Early team news for Manchester derby

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has confirmed that he has a fully fit squad to choose from for Saturday’s Manchester derby, with the exception of the injured Sergio Romero.

The Reds have been boosted by the return to full fitness of Phil Jones, Marcos Rojo and Ander Herrera in the past week, while Daley Blind is also back in full training and took part in the Friday morning session at the Aon Training Complex.

But Sergio Romero remains absent, with the boss suggesting last week that the goalkeeper could be out for “a few weeks” after picking up an injury on international duty with Argentina, following a clash with Diego Costa during his country’s 6-1 friendly defeat by Spain.

Speaking in an interview with MUTV’s Mark Sullivan on Friday afternoon, the boss reported a clean bill of health for his squad ahead of the Premier League clash with local rivals Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium, with Romero the only player unavailable for selection.

“Everybody is coming back but Sergio [Romero] is injured,” he said.

Mourinho also gave an update on how the team's preparations have been shaping up this week ahead of the big game.

“It’s been a good week," he said. "I would say a normal week – no midweek match or Champions League for us, so more time to train. But a good normal week I would call it.”

Meanwhile, City boss Pep Guardiola said in his pre-match press conference on Friday that top scorer Sergio Aguero will be assessed after a training session on Friday afternoon to determine whether he will be fit enough to be included in the squad on Saturday.

John Stones and Fabian Delph were unused substitutes in Wednesday's 3-0 Champions League defeat against Liverpool at Anfield and could be involved after recent injuries, but Benjamin Mendy is expected to remain sidelined.