Pep Guardiola reacts to Manchester United's result vs Liverpool

straight to your inbox every day for freeHarry Maguire sent Bruno Fernandes a cheeky message following Manchester United's FA Cup victory over Liverpool. United knocked Jurgen Klopp's men out of the competition in Sunday's thrilling fourth round tie at Old Trafford.

straight to your inbox every day for freeMore than 10 million people watched the BBC coverage of Manchester United's victory over Liverpool, presenter Gary Lineker has revealed.The FA Cup fourth round tie at Old Trafford on Sunday was broadcast live on BBC One. There was always likely to be plenty of interest in the match - and viewers were not disappointed as United edged a thrilling encounter 3-2.

straight to your inbox every day for freeHere is your Manchester United morning digest on Monday, January 25.Manchester United edged a five-goal thriller against arch-rivals Liverpool to progress into the fifth round of the FA Cup yesterday.Bruno Fernandes scored a free-kick late in the tie after coming off the bench in the second half.Mohamed Salah initially put the visitors 1-0 up at Old Trafford with a chip over Dean Henderson before Mason Greenwood equalised later in the first half with a

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola suggested Eric Garcia could leave Manchester City this month after resigning himself to losing the centre-back.Garcia stunned his club last summer when he informed them that he no longer saw a future for himself at the Etihad and wished instead to return to former club Barcelona.

straight to your inbox every day for freeAlan Shearer and Ian Wright disagreed over the decision to give Manchester United the free-kick which Bruno Fernandes scored the winner against Liverpool from.Fernandes came off the substitutes’ bench to score the vital goal in United 's 3-2 victory over Liverpool in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United take on rivals Liverpool on Sunday evening for the second week in a row; this time in the FA Cup. More than 4.5million people tuned in to the 0-0 draw between the sides at Anfield on Sky Sports last weekend - a record Premier League viewing on the service - though that could be bettered with the game free to view this time around.

United will be without Phil Jones, Brandon Williams and Marcos Rojo through injury against Liverpool, whilst Dean Henderson is likely to start in place of David De Gea, and players like Nemanja Matic, Donny van de Beek and Alex Telles are all pushing to start.However, Scott McTominay, Fred, Bruno Fernandes, Edinson Cavani and Paul Pogba are all likely to start having been in good form in recent weeks.* Click here to subscribe to Level up! The esports and gaming show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify,

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United take on Liverpool for the second time in a week on Sunday as they host their fierce rivals in the FA Cup.United recorded a goalless draw at Anfield in the Premier League last week, seeing two late chances saved by Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson.The result kept the Reds ahead of Jurgen Klopp's side in the Premier League title race and they extended their lead in midweek by beating Fulham whilst Liverpool lost to Burnley.Yet the FA Cup

straight to your inbox every day for freeDonny van de Beek will be involved for Manchester United against Liverpool after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted the midfielder isn't happy with his playing time so far this season.The £35million summer signing from Ajax has started just two Premier League games and has played just 15 per cent of United's league minutes at the halfway stage of the competition.Van de Beek's last start was in the FA Cup third-round win over Watford and he's been an unused

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola was left hoping on Wednesday night that the injuries that forced Kyle Walker and Kevin De Bruyne off against Aston Villa will not be too serious.Manchester City continued their good form, winning their sixth straight league game and ninth in all competitions to reach the Premier League summit for the first time this season thanks to late goals from Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan.However, they had to make do without two of their starting XI for long spells.

straight to your inboxJohn Stones has revealed how he revamped every aspect of his game in a bid to resurrect his Manchester City career.And the England defender says that his exciting new partnership with Ruben Dias has been the other key factor in his spectacular return to form.Stones scored twice in the 4-0 win over Crystal Palace, but more importantly, the clean sheet made it one goal against that pair in their last ten games together.Talk of Stones and Dias being one of the great Premier

direct to your inboxPep Guardiola called upon an answer he has used before when asked how he will spend his 50th birthday today.The Manchester City boss saw his side produce a professional performance mixed with moments of individual quality on Saturday to beat Crystal Palace 4-0 and move up to second in the Premier League with a game in hand over leaders Manchester United.United had earlier drawn 0-0 with Liverpool, allowing City to move above Liverpool and to within two points of United with a

direct to your inboxPep Guardiola says Manchester City will experience bad moments in their quest to win the Premier League this season.Guardiola saw City move above Liverpool into second place after beating Crystal Palace on Sunday, and two points behind leaders Manchester United with a game in hand over both.

straight to your inbox every day for freeBruno Fernandes expressed his dismay at being substituted in Manchester United's goalless draw with Liverpool when Scott McTominay had just been injured.The United staff were about to remove Fernandes for Mason Greenwood but McTominay went down and required treatment from the club physio Richard Hawkins.United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer instructed goalkeeping coach Richard Hartis not to put the electronic board up after the Scot urged United to wait on

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer hailed Paul Pogba's 'excellent' display on the right-hand side in Manchester United's goalless stalemate with Liverpool.Pogba was widely expected to line up on the left to accommodate the returns of Scott McTominay and Fred in central midfield but the Frenchman started on the right for the first time in his United career.Anthony Martial switched to the left, with Marcus Rashford up front, and even though the blunt Martial made way for

straight to your inbox every day for freeHere is your Manchester United morning digest for Monday, January 18.Pep talkPep Guardiola insisted that Manchester City were not focusing on the golden opportunity given to them by Liverpool and Manchester United.An underwhelming goalless draw at Anfield between Liverpool and United handed City the opportunity to move second in the Premier League if they beat Crystal Palace, with the Blues able to go top of the table by winning both games in hand over

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola could not find the words to express Kevin De Bruyne's brilliance after another majestic assist helped Manchester City on their way to a 4-0 win over Crystal Palace.Crystal Palace were making life difficult for the hosts before a brilliant ball from the right spun into the box from De Bruyne and was headed in by John Stones for the opening goal.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer lauded Paul Pogba's display for Manchester United against Liverpool, after revealing the tactical instruction he gave the Frenchman. Solskjaer told Pogba to marshal Liverpool left-back Andy Robertson, hence the 27-year-old playing in a slightly unfamiliar wide-right role for United at Anfield.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has named a strong Manchester City side to face Crystal Palace, but Rodri has dropped to the bench.City can move up to third in the Premier League with a win, but Palace have taken four points from their last two league visits to the Etihad and will pose a threat this evening.Guardiola confirmed before the match that City's Covid-19 outbreak is clearing up, but Sergio Aguero is still unavailable as he is isolating after coming into contact with someone who

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