Manchester United have given Michael Carrick the manager’s job until at least the end of the season and the former Red Devils midfielder could hardly have been handed a much tougher task than a derby against Manchester City in his first game.

City are desperate to keep Premier League leaders Arsenal in their sights as three successive draws have allowed the Gunners to open a six-point gap at the head of affairs, so there seems little chance of Pep Guardiola’s side sitting back in their Old Trafford showdown.

Here is our three-selection Bet Builder for Saturday lunchtime’s big game, which is priced at 19/2

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• Rayan Cherki to score or assist
• Casemiro to get a card

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Bet One: Both teams to score

There have been occasions when these teams have cancelled each other out, but that might not be the case on Saturday with so much resting upon the outcome.

Carrick will be desperate for his team to get off to a winning start and while United were not galvanised under Darren Fletcher in last weekend’s 2-1 FA Cup defeat to Brighton, that was the 13th occasion in the last 15 games that both teams have scored in a Red Devils match.

A line can probably be drawn through City’s 10-1 cup victory over Exeter, but Guardiola’s team have scored at least twice in 10 of their last 13 matches.

The visitors have conceded in six of their 10 league games on the road, while United’s 3-0 defeat at the Etihad was one of only four occasions in 21 league games that they have not found the net, so expect goals at both ends in this one, which has happened in eight of United’s last nine.

Bet Two: Rayan Cherki to score or assist

Guardiola has needed his supporting cast to step up and take some of the goalscoring burden off the prolific Erling Haaland and Rayan Cherki is one player who has impressed in recent weeks.

The 22-year-old, who joined from Lyon in the summer, has got to grips with English football and has become a regular starter in the last few months, scoring his sixth goal of the season in the first leg of their EFL Cup semi-final against Newcastle on Tuesday.

It has not just been a case of him applying the final touch either, as he has contributed seven assists in his 10 Premier League starts, so the best course of action could be to back him to either set up one of his colleagues or score a goal himself.

Bet Three: Casemiro to get a card

Casemiro is pushing towards his 34th birthday but the Brazilian remains a key figure in the United midfield and can be expected to be in the heart of the action on Saturday.

The Brazilian veteran has gone into the book seven times this season and although none of those cautions have arrived in his last five outings for the Red Devils, this is a fixture where he could find himself overrun.

Casemiro has conceded multiple fouls in seven of his last 10 appearances and there looks a strong chance he may again find his way into the referee’s notebook.