Mendy and Fernandinho start in Man City predicted team to face Swansea in FA Cup

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer could make four changes to the Manchester United line up for their trip to face Chelsea in the Premier League this weekend.United travel to Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon as they go in search of another three points to bolster their hopes of a top-four finish this season.Solskjaer has been experimenting with his team selection in recent weeks and could once again make a host of changes for the match against Thomas Tuchel's

straight to your inboxKevin De Bruyne is fit for Manchester City's Champions League last-16 clash with Borussia Monchengladbach and could start in Budapest.Pep Guardiola confirmed everyone in his squad is fit, aside from Nathan Ake, so that means De Bruyne successfully navigated his 60-minute appearance at Arsenal on Sunday without any new setbacks. De Bruyne trained on Monday, so his availability should be a boost to City and you would expect him to start against Monchengladbach.

direct to your inboxPep Guardiola will be looking for Manchester City to solidify themselves as one of Europe's elite. How? By lifting the Champions League trophy - something he has not achieved since his Barcelona days.

straight to your inbox Fernandinho has revealed that he won't decide on his future at Manchester City until the end of the season. The City skipper returned to the starting XI in Sunday's 1-0 victory over Arsenal and rolled back the years with an excellent performance in the middle of the park, helping restrict the Gunners to just a single shot on target.

direct to your inboxManchester United will likely start youngsters Amad and Shola Shoretire on the bench for their clash against Real Sociedad.United travel to Turin to take on the Basque side in the first leg of their Europa League last 32 tie, which couldn't be held in San Sebastian because of covid-19 restrictions. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has a slightly depleted squad for the game, after confirming that Donny van de Beek and Edinson Cavani are ruled out with muscle injuries.

straight to your inboxNot only were Manchester City buoyed by the return of Kevin De Bruyne to training on Tuesday, but there was another injury boost as Fernandinho looks to have taken a step closer towards his return. The club captain has missed the last two fixtures with 'niggles', with his absence more precautionary than anything else, and the Brazilian joined De Bruyne in training at the City Football Academy before they take on Everton tonight.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola says Kevin De Bruyne will be included in Manchester City's squad to face Everton on Wednesday, as well as reasurring fans on Ilkay Gundogan's groin injury.Guardiola had earlier confirmed that De Bruyne was back in full training after missing the last seven games through injury, saying he was getting better as he stepped up his recovery.And expanding on De Bruyne's condition, Guardiola confirmed he would be available for selection against Everton on Wednesday

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has a near full squad to choose from as he prepares his side to face West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League on Sunday.Paul Pogba is the only confirmed absentee from the United squad, with the French midfielder sidelined after picking up a thigh injury in the 3-3 draw with Everton last weekend.Solskjaer confirmed in his pre-match press conference on Friday that Eric Bailly is back in training after missing

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola says Sergio Aguero could come off the bench to make a first appearance since the New Year win at Chelsea after he was named in the matchday squad to face Tottenham.Aguero has struggled with injuries and Covid issues this season, with two carefully-managed comebacks from injury curtailed by new problems.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola confirmed a double injury boost for Manchester City ahead of the Premier League clash with Tottenham as he confirmed Rodri and Ruben Dias are back in training.Dias missed the trip to Swansea this week with a fever, while Rodri limped out of that cup win after a needless late challenge.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola called Tommy Doyle a 'special' player, but picked out an incident in Manchester City's win over Swansea as an area for improvement.Doyle, City's under-23 captain, started in the FA Cup fourth round tie at Cheltenham last month, and was included in the travelling party to face Swansea on Wednesday.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola has made a number of changes to his Manchester City side for the FA Cup tie at Swansea. After seeing off Liverpool at the weekend to extend City's winning run to 14 games, Guardiola has used the fifth round tie against the Championship side to rest some of the players he has relied upon in recent weeks.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has no fresh injury concerns ahead of Manchester City's FA Cup tie at Swansea. Sergio Aguero played some part in a training session on Monday for the first time in a month after his recent Covid-related absences but is still not close enough to a return for the manager to be able to give a date on when he might be back with the first team.

straight to your inboxMicah Richards taunted Graeme Souness as Manchester City demolished Liverpool in a 4-1 victory that moved them 10 points clear of the defending Premier League champions with a game in hand.City produced a scintillating second-half performance, overcoming a missed Ikay Gundogan penalty to establish themselves as favourites for the Premier League title.

straight to your inboxPatrick de Paula has been labelled as a potential successor to Fernandinho at Manchester City, but could also be transformed into a bullish centre-half in the future.That is according to South American football expert Tim Vickery, who compared the Palmeiras midfielder to RB Leipzig star Dayot Upamecano thanks to their similar styles of play.Brazilian outlet UOL have reported that City were in attendance at last week's Copa Libertadores final, which Palmeiras won thanks to a

straight to your inbox every day for freeFresh off their 9-0 evisceration of Southampton on Tuesday, Manchester United will take back to the field on Saturday to face Everton.The heavy victory over the Saints has done wonders for United's goal difference in the title race and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side have a huge opportunity to go level on points with leaders Manchester City with a victory - with the Blues facing reigning champions Liverpool on Sunday.After such a great performance it wouldn't