, but you can keep across all of the action via the official Man City app, as well as the key moments on Twitter: @ManCity.
Supporters living around the world can find out how they can tune in via our global listings, courtesy of livesoccertv.com.
Team news
CITY XI: Ederson, Walker (C), Akanji, Ake, Gvardiol, Rodrigo, Kovacic, Bernardo, Foden, Grealish, Alvarez
Subs: Ortega Moreno, Dias, Phillips, De Bruyne, Gomez, Nunes, Bobb, Lewis, Hamilton
SHEFFIELD UNITED XI: Foderingham, Bogle, Baldock, Trusty, Robinson (C), Thomas, Norwood, Souza, Ben Slimane, Brooks, Osula
Subs: Davies, Brewster, McBurnie, Archer, Traore, Osborn, Larouci, Norrington-Davies, Seriki
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MAN CITY APP COVERAGE
Our official app allows you to follow all of the action from one place.
Minute-by-minute text updates will begin in our Matchday Centre two hours before kick-off, while our Matchday Live show will begin at 14:00 (UK).
We will have guests on the latest Matchday Live show, offering their expert insight before, during and after the action.
They will also answer viewer questions throughout the broadcast, with audience participation actively encouraged on Matchday Live. To get in touch, send a WhatsApp to: +447537186538.
During the game you can also listen to live audio commentary from Alistair Mann while our text commentary continues.
Make sure to have push notifications turned on as well, so you can be alerted to key moments in the action, including goals, red cards and the team news.
Highlights from the match, as well as a full-match replay [available on CITY+] can be accessed from midnight.
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PEP GUARDIOLA PREVIEW
Pep Guardiola will be facing the media at his pre-match press conference from 12:30pm (UK) on Friday 29 December where the City boss will provide all the latest team news updates and you can follow it live on mancity.com and our official app.
Don’t worry if you are unable to watch Pep’s press conference as it happens as we’ll have a written review and video recap soon after it has concluded.
PREVIOUS MEETING
Rodrigo‘s superb late strike inspired City to a 2-1 Premier League victory over a determined Sheffield United at Bramall Lane in the reverse fixture in August.
Our last league home clash with the Blades came in January 2021, where we made it 12 straight wins in all competitions with a 1-0 victory as Pep Guardiola made it 500 wins as a manager.
LAST TIME OUT
City staged a stirring second half fightback as goals from Phil Foden, Julian Alvarez (penalty) and Bernardo Silva helped secure a priceless 3-1 win at Everton and move the newly crowned world champions into the top four of the Premier League on Wednesday evening.
As for Chris Wilder’s side, they fell to a 3-2 defeat at home against fellow relegation contenders Luton Town on Boxing Day.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Coote.
Assistants: Tim Wood, Derek Eaton.
Fourth official: Chris Kavanagh.
VAR: Simon Hooper. Assistant VAR: Simon Long.
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