Manchester United defeat has delayed the earliest dates Man City can seal Premier League title

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straight to your inbox every day for freeGary Neville has insisted Manchester United won't win the Premier League unless their performance levels improve against teams that play conservatively. Following a fantastic display in the Manchester derby last weekend, United produced a disappointing first-half performance against West Ham on Sunday.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola has revealed how his Manchester City players have reacted to their derby loss to Manchester United – and says they have been “on fire” ahead of tomorrow’s clash with Southampton. The Reds brought a record 21-game winning streak to an end with a 2-0 win at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.

direct to your inboxDo Manchester City have the Premier League title in the bag? Or can Manchester United chase them down?City are in pole position with 10 fixtures remaining, and have a more than healthy 11-point lead over closest challengers United. However, that advantage was cut by three points by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 's men on Sunday, as they triumphed 2-0 over their rivals at the Etihad Stadium.

straight to your inbox every day for freeRoy Keane lavished praise on Dean Henderson and Luke Shaw for their roles in Manchester United's second goal against Manchester City.United led 1-0 at the Etihad Stadium thanks to Bruno Fernandes' second-minute penalty and doubled their lead after a strong start to the second half.

straight to your inboxManchester City are determined to bounce back from their disappointing derby defeat by Manchester United, defender Aleks Zinchenko says.City were poor and outplayed by United, who inflicted a first defeat on the league leaders in 29 games. It was a case of one game too much for the Blues, but they remain in control of the Premier League title and are still in the other three cup competitions.

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.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United go into the derby against Manchester City on Sunday with several injury problems. United face a tough ask against their rivals, who are on a 21-game winning streak and are 14 points clear at the top of the Premier League table.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer intends to honour the traditions of Sir Matt Busby and Sir Alex Ferguson by building his Manchester United side around "pace, power and quick attacks".United face a record-breaking Manchester City side at the Etihad today and the success Pep Guardiola has achieved at Barcelona, Bayern Munich and City has led to some copycat ideas in how the game is played.Guardiola has rewritten the coaching manual during his managerial career and his

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola wants Manchester City to continue their one-game-at-a-time approach, even if they have won the Premier League, to boost their chances of winning more silverware.City are 14 points clear in the Premier League, and can extend that to 17 points with victory over second placed Manchester United on Sunday.

straight to your inboxIlkay Gundogan has identified the bore draw at Old Trafford as the performance that sparked Manchester City's sensational winning run.City are on a club record run of 21 successive wins, of which 15 have come in the Premier League. They are on a wider 28 game unbeaten streak.The sixth game of that run was the dull goalless standoff against Manchester United, where neither side could find a breakthrough and the points were shared.

straight to your inbox every day for freeIn mid-January, Manchester United fans could have been forgiven for casting their eyes forward to this weekend’s big derby with rivals City and pinpointing it as a match that might have a presiding impact on which side of Manchester the Premier League title ends up.Fast forward eight weeks though and the landscape has completely changed. Since United topped the table on the 12th of January, they’ve lost just one league match.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United signed players from Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Manchester City in the summer — all for their youth teams.So while scrutiny was on the first team and their underwhelming transfer window following the failure to land Jadon Sancho, bosses in the United academy were quietly chuffed with their recruitment work.Add in the 'first team signings' of youngsters Amad and Facundo Pellistri and you could safely make 2020 the most

straight to your inbox every day for freeLee Sharpe has picked out four Manchester United players that could be crucial in ending Manchester City's winning run at the weekend.United and City go head-to-head on Sunday in a game that is likely to have more bearing on the former's chances of the top four than anything else.

straight to your inbox every day for freeDavid de Gea has taken to social media to celebrate the birth of his first child, Yanay.De Gea and girlfriend Edurne Garcia both posted a picture on their Instagram accounts on Friday morning of the baby's hand along with a caption which read: "Yanay 4•3•21" along with a loveheart emoji. The Spanish goalkeeper, 30, missed Manchester United's goalless draw away at Crystal Palace in midweek ahead of the birth of his child on Thursday.

straight to your inboxBefore Manchester City's win over Wolves this week, statisticians rated their chances of winning the Premier League title as 99.9 per cent. Fast forward two days, and City scored three late goals to edge past a stubborn Wolves side for a 21st straight win.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has the luxury of an almost fully-fit squad to pick from when Man City face Wolves this evening.City are 12 points clear at the top of the Premier League and are looking to make it 21 straight wins in all competitions against a Wolves side that have had an inconsistent season. The only absentee from City's squad for the game will be Nathan Ake, who has only featured nine times since signing from Bournemouth last summer due to a muscular problem.