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straight to your inboxPep Guardiola says Manchester City need to take their Champions League dead rubber seriously if they want to consider themselves a big team. The Blues confirmed top spot in the group with a drab 0-0 draw at Porto, ensuring an easier draw on paper in the last-16 of the knockout competition next year.

direct to your inboxNew post-Brexit transfer rules affecting Manchester United and Manchester City have been confirmed.One of the major changes will mean they cannot sign overseas players under the age of 18 once the United Kingdom officially leaves the European Union at the end of this year.And clubs will also be restricted to three overseas signings under the age of 21 from January, and only six foreign players per season.The Football Association, Premier League, EFL have agreed a framework

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straight to your inbox every day, freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer was coy at the prospect of Donny van de Beek starting for Manchester United at Southampton on Sunday.Van de Beek excelled in a deep-lying midfield role alongside Fred in United's 4-1 Champions League stroll against Istanbul Basaksehir but is yet to start in the Premier League.The 23-year-old Dutchman has come off the bench six times in the league but the standard of his performance against Basaksehir is bound to fuel calls for Van de

Andrew Wadsworth, 37, accepts killing 32-year-old Melissa Belshaw but denies murdering her.Jurors were told that he had been released from prison two months before the incident at Ms Belshaw's home on Upholland Road in Wigan.In November 2011 he was sent to jail after being convicted of two counts of robbery, two counts of possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, aggravated burglary and causing grievous bodily harm with intent.On day five of the trial at Manchester Crown Court,

straight to your inbox every day, freeWest Brom manager Slaven Bilic fumed at the refereeing decisions that went against his side during their defeat by Manchester United.

straight to your inbox every day, freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer believes Manchester United have addressed the balance of their squad with the addition of Edinson Cavani.Cavani, 33, joined United on deadline day despite the club's preference for new signings aged between 23 and 28 - an age bracket that Harry Maguire, Bruno Fernandes, Donny van de Beek and Alex Telles fell into at the time of their arrivals.Almost all of United's outgoings on Solskjaer's watch have been players in their 30th year or

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United are keeping tabs on Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos with his contract due to expire at the end of the season, according to reports.United intended to strengthen their defensive options during the summer transfer window but the failure to offload fringe players such as Phil Jones and Marcos Rojo meant they were unable to add to the department.

straight to your inbox every day, freeWest Brom boss Slaven Bilic is under no illusions about the size of his team's task at Old Trafford on Saturday night.Manchester United host the Baggies looking for their first home Premier League win of the season, at the fifth attempt. United are desperately trying to eradicate inconsistencies in their form under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer this term and build on an excellent win at Everton before the international break.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola says Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al-Mubarak persuaded him to sign his new contract, as he expanded on the role his backroom staff played in his decision to stay.Guardiola will now stay at City until 2023, signing a two-year contract extension to end weeks of speculation over his future.

straight to your inbox every day, freeBarcelona and Real Madrid are keen on signing Bruno Fernandes from Manchester United at the end of the season, according to reports.The Portugal midfielder has quickly become a firm favourite at Old Trafford since his arrival last January and has been one of the club's top-performers ever since.Previous links with a move to Spain were continuously mentioned during his time with Sporting Lisbon and, rather unsurprisingly, the rumours have emerged once again.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City headlines for the morning of Wednesday November 18.Gareth Southgate has joined Pep Guardiola and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in publicly questioning why Premier League managers are unable to make five substitutions this season.Five changes were permitted for Project Restart, but clubs voted to do away with the rule change for the start of the 2020/21 campaign despite concerns over how the shortened schedule would affect the fitness of players.Both

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United fans are split on whether they would have liked the club to sign Raul Jimenez, following the Wolves striker's recent transfer claim.Though other positions have tended to be the priority, United have been on the lookout for a new striker capable of leading the line for a number of years in the past two transfer windows, but on both occasions have had to settle for more short-term alternatives instead.Norwegian prodigy Erling Braut Haaland

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straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United legend Wayne Rooney has taken another step towards management after Derby County parted company with boss Phillip Cocu.United's all-time top scorer Rooney was player-coach under Cocu, who has left the Rams "by mutual consent" along with assistant manager Chris van der Weerden and specialist first-team coach Twan Scheepers. Derby are bottom of the Championship table, with only one win and six points from their opening 11 games.

straight to your inbox every day, freeWolves striker Raul Jimenez has confirmed that Manchester United made an approach to sign him, though a deal never came close to completion.United have been on the hunt for a new long-term striker for the last two windows but on both occasions have had to settle for short-term alternatives.After failing in a move for Erling Braut Haaland in January, Odion Ighalo was instead brought in on loan.