Manchester City could hand the trio of Ilkay Gundogan, Leroy Sane and Claudio Bravo their debuts in the Manchester derby this weekend, according to the Manchester Evening News.

Bitter rivals City and Manchester United will be squaring off against each other at Old Trafford on Saturday and the match has widely been considered as the biggest one of the current Premier League campaign so far.

The presence of Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho in opposing dugouts has added a lot of spice to the encounter and now according to reports, it has been claimed that Guardiola will be looking to pull out all the stops to claim the three points by handing the trio of Gundogan, Sane and Bravo their debuts on the day.

German midfielder Gundogan, who joined from Borussia Dortmund in the summer, has recovered from a knee injury while former Schalke young gun Sane and ex-Barcelona keeper Bravo are believed to be ready for action for their new club.