"2015 Man Utd vs Man City Live EPL Team News, Preview, Live Stream, TV Info.Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal is targeting a victory in Sunday’s Manchester derby to take a big step toward securing third place in the Premier League, which he says would surpass the club’s pre-season expectations.

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After winning the Premier League and the League Cup last season, playing some wonderful football along the way, this has been a campaign defined by regression for the Blues.

They have dominated this fixture in recent seasons, though. In fact, City have won the last four Manchester derbies, and a win on Sunday would set a new club record five straight wins over United.

But Louis van Gaal's side have hot form recently, winning their last five matches. They've taken 40 points at home this season—more than any other side in the division. It's all set up to be a classic.

Date: Sunday, April 12

Kick-Off: 4 p.m. BST, 11 a.m. ET

United have won five successive league matches to not just take a firm grasp of a Champions League berth, but move above local rivals Manchester City and into third place. That would mean avoiding a perilous qualifier and instead going straight into the lucrative Champions League group stage. And that, Van Gaal, explained, is the major motivation for victory when City visit Old Trafford on Sunday.

“I dream of [victory], every player shall dream of the victory,” he said in his pre-match press conference. “I have to think with my staff and the players already a lot of days how we have to beat Manchester city. You are sitting in that process to beat your next opponent.

“You want to win because it is a big step in the table. When you win, third place is then reachable and a month ago nobody was thinking about that, besides, me of course. The third position in the table is good because then you are certainly qualified for the Champions League and it would be better than our pre-season goal.”"Sunday's Manchester derby between United and City has an awful lot resting on it. City have slipped down to fourth after some disastrous form in recent weeks, one point behind their local rivals. After winning the Premier League and the League Cup last season, playing some wonderful football along the way, this has been a campaign defined by regression for the Blues.

Date: Sunday, April 12

Kick-Off: 4 p.m. BST, 11 a.m. ET

TV Listings: Live on Sky Sports 1 (U.K.)

Live Stream: Sky Go (U.K.)

They have dominated this fixture in recent seasons, though. In fact, City have won the last four Manchester derbies, and a win on Sunday would set a new club record five straight wins over United.

But Louis van Gaal's side have hot form recently, winning their last five matches. They've taken 40 points at home this season—more than any other side in the division. It's all set up to be a classic."