Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is factoring ‘Fergie Time’ into his planning as he prepares for this weekend’s derby at Old Trafford.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has hailed Cristiano Ronaldo’s “immense” impact at Manchester United and insisted the idea of the Portuguese wearing a blue City shirt on derby day was simply impossible.
Phil Foden warned Manchester United he was ready for the derby after excelling yet again in Manchester City’s latest thrashing of Club Brugge.
Raphael Varane is set to be out of action for a month and has been ruled out of the Manchester derby this weekend after picking up a hamstring injury in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Liverpool booked their spot in the knockout stages of the Champions League with a 2-0 win over Atletico Madrid at Anfield while Manchester City thumped Club Brugge 4-1 to go top of group A.
Pep Guardiola admitted Manchester City had a day to forget as Crystal Palace inflicted the English champions' first home defeat of the season with a 2-0 win at the Etihad.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said the experience of Cristiano Ronaldo and Edinson Cavani was key to Manchester United's 3-0 win at Tottenham on Saturday as they bounced back from a humiliating 5-0 thrashing by Liverpool six days ago.
Chelsea extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to three points as Reece James scored twice in a 3-0 win at Newcastle as Liverpool and Manchester City stumbled at home in the title race on Saturday.
West Ham ended Manchester City's four-year hold on the League Cup on Wednesday as Liverpool and Tottenham booked their places in the quarter-finals.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is not taking Carabao Cup progress for granted as the perennial champions prepare to travel to West Ham.