Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher agree on prediction for Man Utd vs Man City

Gary Neville and expect Sunday's Manchester Derby to end in a draw. claimed , and Neville in particular has been impressed with how Ruben Amorim's side have fared in big games this term.

In addition to that derby victory, Amorim led his team to over in the . United also in March and against runaway league leaders .

Both teams are without key figures for the derby. City's top scorer is , while Amad - who scored the winner in the reverse fixture - remains sidelined himself.

"United have done well in big games, haven’t they?" Neville said on The Overlap, brought to you by . "Against Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City [this season], United have done pretty well in those games.

Neville then gave his and Carragher's prediction for the encounter. "I think it could be a draw," he said. "I think 1-1 but we will say 2-2."

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Manchester City's preparations for the game have been impacted by the news that Kevin De Bruyne will leave at the end of the season. The Belgian playmaker confirmed the news on Friday, with manager paying tribute in his pre-match press conference.

"When Vincent (Kompany) left or Sergio (Aguero) left or David Silva, it's a sad day," Guardiola said. "We still have 10 games - hopefully 11 - that we can enjoy with our fans and he will get the love and recognition that he deserves."

When reflecting on what's in store for De Bruyne after his departure, the City boss added: "He's part of the club. The club has said to him the door is open for the rest of his life, whatever he wants to do. He is part of the family of the club."

United go into the game off the back of a 1-0 defeat away at which stopped their unbeaten run at four games. That remains their joint-longest undefeated run in the league all season, and they'll be after a result against City to prepare them for the quarter-final first leg against Lyon.

""If you look at the game we are improving the way we play football, we are creating chances and dominating the games more," head coach Ruben Amorim told Radio 5 Live when asked about preparations for the derby. "We know that this season is going to be like that, win momentum, lose momentum. We continue going into the next match."

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