Pablo Zabaleta makes Man City Champions League prediction

direct to your inboxManchester City and Manchester United are battling it out for the Premier League title this season, but if one of them was to drop down to fourth place, there could be a loophole that has an impact.As it stands, City top the table, three points clear of second-placed United, but the league leaders have a game in hand on their neighbours.Leicester City are in third after they capitalised on Liverpool's 1-0 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion on Wednesday evening.Both Manchester

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester City and Manchester United will both finish above Liverpool this season, according to the latest supercomputer predictor.City are the current Premier League leaders, with Pep Guardiola's side boasting a three-point lead over United. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 's team were emphatic on Tuesday evening as they thumped Southampton 9-0 and subsequently moved back to four points ahead of reigning champions Liverpool.

direct to your inboxJohn Terry thinks Manchester City are still the team to beat in the Premier League this season after tipping the current leaders for the title.City are now three points clear of Manchester United with a game in-hand on their neighbours.

straight to your inboxManchester City have made no changes to their 'A List' squad for the Champions League knockout stages ahead of their last-16 tie against Borussia Monchengladbach.Sergio Aguero has missed much of the season with injury and Covid-19 issues, and is included again after returning to training this week.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola continued to insist after Manchester City’s 12th consecutive win that his players needed to focus on their next game and their reaction to when they do drop points.But he made sure to tell them privately just how remarkable their recent run has been.City are enjoying the third-best winning run both under Guardiola and in their history.

straight to your inboxThe manager of Udinese has confirmed that the Italian club are signing Manchester City winger Jayden Braaf. Despite being regarded as one of City's most talented youngsters, Braaf has hardly been involved at youth team level this season and has made just two appearances amid uncertainty on his future.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer fears Manchester City's consistency could see them run away with the Premier League title after they supplanted United at the top of the table.City's 5-0 thrashing of West Brom on Tuesday night preceded United's shock 2-1 home defeat to Sheffield United on Wednesday, leaving Pep Guardiola's side a point clear with a game in hand.Since they were held to a 1-1 home draw by West Brom on December 15, City have won seven consecutive league

direct to your inboxGary Lineker has sent Manchester United and Liverpool a "frightening" Premier League title warning after Manchester City climbed to the top of the table.City thumped West Bromwich Albion 5-0 at the Hawthorns on Tuesday night to leapfrog United and go top for the first time this season.

straight to your inboxManchester City could go to the top of the Premier League with a win against West Brom on Tuesday, albeit temporarily, with rivals Manchester United in action on Wednesday.City will be without Kevin De Bruyne, Sergio Aguero, Nathan Ake and Kyle Walker for the trip to The Hawthorns this midweek, with Ruben Dias and John Stones set to start once again in the centre of City's defence.Bernardo Silva should drop into midfield alongside Ilkay Gundogan and Rodri, whilst Phil

direct to your inboxGareth Taylor heaped praise on Chloe Kelly as Manchester City Women netted seven goals for the second successive week. After a 7-0 victory over Aston Villa last weekend in the Barclays FA Women’s Super League, City followed it up with a 7-1 win away at Brighton & Hove Albion.

straight to your inbox every day for freeJamie Carragher believes the Premier League title race is still between Man City and Liverpool despite Manchester United topping the table. After two late goals helped City overcome Aston Villa 2-0 on Wednesday evening, United came from behind to beat Fulham 2-1 and return to the top of the Premier League table.

direct to your inboxManchester City will win the Premier League this season, that’s according to the latest prediction from Sporting Index.The English top flight already looks set to be it’s most competitive for a generation, with a handful of teams believing they can win the title.Both City and Manchester United will be in that group that have realistic aspirations of lifting the trophy in May, with the halfway point of the season not too far away.The two local rivals have already gone into

direct to your inboxGary Lineker has given his thoughts on this season's 'fascinating' Premier League title chase after watching the latest matches involving Manchester United, Liverpool and Manchester City.United currently lead the way after they drew 0-0 with Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday to remain three points clear of the defending champions. City then laid down a marker by beating Crystal Palace 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium to move up to second in the table.

straight to your inboxManchester City will be hoping to continue their winning run in the Premier League this weekend, as they face Crystal Palace on Sunday.City have won their last four league games which has seen them move up into third, with Pep Guardiola's side also having a game in hand over both Liverpool and Manchester United at the top of the table.Gabriel Jesus and Ferran Torres are available once again for City this weekend, but Sergio Aguero, Aymeric Laporte, Nathan Ake and Eric

straight to your inboxBarcelona presidential candidate Joan Laporta has claimed that Lionel Messi wants to stay at the Nou Camp.Messi rocked the footballing world in the summer when he announced he wanted to leave Barcelona due to complaints over how the club was run, with Manchester City being inserted as the immediate favourites to sign him.After weeks of wild speculation, the six-time Ballon d'Or winner eventually revealed he would be staying at Barca after all, in order to avoid a court

straight to your inbox every day for freePaul Pogba does not believe that the result of Sunday's match between Manchester United and Liverpool will determine which team will go onto win the Premier League.United moved to the summit of the table for the first time in over three years on Tuesday after Pogba struck late on to earn a hard-fought 1-0 win over Burnely.

direct to your inboxThe date and kick-off times for the FA Cup forth round have been confirmed.Manchester United will welcome fierce rivals Liverpool to Old Trafford on Sunday, January 24, with kick-off coming at 5pm. It will be shown live on BBC One.