{"id":297253,"date":"2023-10-26T12:23:54","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T12:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=297253"},"modified":"2023-10-26T12:23:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T12:23:54","slug":"why-is-the-manchester-derby-at-330pm-on-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/why-is-the-manchester-derby-at-330pm-on-sunday\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is the Manchester Derby at 3:30pm on Sunday?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Why is the Manchester Derby at 3:30pm on Sunday? The two Premier League giants are set to go head-to-head at Old Trafford at an unusual slot<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>This weekend&#8217;s Manchester Derby is scheduled to kick off at 3:30pm\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Red Devils come into the game off the back of a win over Copenhagen\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Follow Mail Sport&#8217;s new Man United WhatsApp channel for all the breaking news\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The highly-anticipated Manchester Derby is scheduled to get underway at an unusual time of 3:30pm on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Erik ten Hag&#8217;s side have started to pick up a little bit of form recently and come into the game off the back of a Champions League win against Copenhagen &#8211; with Harry Maguire scoring the only goal of the game.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils currently sit eighth in the Premier League following last weekend&#8217;s win over Sheffield United.<\/p>\n<p>As for City, Pep Guardiola&#8217;s team defeated Young Boys in their last outing &#8211; with Erling Haaland scoring twice in a 3-1 win.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mail Sport breaks down why Sunday&#8217;s Manchester Derby is taking place at 3:30pm.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/26\/09\/77023261-0-image-a-2_1698308937784.jpg\" height=\"433\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>This weekend&#8217;s Manchester Derby will take place at an unusual time of 3:30pm on Sunday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/26\/09\/77022549-0-image-a-3_1698308960975.jpg\" height=\"405\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils come into the game off the back of a narrow win against Copenhagen\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<h2>Why is kick-off at 3:30pm?<\/h2>\n<p>This weekend&#8217;s Manchester Derby will kick off at an unusual time of 3:30pm on Sunday due to an agreement between the two clubs.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils released a statement not long after they agreed to the change.<\/p>\n<p>The statement read: &#8216;The derby with Manchester City will be staged towards the end of the month, with the Old Trafford encounter being moved to 29 October, kicking off at 15:30 GMT.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The fixture, which we won 2-1 last season with Marcus Rashford netting a memorable winner, is to be shown live on Sky Sports in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The unusual start time was agreed following consultation between the clubs, the broadcaster and local authorities.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/26\/09\/77022563-12674721-image-a-4_1698308997647.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Pep Guardiola&#8217;s Manchester City defeated Young Boys 3-1 in the Champions League in their last game\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/26\/09\/77023289-12674721-image-a-5_1698309068936.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The two sides last met in the FA Cup final &#8211; with Manchester City going on to win 2-1<\/p>\n<h2>Man United vs Man City &#8211; Key information<\/h2>\n<p>As alluded to, United&#8217;s clash with rivals City will take place on Sunday, October 29, with kick-off at 3:30pm.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The clash between the two sides will take place at Old Trafford.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The pair last met in the FA Cup final back in June &#8211; with Ilkay Gundogan scoring twice to give Guardiola&#8217;s side the victory.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/26\/09\/77023311-12674721-image-a-6_1698309119088.jpg\" height=\"420\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sunday&#8217;s clash between the two Premier League giants will take place at Old Trafford<\/p>\n<h2>How to watch<\/h2>\n<p>Sunday&#8217;s Manchester Derby will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Fans will also be able to stream the game live on Sky Go.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mail Sport will also be providing live coverage of the Manchester Derby, so you can keep up to date with all the action here.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12674721\/Why-Manchester-Derby-3-30pm-Sunday.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why is the Manchester Derby at 3:30pm on Sunday? 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