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Wayne Rooney left out of Matt Le Tissier's Manchester derby XI

Matt Le Tissier names his Manchester XI
Image: Matt Le Tissier names his Manchester XI

We challenged Matt Le Tissier to pick his best Manchester XI ahead of Saturday's derby at Old Trafford, live on Sky Sports 1 HD.

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Six Manchester City players make the Southampton legend's line-up, although that includes the suspended Sergio Aguero, with Wayne Rooney missing out.

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Here's a look at Le Tiss' side in full...

GOALKEEPER

David de Gea is a no brainer. He has been outstanding for two or three years now. Of the two goalkeepers, all the pressure will be on Claudio Bravo if he starts.

DEFENCE

Luke Shaw is an easy one but I don't really fancy any of the right-back options. I'm not overly keen on Antonio Valencia and Pablo Zabaleta is past his best, so I'll go with Bacary Sagna.

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At centre-back, I've got a great blend of youth and experience in Vincent Kompany and John Stones. If they can get a few games together, they'll be an awesome pairing.

MIDFIELD

I think Paul Pogba could be a decisive factor in this derby. He's an imposing figure in the middle of the park and the further he gets into the season, the stronger he'll get.

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Then I've gone for Kevin de Bruyne, who hasn't quite got going but you saw the difference he makes to this City team when he was injured last season, while David Silva has to be in any team that I pick.

ATTACK

Sergio Aguero has to be in there as well. He should still be considered the best striker in Manchester because he's been scoring goals in a better league than Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The Swede gets in my very attacking team as part of a three-man attack and I fancy him to be the match-winner on Saturday.

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Completing my line-up is Anthony Martial. I think he'll benefit from the spotlight being on Ibrahimovic so opponents might overlook him.

Wayne Rooney would be on the bench. He could still have a big say in the outcome but I don't think he's quite at the same level these days.

Le Tiss predicts...
Le Tiss predicts...

Find out what Le Tiss is tipping up at 25/1 for the Manchester derby here.

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