Man City fans send unanimous selection message over defenders for Arsenal Carabao Cup quarter-final

direct to your inboxManchester United and Manchester City are locking horns in a Carabao Cup semi-final tonight.City, winners of the competition in each of the last three seasons, tackle a United side looking to lift the competition for the first time since 2017. With the country having entered a third lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, Old Trafford will once again be without fans but it remains a fiercely-anticipated clash.

straight to your inboxManchester City have sent a clear Premier League title reminder to worry their rivals, says Match of the Day pundit Danny Murphy. Pep Guardiola's side swept aside Chelsea 3-1 at Stamford Bridge on Sunday with an impressive performance that lifted them up to fifth in the table - four points behind leaders Liverpool and Manchester United, with a game in hand.Murphy was in no doubt that it was City's best performance of the campaign to date.

straight to your inboxEric Garcia has urged fans to remember that Covid-19 is still a threat as he became the tenth player or staff member at the club to test positive in the last two weeks. After Kyle Walker, Gabriel Jesus and two members of staff were confirmed to have tested positive on Christmas Day, a further three positive tests were returned ahead of City's scheduled Premier League fixture at Everton.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola has told Benjamin Mendy's critics to look themselves in the mirror after suggesting the Manchester City defender wasn't the only person to break Covid-19 rules on New Year's Eve. City have launched an investigation after Mendy's breach of protocols when he invited a small number of friends and family around to celebrate the New Year.

straight to your inboxManchester City make the trip to Chelsea this evening looking to get 2021 off to the best possible start.Pep Guardiola's side have not played since Boxing Day due to Monday's game against Everton being postponed after a Covid-19 outbreak. It means it is a guessing game over how City will line up later today, with three unknown players set to miss the game due to positive tests.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola blasted Everton for their reaction to the postponement of their Premier League game with Manchester City and insisted that he had personally phoned Carlo Ancelotti to inform him of the situation.

straight to your inboxOne year ago to the day, a group of Manchester City season card holders decided to start collections on matchdays at the Etihad and Academy Stadium to help in the fight against food poverty. In the following 12 months, MCFC Fans Foodbank Support have collected tonnes of food at City men’s and women’s matches, and tens of thousands of pounds in donations.

straight to your inbox every day for free Manchester United presume their Carabao Cup semi-final with Manchester City will go ahead next week unless events change. City had their Monday night Premier League match at Everton postponed because of a coronavirus outbreak in their squad but returned no new positive tests in their latest round of testing on Tuesday.

direct to your inboxThe date and kick-off details for Manchester United and Manchester City's Carabao Cup semi-final have been confirmed. The match will come after a hectic festive fixture schedule for both clubs and be played on January 6 at Old Trafford, with kick-off at 7:45pm.

direct to your inboxManchester United will host Manchester City in one of the Carabao Cup semi-finals in a repeat of last year's last-four tie. Earlier this year City won 3-2 on aggregate after the Blues won 3-1 at Old Trafford and United won the reverse fixture 1-0.

direct to your inboxThe draw for the Carabao Cup semi-finals was completed following the conclusion of Manchester United's game at Everton. This week's round of quarter-final fixtures kicked off with Brentford's surprise win over Newcastle on Tuesday, before a rather more predictable result in the day's later game as Manchester City beat Arsenal 4-1 at the Emirates to pile further pressure onto former Blues assistant boss Mikel Arteta.

straight to your inboxWhilst the Carabao Cup final has been rescheduled until later in the season to allow the possibility of fans attending, the competition is continuing at full steam.Man City fans are eagerly awaiting the semi-final draw after they overcame Arsenal in the quarter-finals on Tuesday. Pep Guardiola's side join Brentford in the last four after the Championship side beat Newcastle United 1-0.

straight to your inboxManchester City fans want Pep Guardiola to make seven changes for their Carabao Cup semi-final against Arsenal.City have won the competition in each of the previous three seasons and have reached the last eight once again this time around.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer has cited the experiences Nemanja Vidic and Patrice Evra enjoyed in winning their first trophy with Manchester United behind his eagerness to win the Carabao Cup.Vidic and Evra joined United in January 2006 and endured chastening starts to their Premier League careers but collected winner's medals in the 4-0 League Cup final thrashing of Wigan the following month.Sir Alex Ferguson introduced the duo, as well as Kieran Richardson, off

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United are in cup action ahead of Christmas as they travel to face Everton at Goodison Park on Wednesday in a Carabao Cup quarter-final.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side have built a solid vein of form in recent weeks following their disappointing early exit from the Champions League and put Leeds United to the sword in a 6-2 demolition on Sunday.Everton are in fine form themselves this season though, with Carlo Ancelotti's side catching the eye, and

straight to your inboxArsenal's task against Manchester City on Tuesday will be made harder as they look like being without three key players in the Carabao Cup quarter final.Mikel Arteta's Gunners are without a win in seven Premier League games, and have only won once in domestic games since losing at City in October.Arteta is under pressure at the Emirates as his side have slipped to 14th in the Premier League table after the defeat at Everton at the weekend.

straight to your inboxManchester City fans have had their say on who should start against Southampton this afternoon.City go into the game on the back of consecutive draws that have checked their momentum following a strong run of form.

straight to your inboxIt's safe to say Manchester City fans don't agree with the latest claim from their Liverpool counterparts when it comes to youngsters Phil Foden and Curtis Jones.Both exciting England midfield prospects are enjoying an increased role for their sides this year.