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straight to your inboxRio Ferdinand jokingly accused Gary Lineker of "showing off" during his latest post-match interview with Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola. Lineker was speaking to Guardiola from the BT Sport studio following City's victory over Borussia Monchengladbach in the last 16 of the Champions League.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola says his current side are the WORST Manchester City team of his five-year reign. But the Blues boss was not knocking down his side as they step up the chase for all four major trophies by flying to Budapest for the second leg of their Champions League clash with Borussia Monchengladbach – he was simply reminding them they have won nothing yet.

direct to your inboxBorussia Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc said the club is prioritising finishing in the top four of the Bundesliga in order to keep Erling Haaland. With Sergio Aguero out of contract this summer, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola could look to recruit a new number nine, while United are also interested in adding a recognised striker to their forward line.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United are currently looking to consolidate second position in the Premier League this season, but they trail league leaders Man City by 14 points despite emerging with bragging rights in the derby.To bridge that gap next season, it seems likely United will have to conduct shrewd transfer business, an area in which the club has often appeared most incompetent in recent years.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola reckons the standard of football in the Premier League is better now than at any time in his five years here. The Manchester City manager was full of praise for tomorrow night’s opponents Fulham – fighting to avoid relegation despite playing some fine football - and for the bold approach of Wednesday’s opponents Southampton.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer said Manchester United youngster Amad will take bundles of confidence from his first goal for the club.United performed poorly in a 1-1 draw with AC Milan in their Europa League first leg at Old Trafford, but 18-year-old substitute Amad — who replaced the injured Anthony Martial at half-time — was a bright spot.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola is on countdown to Manchester City winning the Premier League title.Their relentless run to the trophy was halted on Sunday by Manchester United, who became the first team to take points off them in 22 games with a 2-0 win that reduces the gap at the top of the table back to 11 points. As the Blues take a moment to reflect on what they have achieved so far, it is an appropriate time to look at what is still to come.

straight to your inbox every day for freeRio Ferdinand has lauded Bruno Fernandes for having the bravery of taking penalties in games against the 'big six'.Manchester United beat runaway leaders Manchester City 2-0 at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon to reduce the deficit to their neighbours to 11 points.Fernandes opened the scoring for United after two minutes from the penalty spot after Gabriel Jesus brought down Anthony Martial.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer has urged Bruno Fernandes' Manchester United teammates to take on more responsibility if their talisman is marked out of the derby.United have found goalscoring difficult in games against the traditional big six this season, with a Fernandes penalty against Tottenham the only time they've found the back of the net in seven Premier League games against Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool and Spurs.Five of those seven matches

straight to your inbox every day for free Bruno Fernandes hasn’t looked himself in recent weeks, and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has received justified scrutiny over his decision to play the star midfielder against Real Sociedad at Old Trafford last week. Manchester United ’s European exertions have appeared to have caught up to Fernandes in his latest league outings, although the narrative that he’s the only player that’s currently underperforming is exhausting.

straight to your inboxRiyad Mahrez agrees with his manager after Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola had warned the squad that they would be dropped if standards dipped.City beat Wolves to move 15 points clear in the Premier League before Manchester United play on Wednesday.

straight to your inboxNathan Ake is finally due back in training for Manchester City after ten weeks out of action.The Holland international has not played since Boxing Day after suffering a training injury, and has been the only player unavailable to manager Pep Guardiola in the last week or two.Ake has made just nine appearances for the Blues since his £40million move from Bournemouth last summer, due to injury and the form of first-choice centre back pairing John Stones and Aymeric