Manchester City vs Manchester United live stream, Sunday 3 October, 2pm
Manchester City and Manchester United will renew hostilities at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Pep Guardiola’s side are one of only two unbeaten teams (the other is Tottenham) as the Premier League returns after the international break. City have not been flawless so far, and the manner in which they dropped points against Newcastle and Aston Villa will have frustrated their manager, but the champions are in a strong position after seven matches.
No team in the division comes close to matching City’s attacking record, with Erling Haaland having contributed 11 goals to his new team’s tally of 23. The Norway international has made Guardiola’s charges an even more frightening proposition, and Manchester United’s centre-backs will not relish facing him this weekend.
Yet Erik ten Hag’s team are also in a decent place despite a dismal start to the campaign. Consecutive losses to Brighton and Brentford left United at the foot of the table after two rounds of fixtures, but a subsequent four-game winning streak has brightened the mood at Old Trafford.
The Red Devils have looked particularly dangerous when playing on the break, as they did in victories over Liverpool and Arsenal. With Christian Eriksen and Bruno Fernandes possessing the technical quality to pick out speedy runners in behind, United will pose questions of City’s defence even if they go long periods of this match without seeing the ball.
City will have to make do without Kalvin Phillips and John Stones, while Aymeric Laporte may only be fit enough for a place on the bench following a knee problem.
United will not be able to call upon the services of Harry Maguire, Anthony Martial and Brandon Williams. Donny van de Beek and Marcus Rashford will both need to be assessed by the club’s medical staff in the run-up to kick-off.
Kick-off is at 2pm BST on Sunday 2 October and is being shown on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League. See below for international broadcast options.
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VPN guide
Use a VPN to watch Premier League football from outside your country
If you’re out of the country for a round of Premier League fixtures, then annoyingly your domestic on-demand services won’t work – the broadcaster knows where you are because of your IP address (boo!). You'll be blocked from watching it, which is not ideal if you’ve paid up for a subscription and still want to catch the action without resorting to illegal feeds you’ve found on Reddit.
But assistance is on hand. To get around that, all you have to do is get a Virtual Private Network (VPN), assuming it complies with your broadcaster’s T&Cs. A VPN creates a private connection between your device and t'internet, meaning the service can’t work out where you are and won't automatically block the service you've paid for. All the info going between is entirely encrypted – and that's a result.
There are plenty of good-value options out there, including:
UK TV rights
How to watch Premier League live streams for UK subscribers
Sky Sports and BT Sport are the two main players once again, but Amazon also have a slice of the pie in 2022/23.
US TV rights
How to watch Premier League live streams for US subscribers
NBC Sports Group are the Premier League rights holders, with the Peacock Premium streaming platform showing even more than the 175 games it aired last season, with other matches split between NBCSN channel, CNBC and the over-the-air NBC broadcast channel. If you pick up a fuboTV subscription for the games not on Peacock Premium, you'll be able to watch every game.
Head back to our VPN advice so you can take advantage when you're out of the country.
Canada TV rights
How to watch Premier League live streams for Canadian subscribers
Based in Canada? The way to watch Premier League football in 2022/23 is fuboTV, which has exclusive rights to all the action.
Want in while you're out of Canada? Scroll back up and check out the VPN offers above.
Australia TV rights
How to watch Premier League live streams for Australian subscribers
Optus Sport will screen every game of the Premier League season. Non-subscribers can access the action via a Fetch TV box and other friendly streaming devices.
To take advantage while you're not Down Under, follow the VPN advice towards the top of this page.
New Zealand TV rights
How to watch a Premier League live stream for New Zealand subscribers
Sky Sport are serving up all 380 games – plus various highlights and magazine shows throughout the week, as well as the Champions League.
It's also available via web browsers, Apple/Android devices, Google Chromecast and some Samsung TVs, and Apple TV and Smart TV compatibility new for this season.
Check out our VPN deals to watch when you’re not in New Zealand.
