The mood in Man City's dressing room ahead of derby clash with Manchester United

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Manchester United continue their Europa League campaign on Thursday evening, as the Reds take on Italian giants AC Milan at San Siro.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola may have disagreed with "Mr Zinchenko" over the notion that Manchester City can win the Quadruple - but the manager is doing everything he can to turn the impossible into a reality. The City boss doesn't want his players to get carried away with talk of trophies when they still haven't won one yet this season, with their incredible 21-match winning run in all competitions achieved by only focusing on the next opponents in front of them.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola warned Raheem Sterling that he will soon have even more competition for a place in the squad after leaving him out of the squad to face Fulham.Sterling, 26, has been one of the most-used and most successful players under Guardiola at Manchester City; only two outfield players have more minutes than him this season and his goal at Anfield last month saw him become the third ever player - after Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero - to score 100 goals on the Catalan’s

straight to your inbox every day for free Wayne Rooney has hailed the 'excellence' of Teden Mengi after his Man of the Match display for Derby on Wednesday night. The Manchester United loanee kept an impressive clean sheet away at Barnsley as the Rams were held to an encouraging goalless draw in the Championship.

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 inboxManchester City are determined to bounce back from their disappointing derby defeat by Manchester United, defender Aleks Zinchenko says.City were poor and outplayed by United, who inflicted a first defeat on the league leaders in 29 games. It was a case of one game too much for the Blues, but they remain in control of the Premier League title and are still in the other three cup competitions.

straight to your inbox every day for freeMarcus Rashford reminded one Manchester United fan of Wayne Rooney during Sunday's Premier League victory over Manchester City, as supporters praised his defensive work-rate in the second half. Rashford helped United beat Pep Guardiola's men 2-0 at the Etihad Stadium to end City's 21-match winning streak.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans have all voiced their delight after watching Luke Shaw score against Manchester City.The Englishman has enjoyed a fantastic season for United, rising to the challenge set by the arrival of Alex Telles and was named the club's Player of the Month for February.Shaw added his first Premier League goal of the season with a fine finish against City after quick-thinking from Dean Henderson allowed the 25-year-old to dart up the field and

straight to your inboxManchester City take on Manchester United in the Manchester Derby on Sunday afternoon as they saunter to another Premier League title, but Pep Guardiola admitted that he didn't recognise his team earlier in the season.Man City sit 14 points clear of their rivals. They also have a game-in-hand and are massively strong favourites to win their third league title in four years.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United go into the derby against Manchester City on Sunday with several injury problems. United face a tough ask against their rivals, who are on a 21-game winning streak and are 14 points clear at the top of the Premier League table.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer intends to honour the traditions of Sir Matt Busby and Sir Alex Ferguson by building his Manchester United side around "pace, power and quick attacks".United face a record-breaking Manchester City side at the Etihad today and the success Pep Guardiola has achieved at Barcelona, Bayern Munich and City has led to some copycat ideas in how the game is played.Guardiola has rewritten the coaching manual during his managerial career and his

straight to your inboxBefore Manchester City's win over Wolves this week, statisticians rated their chances of winning the Premier League title as 99.9 per cent. Fast forward two days, and City scored three late goals to edge past a stubborn Wolves side for a 21st straight win.

straight to your inboxManchester City are buoyant after another Premier League weekend where their winning run marched on, and their main rivals dropped points.City's hard-fought win over in-form West Ham was their 20th in a row in all competitions, extending their lead at the top to 13 points. Second placed Manchester United reduced that to 12 points with another boring draw in a big game, while third placed Leicester were beaten by Arsenal.