Manchester United vs Manchester City Women confirmed line-ups: Terland and Shaw lead derby attacks

Elisabeth Terland starts up front for Manchester United and Khadija Shaw leads Manchester City’s attack in Sunday’s Women’s Super League derby, with Ella Toone and Mary Fowler also named in the starting line-ups.

Maya Le Tissier captains Eva Olid’s United side, while Alex Greenwood wears the armband for Andrée Jeglertz’s City. Both teams are listed in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

Kick-off is at 6pm GMT at the Progress with Unity Stadium in Leigh. Our Manchester derby TV guide has the broadcast and streaming details.

Manchester United confirmed XI

United (4-2-3-1): Tullis-Joyce; Lundkvist, Le Tissier (c), Janssen, Sandberg; Zigiotti Olme, Miyazawa; Park, Toone, Medina; Terland.

Substitutes: Awujo, Bernal, Griffiths, Hill, Jusu Bah, Leitzig, Schüller, Simpson, Wangerheim.

Toone is listed centrally behind Terland, with Jess Park and Andrea Medina either side. Julia Zigiotti Olme and Hinata Miyazawa form the midfield pair ahead of the back four.

Lea Schüller and Ellen Wangerheim are among Olid’s attacking options on the bench.

Manchester City confirmed XI

City (4-2-3-1): Yamashita; Beney, Rose, Greenwood (c), Wamser; Blindkilde Brown, Hasegawa; Fowler, Fujino, Hemp; Shaw.

Substitutes: Casparij, Charles, Clinton, Cumings Budd, Davies, Knaak, Lohmann, Prior, Wienroither.

Yui Hasegawa partners Laura Blindkilde Brown in midfield, with Aoba Fujino listed behind Shaw and Fowler and Lauren Hemp completing the attacking midfield line.

Grace Clinton, Sydney Lohmann and Niamh Charles are among Jeglertz’s alternatives on the bench.

City put perfect WSL start on the line

City enter the derby having won their opening six league matches, as detailed in the club’s official match preview.

Their most recent WSL outing brought a 3-2 victory over Brighton, with Shaw scoring twice and Charles adding the other goal.

Shaw starts again in Leigh, while Charles is among the substitutes. United’s central defensive pairing of Le Tissier and Dominique Janssen faces the task of containing City’s centre-forward.

The derby is live in the UK on Sky Sports Football and Sky One, with the first whistle at 6pm GMT.