Match-Day four from the English Premier League brings up the most awaited derby on the calendar this season as Manchester United clash with Manchester City at Old Trafford this afternoon with both sides on top of the standings after three wins from as many matches.

United captain Wayne Rooney still believes he is suited to play in midfield for his national team even though Red Devils’ boss Jose Mourinho wants the 30-year-old to keep playing up front.

Rooney equalled David Beckham’s record of 115 caps in England’s humiliating Euro 2016 exit to Iceland this summer and surpassed the former England captain’s tally when he started against Slovakia in last week’s World Cup qualifier.

Today, Pep Guardiola and Mourinho will be looking to take an early psychological edge in the race for the Premier League title.

City striker Sergio Aguero will miss the derby as he starts a three-game suspension for an incident involving Winston Reid against West Ham last month.

Guardiola decided to leave Yaya Toure out of Manchester City’s squad for the Champions League group stages but the Ivory Coast strongman will not leave the Etihad according to his agent.

Raheem Sterling – Man. City.

Chelsea, the only other side with maximum points in the league, travel to Wales tomorrow to play guests to Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium.

Defender David Luiz is back at Chelsea after leaving Paris St Germain. His former team-mate, Michael Essien, took to Instagram to welcome the Brazilian back at Stamford Bridge, as the centre-half completed his sensational return on transfer deadline day, last month.

Champions Leicester City are at Liverpool this evening with striker Jamie Vardy saying there was no contest between heart and head when it came to the “easy decision” of turning down Arsenal’s offer over the summer.

Liverpool have made special arrangements to rush Philippe Coutinho back from international duty in Brazil so he can be involved against the Foxes as the Reds will play for the first time at Anfield this season following refurbishment works at the new Main Stand.

Ground capacity will now go up to over 54,000. Today, Liverpool are expected to record the biggest attendance for a home game in more than 39 years.

Arsenal play Southampton at home with latest additions, defender Shkodran Mustafi and striker Lucas Perez, in line for their debut.

Ryan Bertrand could be back in contention for the Saints today.

The left-back has missed the opening three games of the season due to a knee problem. Goalkeeper Fraser Forster, who has had an arm injury, is also back in the reckoning for Southampton.

Tottenham take a trip to the Midlands to play guests to Stoke and at the London Stadium West Ham United clash against Watford.

Hammers manager Slaven Bilic is set to include fit-again Dimitri Payet and new signing Simone Zaza into the starting line-up against Watford.

France star Payet has made just one substitute appearance for West Ham this season due to a thigh niggle but is now fully fit, and he should be joined in the team by Italy striker Zaza.

Weekend fixtures in the UK...

English Premier League
Arsenal-Southampton
Bournemouth-West Brom
Burnley-Hull City
Liverpool-Leicester City - 18:30
Man. United-Man. City - 13:30
Middlesbrough-C. Palace
Stoke City-Tottenham
West Ham-Watford

Tomorrow:
Swansea-Chelsea - 17:00

Monday:
Sunderland-Everton - 21:00

Standings: Manchester City, Chelsea, Manchester United 9; Everton 7; Hull City 6; M’boro, Tottenham 5; Arsenal, Leicester, West Brom, Liverpool 4; West Ham United, Burnley, Swansea City 3; Southampton 2; Sunderland, Crystal Palace, Watford, Bournemouth, Stoke City 1.

The Championship
Brighton-Brentford
Derby-Newcastle - 18:30
Fulham-Birmingham
Leeds United-Huddersfield
Norwich-Cardiff City
Preston NE-Barnsley
QPR-Blackburn Rovers
Rotherham-Bristol City
Sheffield Wed.-Wigan
Wolves-Burton Albion

Tomorrow:
Aston Villa-Nottm Forest - 14:15

League One
Bolton-MK Dons
Bristol Rovers-Rochdale
Bury-Shrewsbury
Fleetwood-Charlton
Gillingham-Bradford City
Millwall-Coventry City
Northampton-Walsall
Oldham-Chesterfield
Oxford-Swindon
Peterborough-Port Vale
Scunthorpe-Southend
Wimbledon-Sheffield Utd

League Two
Carlisle-Leyton Orient
Colchester-Blackpool
Crewe-Exeter City
Luton-Grimsby Town
Mansfield-Barnet
Morecambe-Doncaster
Newport-Cheltenham
Notts County-Accrington
Plymouth-Cambridge
Portsmouth-Wycombe
Stevenage-Crawley
Yeovil-Hartlepool

In Scotland

Scottish Premiership
Aberdeen-Inverness
Celtic-Rangers - 13:00
Dundee-Kilmarnock
Hearts-Hamilton
Partick-St Johnstone
Ross County-Motherwell
Championship
Ayr United-Morton
Dumbarton-Hibernian
Dunfermline-Dundee United
Raith Rovers-Falkirk
St Mirren-Queen of South

League One
Albion-Stenhousemuir
Alloa-Livingston
Brechin-Airdrieonians
East Fife-Stranraer
Peterhead-Queen’s Park

League Two
Annan-Forfar
Berwick-Elgin City
Clyde-Arbroath
Montrose-Cowdenbeath
Stirling-Edinburgh City

Note: kick-offs 16.00 unless stated.