Split loyalties and wind-ups - Manchester derby day at Phil Foden's house

direct to your inboxManchester United have seen the best from Paul Pogba since his agent Mino Raiola's controversial transfer comments at the start of the month. That is according to former United player Phil Neville, who believes Pogba could lead Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side to the Premier League title this season, on current form.

straight to your inbox every day for freePaul Pogba moved into a more adventurous role in Manchester United's successful quest for a breakthrough in their 1-0 win over Wolves.United rose to second in the Premier League table through Marcus Rashford's 93rd minute deflected winner in what was their first league victory over Wolves since 2012.Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took off Alex Telles at half-time in favour of the more direct Luke Shaw at left-back and Anthony Martial emerged just after the

straight to your inbox every day for freePaul Scholes has hailed the impact Bruno Fernandes has had on Manchester United and said the Portuguese midfielder is a better player than he was.Fernandes has been directly involved in 31 goals in only 28 Premier League appearances since joining United from Sporting Lisbon in January.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has challenged Phil Foden to improve his decision-making if he is to fulfil his potential as a "uniquely special" player.The Manchester City manager has raved about the England prospect ever since he arrived at the Etihad in 2016 and the 20-year-old has firmly established himself in one of the best squads in world football; only five outfield players have more minutes than him this season.Foden underlined his qualities in the 4-1 win over Arsenal in the

direct to your inboxAfter a grim year of covid, many among us will be looking forward to time off this Christmas.But for key workers the festive period doesn't always bring a break - and some members of the workforce will even clock in on Christmas Day.Bus driver Rob Parry, 55, from Wythenshawe is among them. A Stagecoach employee for 23 years, he said he volunteered to work on Christmas Day to 'make up' for a period of shielding at the start of the pandemic."I'm just glad I could help in some

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola used the Manchester weather to suggest that Manchester City's goalscoring issues are not over. The defending Carabao Cup champions put four past Arsenal to reach the semi-finals of the competition, with Gabriel Jesus, Riyad Mahrez, Phil Foden and Aymeric Laporte all netting at the Emirates.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOwen Hargreaves believes Manchester United must start Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes together, no matter what, and can challenge for the title by doing so.United became only the fourth team in top-flight history to win ten consecutive away league matches with a 3-2 win against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on Thursday.Despite comments made his by agent Mino Raiola over his future at the club last week, Pogba started in midfield alongside Nemanja Matic,

straight to your inboxIt's safe to say Manchester City fans don't agree with the latest claim from their Liverpool counterparts when it comes to youngsters Phil Foden and Curtis Jones.Both exciting England midfield prospects are enjoying an increased role for their sides this year.

straight to your inboxJohn Stones is not in the squad for Manchester City's match against West Brom on Tuesday, though Phil Foden has returned to the starting XI.City will be looking to return to winning ways at the Etihad after they once again failed to string three victories together on Saturday after they drew in an extremely dull encounter with fierce rivals Manchester United.

direct to your inboxA Jet2 flight to Gran Canaria was forced to land at Manchester Airport following an onboard incident involving a 'disruptive passenger'. The Sunday afternoon flight from Belfast International to Las Palmas was diverted to Manchester after an incident which took place after the plane had taken off, BelfastLive reports.

straight to your inbox every day for freeIt only took five days but Paul Pogba finally addressed his future at Manchester United on Saturday night. "1,000 per cent involved," is what supporters are expected to believe — and perhaps they might've done, had Pogba's statement been issued at the start of the week — but it's difficult to see how they can believe him after he allowed his voluble agent to disrupt United's season at the worst possible time.

direct to your inboxMan City star Phil Foden wants to emulate Marcus Rashford's achievements at Manchester United and has labelled his England teammate as a "great role model". Ahead of Saturday's Manchester derby, Foden has spoken of his admiration for Rashford, who similarly broke through the United academy to become a first-team regular.

straight to your inboxJohn Stones can still play for England at Euro 2020 as he emerges from a prolonged dip in form and arrives into the best years of his career, according to Joleon Lescott.Stones lost his place in the national team after falling well down the pecking order at Manchester City last season, with questions over his future at the club.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United know their possible opponents in the last 32 of the Europa League after the final round of group phase matches in Europe's secondary club competition were played on Thursday night.United's continental campaign will resume in the manner they didn't want it to in the new year after back-to-back losses at the end of the Champions League group phase.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has been named in the FUT 21 TOTW 11 line-up after his fantastic goal against West Ham United at the weekend.Pogba scored United 's equaliser at the London Stadium on Saturday evening, which sparked the visitors' comeback. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 's side eventually won the match 3-1, with Mason Greenwood and Marcus Rashford also adding goals.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United legend Paul Scholes believes Paul Pogba has two options with his agent Mino Raiola: to tell him to shut up, or to sack him.The build-up to United's Champions League group-phase decider against RB Leipzig was dominated by Raiola's comments after he told Italian outlet Tuttosport that Pogba's United career was 'over'. Speaking prior to the game in the BT Sport studio, Scholes said Pogba needs to take action.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United great Rio Ferdinand has called on the club to silence Mino Raiola after his latest public outburst surrounding Paul Pogba. The outspoken Raiola declared on the eve of United 's decisive Champions League clash with RB Leipzig that Pogba's time at the club was 'over'.