Pep Guardiola's Phil Foden decision made Manchester United question their Mr Reliable vs Man City

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans are not happy about Man City’s second goal against West Brom.Pep Guardiola’s side took the lead at The Hawthorns thanks to a strike from Ilkay Gundogan, before Joao Cancelo added a second before the half-hour mark.Gundogan later added a third for City, before Riyad Mahrez scored a fourth in first-half stoppage time in a frantic first half, but it was the second goal which attracted the most controversy.As Bernardo Silva was played

straight to your inbox every day for freeOwen Hargreaves believes Manchester United's transition period over the past few years has been the reason behind Paul Pogba's inconsistent form. Pogba is now enjoying arguably the best form of his five-year United career, and scored the second winning goal for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side in the 2-1 win at Fulham on Wednesday night.

straight to your inbox every day for freeHere is your Manchester United morning digest for Thursday, January 21.United overturned a one-goal deficit to pick up a crucial three points away at Fulham last night.Ademola Lookman opened the scoring for the hosts, but Edinson Cavani equalised in the first-half.The struggling Cottagers were defensively resolute against United and it took a moment of magic from Paul Pogba to secure the three points for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side.Pogba touched the ball

straight to your inbox every day for freePaul Pogba admitted he didn't expect to score such a 'beautiful' goal with his weaker foot after his winner against Fulham on Wednesday night.Manchester United came from behind to win 2-1 at Craven Cottage as goals from Edinson Cavani and Pogba secured the three points. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side had to dig deep for the victory - with their winning goal coming via a moment of magic from the French midfielder.

straight to your inbox every day for freeDimitar Berbatov admits he would love to see Paul Pogba stay at Manchester United and finally put his transfer 'soap opera' behind him.The French midfielder impressed for United in their weekend draw away at Liverpool as he continued an encouraging run of form in the first-team.Pogba's time at Old Trafford has largely been overshadowed by an unfortunate injury record as well as continued speculation over a move to Real Madrid.The 27-year-old himself

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola marked the fourth anniversary of Gabriel Jesus ’ arrival at Manchester City by saying the Brazil star "knows" what he has to do to improve. The 23-year-old joined up with the Blues in January 2017 after City agreed to delay the move so he could finish a title-winning season with Palmeiras.Since then Jesus has scored an impressive 72 goals in 166 appearances, a goals-per-game average that would be stunning in most teams.

straight to your inbox every day for freePaul Scholes said Manchester United's players made the wrong decisions in key second-half moments against Liverpool. Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba saw major late opportunities saved by Liverpool keeper Alisson, as United played out a 0-0 draw at Anfield.

straight to your inbox every day for freePaul Scholes has boldly declared that Manchester United are capable of winning the Premier League this season but has named one key area of improvement.United tackle Liverpool in a top of the table clash on Sunday at Anfield, entering the game with a three-point margin following the midweek triumph against Burnley.

straight to your inbox every day for free Paul Pogba believes that Sir Alex Ferguson was ultimately the driving factor beyond the club's success during his reign at Manchester United.The legendary manager lifted 38 trophies in 26-years at the Old Trafford helm, delivering the Premier League title in his final season eight years ago.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has seen Phil Foden as a cut above in recent weeks in everything he has done at Manchester City. After not starting a league game between October and December, the 20-year-old has been almost immovable from the team in recent weeks with five starts in the last six matches in all competitions, and was the man of the match as the Blues beat Brighton.

straight to your inbox every day for freeIn the absence of supporters, Manchester United had the Scottish growl of Darren Fletcher to provide their away-day soundtrack at Burnley.

straight to your inbox every day for free Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes Manchester United are seeing the best of Paul Pogba at the moment after another influential display in the win at Burnley.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola queried how effective the new protocols for Covid-19 can be in preventing contact on the pitch after Manchester City's FA Cup win over Birmingham. With more regular testing introduced recently across clubs following outbreaks including Newcastle, City, and Fulham, the PFA this week reminded all players not to celebrate with teammates at goals or swap shirts at the end of games in a bid to reduce contact and keep infection rates down.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola is not sure when he will be able to call on Sergio Aguero with the Manchester City striker isolating after coming into contact with someone who has tested positive for Covid-19.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer wanted to test Scott McTominay's reaction to being appointed captain for the first time in his Manchester United career.McTominay, 24, led United for the FA Cup third round visit of Watford and scored the only goal of the game for his fourth strike of the season.Former United manager Jose Mourinho regularly rhapsodized about McTominay's character and, after a slow start under Solskjaer, the Scotland international has become a key cog

straight to your inbox every day for freeJames Garner will not line up for Watford at Old Trafford on Saturday night as FA Cup rules make him ineligible to feature against his parent club. Garner is currently on loan at Vicarage Road from United having joined the Hornets for the duration of the 2020-21 season.

straight to your inbox every day for freeDean HendersonMade his Old Trafford career debut and saved well from Riyad Mahrez after conceding a soft goal. 6Aaron Wan-BissakaMight have asked Phil Foden to switch wings with his patsy, Raheem Sterling.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola asked his Manchester City side for the same level of intensity in the second half of their Carabao Cup semi-final win over Manchester United to book their place in a fourth successive final.City and United had exchanged blows in the opening 45 minutes, with both sides having goals ruled out for offside and both goalkeepers making superb saves.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United have included Dean Henderson and Victor Lindelof in their side to face Manchester City tonight.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has picked a strong team for the Carabao Cup semi-final clash at Old Trafford, with Bruno Fernandes, Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford starting.United have made just the two changes from the 11 that beat Aston Villa 2-1 on New Year's Day.

straight to your inbox Phil Foden says Manchester City's brilliant first half performance at Chelsea was down to Pep Guardiola's 'genius' preparation. City hit Chelsea with two goals in three minutes, and followed up with a third shortly after to take complete control of the clash at Stamford Bridge before 35 minutes had been played.