Aymeric Laporte gives verdict on VAR offside decision that cost him a goal for Man City vs Wolves

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straight to your inboxPep Guardiola says he wants Joao Cancelo to move into midfield to guard against the counter-attack and defend 'with the ball'.Cancelo has been excellent this season for Manchester City, and has impressed with his performances from full-back that see him regularly move into a defensive midfield position when the Blues have possession to link up with his attacking teammates from the centre.The 'inverted full-back' role has been likened to Guardiola's use of Phillip Lahm at

straight to your inboxIt took little more than 10 minutes for Birmingham City's youngsters to abandon their starting formation and drop to a five-man defence in order to deal with Liam Delap - but the damage had already been done.There were only three minutes on the clock when Manchester City's under-18s got their first chance to take the lead and it was Delap who grabbed it, setting City on their way to a strong start to their defence of the FA Youth Cup.With City making a new striker their top

straight to your inbox every day for freeDiogo Dalot admitted he felt a little strange about walking out at Old Trafford playing for AC Milan against Manchester United.  The on-loan United full-back has been with Milan since agreeing a season-long deal last summer, having fallen behind in the defensive pecking order under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

straight to your inboxAymeric Laporte could not resist aiming a cheeky dig at opponent Jannik Vestergaard following Manchester City's victory over Southampton. Pep Guardiola's men beat the Saints 5-2 at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday evening as they bounced back from their derby defeat to Manchester United.

straight to your inboxSky Sports pundits were left scratching their heads over the decision not to award Manchester City a penalty in the first half of their Premier League clash with Southampton. Referee Jonathan Moss allowed play to continue after Phil Foden went down under the challenge of Saints goalkeeper Alex McCarthy during Wednesday evening's game at the Etihad Stadium.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has recalled Kyle Walker, Fernandinho and Phil Foden to his Manchester City team to face Southampton, after the disappointment of defeat to Manchester United at the weekend.City can restore their 14 point lead at the top of the Premier League with victory over Southampton tonight, and Guardiola has made changes in order to try and return to winning ways.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United ended Manchester City’s stunning 21-game winning run at the Etihad Stadium to keep the title race just about alive. It will still take a serious run of form from United and City collapse for Pep Guardiola’s men to not regain their crown – but the Reds have at least made that option a slim possibility.

straight to your inbox every day for freeGary Neville has claimed Manchester United would not consider Anthony Martial if he could produce his performance level against Manchester City on a consistent basis.The Frenchman was named as Sky Sports' Man of the Match after turning in a fantastic performance at the Etihad Stadium. Martial won United's penalty after only 34 seconds, drawing a foul from Gabriel Jesus after a driving run into the penalty area.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola congratulated Manchester United for their derby victory before pointing out that Manchester City remain in the driving seat to win the Premier League title. City's 21-match winning streak was ended on a disappointing afternoon at the Etihad as they missed the chance to stretch their lead at the top with an underpar performance in a 2-0 defeat.

direct to your inboxManchester City, favourites at 1/2 with Betfred, will be very confident going into this game with 22 consecutive wins in all competitions under their belts. Since Manchester United, who are 6/1, went top of the table in January, they have dropped points in seven of their last 10 Premier League matches with six draws and a surprising defeat at home against Sheffield United.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has hailed Gabriel Jesus as Manchester City’s hidden hero after the Brazil striker’s two goals to sink Wolves.The Blues made it 21 wins on the bounce, and have been lauded by their fans for some brilliant team performances.But doubts have remained over Jesus, who has been afforded a chance to claim a regular place in the side by Sergio Aguero’s long injury absence – but trails behind top scorer Ilkay Gundogan and Raheem Sterling with 11 goals.Guardiola says

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has made six changes to his Manchester City side as he looks to navigate a 21st consecutive victory.After the cagey win over West Ham at the weekend, which required Ruben Dias and John Stones goals to secure another win that took City 12 points clear at the top of the Premier League.City can extend that to 15, albeit for 24 hours, but will need to be better in attack against a Wolves side who have caused Guardiola's side problems in recent meetings - including

straight to your inboxNuno Espirito Santo insists he will not change Wolves' approach when they take on Manchester City, even though the Blues are in such dangerous form.City have won 20 games in a row - an English top flight record - and are in pole position to win back the Premier League title. Three more wins in this run will equal Bayern Munich's record of consecutive wins for a side in a 'top five' European league.

straight to your inboxManchester City could win their fifteenth successive Premier League in on Tuesday, as they host Wolves at the Etihad Stadium.Despite City's only injury concern being defender Nathan Ake, Pep Guardiola could still rotate against Nuno Espirito Santo's side in midweek, particularly with the Manchester Derby coming up next weekend.

straight to your inboxNathan Ake is finally due back in training for Manchester City after ten weeks out of action.The Holland international has not played since Boxing Day after suffering a training injury, and has been the only player unavailable to manager Pep Guardiola in the last week or two.Ake has made just nine appearances for the Blues since his £40million move from Bournemouth last summer, due to injury and the form of first-choice centre back pairing John Stones and Aymeric

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola could make a massive six changes to his Manchester City side for Tuesday's match against Wolverhampton Wanderers.The Blues boss also rung the changes in Saturday's narrow 2-1 victory over an impressive West Ham United, which left City looking out of sync with a few players who haven't had much game time in recent weeks starting.A win looked guaranteed following Ruben Dias' first-half opener but the high-flying Hammers fought back before the break through

straight to your inbox every day for freeDavid Beckham believes Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is doing a good job in charge of Manchester United. After a rocky start to the season and an early elimination from the Champions League, United's form improved considerably and they at one stage looked as though they may challenge for the Premier League title again for the first time in years.