Manchester City talisman David Silva is fit for Sunday's clash with rivals United in the Barclays Premier League, according to manager Roberto Mancini.
Silva has been absent with a hamstring injury and missed City's embarrassing midweek Champions League showing in Dortmund.
But Mancini said at his press conference this morning: 'David is fit and will play.'City go in to the game at the Etihad Stadium three points behind United and Mancini admitted Sir Alex Ferguson's team are favourites for the title.
He said: 'United are better than us at the moment. Last season was important for us. We won the first derby 6-1 and our mentality changed.
'But they have three more points than us at the moment. They were a strong team already and they bought Van Persie and Kagawa.
'They bought a player who had scored 25 goals last season but that (City's pursuit of him) is in the past now. If we continue to work we can improve.'
Despite Citys elimination from the Champions League, Mancini claimed he doesn't feel under pressure.