Man City U23s show in derby what Pep Guardiola's first team couldn't

straight to your inboxManchester City goalkeeper Ederson Moraes appears to be a doubt for Sunday's match against Chelsea and the Manchester Derby on Wednesday.Pep Guardiola 's men face Manchester United at Old Trafford during the week in a Carabao Cup semi-final clash, and they could be without their number one. Ederson has said he is self-isolating, putting him at risk of missing the clash with Manchester United in just four days' time.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola trusts the Premier League to make the right decision on a potential circuit breaker as Manchester City prepare for their game with Chelsea without five players or a fully open training ground as a result of Covid-19. Having already seen one match this week postponed, the Blues need to hope that the additional testing done on Thursday and Saturday gives them the all-clear to go ahead with the Chelsea game on Sunday.

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 inboxManchester City manager Pep Guardiola is likely to rotate his squad once more with less than 48 hours of recovery time between the win over Newcastle and the trip to Everton.City came through the Newcastle win unscathed, with Sergio Aguero getting another run-out and a number of regulars getting some rest.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has been named as the best coach of the Century for 2001-2020. The Manchester City manager has been recognised for the prestigious award, presented by Globe Soccer, for his record at Barcelona B, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and City.

direct to your inboxRB Leipzig boss Julian Nagelsmann has revealed that Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola visited their training base ahead of their UEFA Champions League match with Manchester United in October.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side beat the Bundesliga side 5-0 in Group H but were knocked out of the competition in the reverse leg on matchday six with a disastrous defeat in Leipzig.

straight to your inbox every day for freeWayne Rooney has confirmed his son Kai has signed for Manchester United.The Reds have snapped up the oldest son of their former striker, who remains the club's record goalscorer. Rooney, currently player and caretaker manager at Championship side Derby County, announced the news on social media, posting a picture of himself and 11-year-old Kai alongside wife Coleen.

straight to your inboxJose Mourinho took aim at Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola and Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp after seeing his Tottenham side beaten by the new league-leaders at Anfield.Roberto Firmino's late header gave the reigning champions a dramatic 2-1 victory in their top-of-the-table clash with Spurs. Mourinho could not hide his frustration at the final whistle, telling Klopp that "the best team lost".

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola questioned the decision to only award four minutes of injury time in Manchester City's game with West Bromwich Albion.The City coach was seen in frenzied discussion with fourth official Anthony Taylor as the electronic board was about to go up to signal four minutes with the game poised at 1-1.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola thinks that the Premier League is moving into a different phase of the season now the Champions League group stages are out of the way. Manchester City's manager has regularly raised the physical and mental battle of the teams that have had to play European football in a condensed schedule - especially for the Blues and other teams that went deep in continental competitions in August while their domestic rivals were able to recuperate.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans believe Facundo Pellistri will make an impact in the first-team sooner rather than later after netting in the mini-derby against Manchester City's Elite Development Squad.Pellistri joined United on deadline day of the summer transfer window after impressing in Uruguay while working with former United striker Diego Forlan at Penarol.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has stressed patience is required over the youngster's development though

direct to your inboxFacundo Pellistri scored his third goal for Manchester United's Under-23s in a feisty Manchester derby draw with City's Elite Development Squad.United will rue a missed opportunity after playing the majority of the game against City's 10 men, after Adrian Bernabe was shown a red card in the first half for a challenge on Ethan Galbraith.

straight to your inbox every day for freeDavid de GeaMade a solid save from Riyad Mahrez with a more assured stance than in midweek. Otherwise utterly untroubled.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola insists Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is strong enough to ride out the storm at Manchester United despite coming under increased pressure as a result of their Champions League exit in midweek.Manchester City boss Guardiola believes Solskjaer is the victim of the cycle of instant judgement in modern football, with his job the source of speculation ahead of Saturday's Old Trafford derby.

straight to your inboxRio Ferdinand believes Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola saw something that everyone else didn't when signing Ferran Torres over the summer.City completed the signing of Torres from Valencia in the summer transfer window for around £20m - and the Spanish youngster has hit the ground running at the Etihad Stadium.The 20-year-old has scored six goals in all competitions under Guardiola and has already played in numerous positions in the attacking trio.The Spain forward found

straight to your inboxManchester City target Lionel Messi wants to stay at Barcelona, according to presidential candidate Jordi Farre.Messi’s current contract is set to expire next summer, meaning he will be able to talk to other clubs about a free transfer away from Barca in January. The 33-year-old has been strongly linked with a move to City, where he would be reunited with former Barca boss Pep Guardiola.