Manchester City are at Old Trafford for the 191st Manchester Derby this afternoon and Pep Guardiola has picked a tried-and-trusted side.
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Manchester City suffered back-to-back Premier League defeats for the first time since 2018 upon their 1-0 loss to Arsenal on Sunday.
The match saw few clear-cut chances with most of the drama coming within a 10-minute period. After Arsenal’s deflected shot found the net on 86 minutes, there was a bust-up between City players and the Gunners bench after full-time. The FA says it is not going to take any further action and now the reason for the melee has been revealed.
Josko Gvardiol, meanwhile, started the game in defence but was left dissatisfied by the champions’ zest at the other end of the pitch as the Blues drew a blank.
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Kyle Walker confronted former colleague Nicolas Jover near the tunnel after Manchester City's defeat following the Arsenal coach's behaviour when they met last season. City defender Walker was at the forefront of Blues visibly annoyed by the sight of Jover at the side of the pitch waiting for them after Arsenal's 1-0 win.
Erling Haaland was among the players seen backing up Walker before the England international was led away down the tunnel. The incident was a fiery outburst at the end of a timid affair on the pitch and provoked lengthy discussion in the post-match broadcast coverage that included Pep Guardiola's admission in his press conference that he knew what had happened but would not share it.
It is understood that while there were no problems with Jover when he worked at the club or with his decision to follow Mikel Arteta to North London, there was disappointment among City players last season when Jover refused to shake their hands after their two
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