Manchester United 0-0 Manchester City Barclays Premier League LIVE: Wayne Rooney suffers cut to head in tight first half

51min: Still no shots on target but Manchester United are showing much more threat! A corner loops to Chris Smalling at the far post, whose header across goal bounces ever so narrowly wide. I thought it was in!

50min: Does that count as a shot? Manchester United are the better team right now as the ball falls for Ander Herrera on the edge of the box, whose shot is blocked wide.

47min: We also back underway at Bournemouth, while at Old Trafford, Manchester United have come out attacking. Time to get that first shot on goal, chaps.

Tottenham are flying down at the Vitality Stadium, having recovered from Matt Ritchie's opener after 49 seconds to storm into a 3-1 lead.

It's far from over though, Bournemouth came back into the match near the end of the half and even struck the post seconds before the break through Josh King.

This one is worth keeping an eye on at the very least. I mean would you trust Spurs with a two-goal lead?

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No shots on target is just poor all round, but there are still 45 minutes for this game to kick into life where the main talking point has been Wayne Rooney's head injury.

It's also worth noting this is the first time Manchester United haven't had a single shot on or off target at Old Trafford in the first half since Opta started recording statistics.

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45+1min: More yellow cards than shots so far as Kompany is the latest player booked after bringing down Martial.

45min: Good opportunity for Man City, but it ends with us still waiting for a first shot on target.

Kevin de Bruyne charges with menace down the right but his low cross for Toure results in the midfielder scuffing well off target. Poor.

'Boruc is having an awful game. It might take a penalty save to get him above a 4 in my ratings later.'

Credit to Tottenham though. Since falling behind inside the first minute they have dominated events at the Vitality Stadium as we approach half-time on the south coast.

40min: That's just about our best chance of the match. Manchester City's corner falls to Yaya Toure at the back post, who out-jumps Morgan Schneiderlin to head just wide. We are still waiting for our first shot on target...

39min: Yellow card for Manchester as Juan Mata brings down Fernandinho, with the resulting free-kick deflecting wide for a corner.

36min: Ten minutes before the break, and we still look no closer to a chance let alone a shot. Rooney runs at the City defence before slipping in a through ball but Martial fails to read it as the pass runs out for a goal kick.

33min: Where's the communication? It sums up this game that a high hopeless ball is pumped into the United box, but under no pressure Phil Jones heads behind for a corner. David de Gea should have called for that but the hosts survive the set-piece.

Adam Federici had a horror show against Manchester City and Artur Boruc is fairing little better. The Bournemouth keeper fumbles a low cross from Harry Kane and on hand to tap home is Erik Lamela.

'United will be more than happy with the way this game has gone so far. They are winning some of their individual battles in the City half of the field and are drawing fouls to win the free-kicks from which they know they can be dangerous.

'City, meanwhile, have only looked sporadically fluent on the break and have not yet managed to outnumber Schweinsteiger and Schneiderlin enough.

'Bony has held the ball up reasonably well but City need more in the final third from Toure and Sterling.'

'It might not be a classic but it’s still shaping up to be a fascinating contest. United having more possession but City have shown in flashes that they have the individual talent to pounce at any moment.

'Van Gaal won’t be fooled into thinking his team are in the ascendancy here.'

24min: Wayne Rooney has just come off for a bit of treatment at Old Trafford and I'm not surprised, because he's just had a nasty clash of heads with Vincent Kompany. Blood and thunder but no goals at Old Trafford - yet.

21min: Meanwhile it's still cagey in Manchester, as neither side can take control of this first half. They need to borrow the philosophy from the game at the Vitality Stadium, which is basically no defenders allowed.

Now here's a rare goal. Mousa Dembele collects a deflected shot onside in the Bournemouth box before slipping as tucked a finish under Boruc.

It's just his second Premier League in just under two years as Spurs come from behind to lead.

15min: Already Clattenburg's consistency looks in tatters as Fernandinho is cautioned following a trip on Anthony Martial.

The teenager was just too quick for the midfielder but Toure's foul earlier looked much worse and was deliberate.

12min: Meanwhile at Old Trafford, Manchester City are starting to see more of the ball in attacking areas, with Raheem Sterling seeing a shot deflected wide after cutting inside from the left.

'Spurs seem to have woken up. Boruc clearly has not. Not sure why he felt the need to dive in there.'

'Perhaps an indication of City’s superior squad depth that they have come here missing arguably their best two players but still look very dangerous indeed, on paper at least.

'United, meanwhile, have a midfielder at full-back and a holding midfield duo that look a little vulnerable to the threat of YaYa Toure, playing just off Wilfried Bony.

'United, though, are a vastly more organised and cohesive team under Louis van Gaal than in recent times and will fancy themselves if they are still in the game after an hour.'

Christian Eriksen's through ball finds Harry Kane who is wiped out by Artur Boruc in the Bournemouth goal. The Tottenham striker dusts himself down to send the stopper the wrong way from the penalty spot.

'No surprise to see Memphis Depay left on the bench once again. He hasn’t been good enough recently, even though his exclusion and Ashley Young’s continued absence through injury somewhat forces Van Gaal into playing Anthony Martial out wide and Wayne Rooney as an out-and-out striker.

'More surprising is the inclusion of Bastian Schweinsteiger, who looked flat and one-paced before he was substituted at half-time in Moscow on Wednesday.

'It will be interesting to see how he copes against City’s speed.'

6min: Some rather lenient refereeing from Mark Clattenburg who decides not to book Yaya Toure following a  fairly blatant push on Wayne Rooney to prevent a counter.

I wonder if he will try and keep his cards in his pocket throughout the match. We'll see...

3min: Over to you Manchester! Bournemouth have paved the way but we haven't even had a shot on goal at Old Trafford in a slow old start to the derby.

Wow, what a start! Matt Ritchie completely unmarked has picked up a cross at the far post and lashed home past Hugo Lloris after 48 seconds. Criminal defending from Spurs but Bournemouth are off to a flyer!

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There is hardly a spare seat in the house for the derby, as Manchester City take to the turf with tracksuit tops. Manchester United are already in match-kit raring to go.

It's more derby misery for Newcastle United, but it's pure delight for Sam Allardyce who has won his first game as Black Cats boss with a 3-0 win over his former club.

It's Sunderland's SIXTH straight derby victory and you can catch the full match report on the baove link.

As a result, Aston Villa are now without a manager having sacked Tim Sherwood and are bottom of the league.

So which Wayne Rooney will turn up today?

Will it be the one who scored a famous overhead kick that slayed Manchester City four years ago? Or will it be the one who struggled to have much influence at CSKA Moscow during the week?

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The Manchester derby is one the D-Days of the Premier League season. And yet neither side are especially convincing at the moment. Glenn Hoddle assesses the key personalities and problems afflicting United and City as they meet on Sunday.

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Speaking of Joe Hart, make sure you catch our exclusive interview with the Manchester City keeper.

Mail on Sunday's chief sports writer Oliver Holt caught up with the England No 1, who claims that the derby game is just another fixture and he has little care for Manchester United. Fighting talk.

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Mauricio Pochettino has freshened up the Tottenham team following their Europa League defeat at Anderlecht.

Both full-backs in Kieran Trippier and Ben Davies drop out the side, with Kyle Walker and Danny Rose coming in.

Andors Townsend and Clinton N'Jie also drop out following the 2-1 loss, with Delle Alli and Harry Kane recalled. 

Bournemouth recall keeper Artur Boruc, Marc Pugh and Josh King as Adam Federici, Adam Smith and Eunan O'Kane drop out the team who loft 5-1 at Manchester City.

Manchester City make three changes ahead of the derby, with Vincent Kompany returning to the team that defeated Sevilla 2-1 in the Champions League mid-week.

Kompnay replaces Eliaquim Mangala in defence, while Fernando and Aleksandar Kolarov also feature in place of Jesus Navas and Pablo Zabaleta.

Manchester United make just one change from the 1-1 draw at CSKA Moscow with Juan Mata coming in for Jesse Lingard.

Bournemouth: Boruc, Francis, Cook, Distin, Daniels, Ritchie, Surman, Gosling, Pugh, King, Murray.
Subs: Rantie, Smith, Kermorgant, Stanislas, Federici, O'Kane, Bennett.

Tottenham Hotspur: Lloris, Walker, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Rose, Dier, Dembele, Lamela, Alli, Eriksen, Kane.
Subs: Mason, Vorm, N'Jie, Trippier, Townsend, Onomah, Wimmer.

Referee: Roger East (Wiltshire)

Man Utd: De Gea, Valencia, Jones, Smalling, Rojo, Schweinsteiger, Schneiderlin, Mata, Ander Herrera, Martial, Rooney.
Subs: Depay, Carrick, Blind, Romero, Fellaini, Lingard, Darmian.

Man City: Hart, Sagna, Kompany, Otamendi, Kolarov, Fernando, Fernandinho, De Bruyne, Toure, Sterling, Bony.
Subs: Zabaleta, Caballero, Jesus Navas, Mangala, Demichelis, Roberts, Iheanacho.

Referee: Mark Clattenburg (Tyne & Wear)

Hart, Sagna, Kompany, Otamendi, Kolarov, Fernando, Fernandinho, Toure, Sterling, De Bruyne, Bony.

De Gea, Valencia, Jones, Smalling, Rojo, Schweinsteiger, Schneiderlin, Herrera, Mata, Rooney, Martial.

...and coming up VERY shortly, the team news.

The Wear-Tyne derby has just got controversial! Fabricio Coloccini has been sent off following a highly debatable penalty decision for Sunderland which resulted in Adam Johnson scoring from 12 yards.

Click here for more on the North East showdown with Sportsmail's Ashley Clements.

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Down at the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth host Tottenham Hotspur and as you can see, Spurs have arrived on the south coast.

We will have major updates from that Premier League clash too.

JOE BERNSTEIN: If China President Xi Jinping’s visit to the Etihad Stadium was not enough, the price tags on display at Old Trafford on Sunday are proof that Manchester is now a great northern powerhouse to rival all others.

The combined transfer fees for those starting Sunday afternoon’s 170th Mancunican derby is set to be £545.6million, a Premier League record. And that is without the likes of Sergio Aguero, David Silva, Samir Nasri, Marouane Fellaini, Luke Shaw and Nicolas Otamendi, who cost an additional £152m.

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The Empire Edin Dzeko strikes back in Manchester City's famous 6-1 win at Manchester United later on in 2011.

...to remind us of THAT Wayne Rooney overhead kick. Chances of him doing that again this afternoon?

I know, I know. These have been around for a while now but I still cannot understand how these sell so well. I can't imagine any hardcore manchester City fan buying ANYTHING with a hint of Manchester Unite don it and vice-versa.

The Manchester derby is not the only local battle going on today. Up in the North East, it's the Wear-Tyne derby as Sunderland host Newcastle United, and you can follow all the action from the Stadium of Light here with Sportsmail's Ashley Clements.

Tim Sherwood has been sacked by Aston Villa after a disastrous start to the season, with just one win in the first 10 games.

The defeat by Swansea City on Saturday afternoon confirmed the manager's fate after Villa let a goal lead slip in front of their own supporters.

Sportsmail understands coaches Ray Wilkins and Mark Robson have also been relieved of their duties.

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As if Saturday didn't offer you enough, it's time to present the main course for Sunday - the Manchester derby!

What's on the line? Only top spot in the Premier League, and we will have all the build up right here.

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