This Saturday, the 22nd round of the English Premier League will kick off with the Manchester derby. The match between Manchester United and Manchester City will be held at the legendary Old Trafford stadium at 09:30 local time (15:30 Moscow time). The game will be broadcast on ESPN and Disney+.
Manchester United approaches this match in poor form, having won only one of their last seven games. This led to the departure of Portuguese head coach Ruben Amorim, who was temporarily replaced by Scottishman Darren Fletcher. The "Red Devils" are in seventh place and are far from the title race.
Manchester City, meanwhile, has lost significant ground in the title race over the last three rounds, as they could only draw and are now six points behind Arsenal. However, recently they crushed Exeter 10-1 in the FA Cup and beat Newcastle 2-0 away in the second leg of the League Cup semi-finals.
Also on Saturday, the league leader, Arsenal, will play an away match against Nottingham Forest. The "Gunners", led by Spanish manager Mikel Arteta, are aiming for their first Premier League title since 2004 to end their 22-year drought.
On Sunday, Aston Villa, with Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano "Dibu" Martínez in goal, will host Everton. The team is aiming for a win to close the gap on Arsenal.
Full schedule for Matchday 22:
Saturday, January 17: Manchester United – Manchester City at 09:30 Tottenham – West Ham at 12:00 Chelsea – Brentford at 12:00 Sunderland – Crystal Palace at 12:00 Liverpool – Burnley at 12:00 Leeds – Fulham at 12:00 Nottingham Forest – Arsenal at 14:30
Sunday, January 18: Wolverhampton – Newcastle at 11:00 Aston Villa – Everton at 13:30
Monday, January 19: Brighton – Bournemouth at 17:00
