Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Pep Guardiola respond to criticism of Manchester United vs Man City

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer unsurprisingly gave his backing to Edinson Cavani after the forward was handed a three-match ban.The 33-year-old was suspended after the FA ruled he 'brought the game into disrepute' over an Instagram post following United's 3-2 victory at Southampton last month. Cavani has also been fined £100,000 and must complete a face-to-face education course after opting against appealing the decision.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer pinpointed the threat of Ollie Watkins and Anwar El Ghazi ahead of Friday's meeting with Aston Villa.Dean Smith's side avoided relegation on the final day of last season but have been the surprise package in the Premier League this season.Villa defeated champions Liverpool 7-2 earlier in the season and currently sit fifth after playing just 14 games, four points behind United and seven points behind Jurgen

straight to your inbox every day for free Ed Woodward believes Manchester United are 'getting closer to their objectives' under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as they gear up for a potential Premier League title challenge. United are three points behind Liverpool and have a game in hand as they prepare to welcome Aston Villa on New Year's Day.

straight to your inbox every day for freeGary Neville says a two-week circuit-breaker would not be meaningful enough to have an impact on rising Covid-19 cases in football.Fulham's game against Spurs was today the latest match to be postponed due to positive coronavirus tests, with Man City's game against Everton on Monday another match forced to be rearranged.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans have urged Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to send Daniel James out on loan in the January transfer window.The Welsh international has started the last two Premier League matches for United but has struggled for consistency throughout the calendar year.James burst onto the scene with three goals in his opening four matches when he moved to Old Trafford last year, but has scored just three more goals in his subsequent 50 appearances.The

straight to your inboxThere have been a couple of heartwarming come-back stories in the Manchester City defence so far this season but before we discuss John Stones we have to talk about Joao Cancelo.What a turnaround he has had in 2020.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer has been praised for outsmarting opposite number Marcelo Bielsa in Manchester United's demolition of Leeds United.The Reds were 2-0 up in three minutes before eventually running out 6-2 winners of a highly-anticipated clash at Old Trafford.Whilst Leeds did create chances, they were also porous in defence against a fast-paced Man United attack.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer says it did 'his head in' that Manchester United winger Daniel James was booked for simulation in their 6-2 thrashing of Leeds.James was cautioned by referee Anthony Taylor in the second-half for going down under a challenge from Leeds captain Liam Cooper and the Welshman saw yellow twice last season for diving.

straight to your inbox every day for freeTeddy Sheringham says Manchester United appear to be doing a good job of keeping their strikers happy.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has a choice of five players who can lead the line at Old Trafford, with Edinson Cavani's summer signing adding to Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial, Mason Greenwood and Odion Ighalo.The wealth of attackers has earned some comparisons to United's squad when Sheringham played for the club and had to compete with Andy Cole, Dwight Yorke

straight to your inbox every day for freeChris Wilder explained his touchline exchange with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was to do with Sheffield United's physicality.Manchester United ran out 3-2 winners in a bruising encounter, coming from behind before holding on late in the game for victory. United were subjected to some fairly hefty tackles by Sheffield United, which caused words to be exchanged between managers Wilder and Solskjaer on the touchline.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer said Dean Henderson passed his first test of resilience as a Manchester United goalkeeper at former club Sheffield United.Henderson was carelessly robbed of the ball in the fifth minute when David McGoldrick put Sheffield United ahead but made a pivotal save in added time to deny the Blades an equaliser.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola said that Manchester City cannot afford more setbacks like this if they are to have any hope of winning the Premier League title. The Blues headed into a home game with struggling West Bromwich Albion knowing that a win would take them to within three points of leaders Liverpool and Tottenham, but a poor collective performance saw them drop two more points as the newly-promoted side frustrated them.

straight to your inbox every day for freeHere are your Manchester United evening headlines for Monday, December 14.Ole Gunnar Solsakjer believes that the potential return of fans would be a welcome impact for United, who have struggled at Old Trafford so far this season.At present, Manchester is in tier 3, which does not allow supporters in the stadium, but should the tier be switched, the club says they have the facilities to house up to 23,000 supporters.And Solskjaer says that he is eager to

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer believes the potential return of fans to Old Trafford could have an instant impact on Manchester United's home form.United have won just one of their six home games in the Premier League this season, whereas their form on the road has been scintillating so far.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer is confident David de Gea can recover from his error that led to Manchester United's Champions League elimination against RB Leipzig. De Gea was accused of 'bottling it' by United legend Paul Scholes for Justin Kluivert's winner that relegated United to the Europa League knockout stages.