Mourinho has made an similarly impressive start to life at United, with the Red Devils joining their city rivals at the top of the table with nine points from nine.
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“It should be a special game and we can sense the expectation all around the city from our supporters”.
Pep Guardiola has been impressed with his squad during the opening three games of the season and Sane’s recovery will leave him with a selection headache.
Both Mourinho’s United and Guardiola’s City are putting ideal starts on the line, but it’s only the fourth round of the Premier League, resuming after the break for World Cup qualifying. Now, they’re on opposite sides of town.
“I do not have many regrets, but I do regret that I did not get to play under Mourinho for longer”. Both have hit the ground running.
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Sane’s debut could come alongside that of his fellow German Ilkay Gundogan, another summer signing who is yet to play because of injury.
Nicolas Otamendi will be given a late fitness test as he’ll return late from worldwide duty but he’s expected to line-up alongside John Stones at the back with Vincent Kompany still out through injury.
But the City manager will go into his first meeting with former Real Madrid nemesis Mourino since 2013 without Sergio Aguero.
Guardiola looks set to hand youngster Kelechi Iheanacho a starting role in the derby with Sergio Aguero serving the first of a three-match suspension for an elbow on Winston Reid during the 3-1 win over West Ham last month.
Bravo has been the subject of friendly teasing from United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
It will be Pogba’s first major test since his 89 million pounds ($118.4 million, 105 million euros) return from Juventus, while Ibrahimovic will relish coming up against Guardiola again.
The pair won the Serie A title together at Inter in 2008-09 before Ibrahimovic left Italy for Barcelona.
However, Henrikh Mkhitaryan – another high-profile recruit – is a doubt with a thigh problem.
Having also notched a hat-trick on his England Under-21s debut against Norway in mid-week, the 18-year-old academy graduate is advancing a strong case for a place in Mourinho’s team.
“Marcus will get opportunities in the first team because he’s that good”, Nicky Butt, head of coaching at the United academy, told The Times.
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“I’d much rather have played for him than Pep”.
