MANCHESTER:

Ruben Amorim is confident Manchester United will rise to the occasion against a Manchester City side in transition for Sunday's , who are both off to poor Premier League starts.

One of Amorim's only eight wins in 30 league games since taking charge of the Red Devils came at the Etihad last season as two late goals earned a 2-1 victory in December.

That defeat came amidst a run of one win in 13 games for Pep Guardiola's men as City collapsed last season after an unprecedented run of four consecutive Premier League titles.

But hope that a major overhaul of Guardiola's squad would restore their former glories has so far proved a false dawn.

After a convincing 4-0 win at Wolves on the opening weekend of the season, City have lost to Tottenham and Brighton.

For the first time

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