5 talking points ahead of the Manchester derby

#4 City's Attacking unit

De Bruyne and Sane have an almost telepathic understanding between themselves

Manchester City appear to be on an excellent unbeaten run this season in the Premier League thanks to their attacking unit which seems to be firing from all sides. The in-form attack meant that Manchester City have become favourites to win the league this time around.

They have been scoring goals left and right and they top the scoring chart with 46 goals from 15 league games this season. Kevin de Bruyne has carried out his playmaker's role beautifully and seems to be in fine form.

Sergio Aguero, Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus have scored 9,9 and 8 goals respectively this season and have been effective. Who comes up on the teamsheet remains to be seen and is bound to be a factor that decides the outcome of the game.

City have been winning on a scoreline of 2-1 by putting up a late show for three consecutive league matches in a row. It remains to be seen if they take out such a game against their Manchester neighbours who are waiting for an opportunity to decrease the points gap before the January window opens.