Manchester City

As his Manchester City side slumped to a dismal 0-2 defeat to Southampton in the Carabao Cup manager Pep Guardiola was blunt. “Today was not even close to ...

But the body language depends on them and sometimes they are not good." Expanding on the side’s lack of readiness for the contest the Catalan added: ”When you are not prepared to play this game you arrive one inch late and don't score a goal. This is one of my main decisions when I choose the line-up,” he explained after the disappointing result against Everton. As City will know better than most, patchy home form does not deliver a title. Dropped points against Aston Villa, Everton and Brentford are evidence of that. New players have come and we continue with them.” Or the meek 1-1 draw against strugglers Everton in the previous home game? Normally we are a team that buys and didn’t sell much. There are many games you can start not good and overcome and we didn't do it.” not just first-team players - academy and loan players. "The better team won. We were not ready.

With that in mind, Sports Mole looks at how the forward has performed against the Citizens in the past. Manchester United's Marcus Rashford celebrates scoring ...

The forward famously found the back of the net in his first ever appearance against the Citizens at senior level, netting in a 1-0 success at the Etihad Stadium in the latter stages of the 2015-16 campaign. In the Premier League, the forward has won four, drawn two and lost seven of his 13 fixtures with the Citizens, in addition to winning one and losing two of his three EFL Cup matches with [Marcus Rashford](/people/marcus-rashford/) will be bidding to score in his ninth straight game at Old Trafford when [Manchester United](/football/man-utd/) welcome [Manchester City](/football/man-city/) for the [Manchester derby](/football/manchester-derby/) on Saturday afternoon.

On Saturday, January 14, at Old Trafford in Manchester, United will face City in a Premier League match. Kickoff is scheduled for 12.30pm GMT.

[USA Network](/topic/usa-network)in English and [Telemundo](/topic/telemundo)or Universo in Spanish. [Manchester](/topic/manchester)City fans are called Cityzens. [Manchester United](/topic/manchester-united)is taking on arch-rival Manchester City in a crucial [Premier League](/topic/premier-league)match. [Sky Sports](/topic/sky-sports), BT Sport, and Amazon Prime all stream and broadcast matches, with certain matches also appearing on TV. United's victory over Liverpool at Old Trafford on August 22 was the first in a run of results that has earned them the most points in the Premier League over that period. Man United vs.

Paul Merson thinks Man Utd are capable of 'really hurting' Man City as he has made his prediction for this weekend's derby at Old Trafford.

The number of players from Manchester in the derby had ceased to a trickle but now both City and United boast local lads to be proud of.

Neither club simply hand out opportunities to young players at the expense of success. Even then, the pathway to a starting place is not straightforward. He had started out at United initially, switching in no small part because the prospect of a private education made it more than just a football decision. It has been a mixed week for the United academy, with their defence of the Youth Cup ending in defeat at Stoke City on Wednesday night. The same would apply to much of United’s Youth Cup-winning side last season. City Select’s reputation is such that it is not uncommon for scouts from League One and League Two clubs to be spotted on the sidelines, hoping to pick up talent that falls just short of a top-flight academy. Between 30 to 40 scouts working with City will be found at local grassroots games across the catchment area on any given weekend. They opened academy development centres in Manchester, Yorkshire and Lancashire but also went deeper in the search for talent than before, recruiting younger players than they had in the past. Rules dictate that up to the age of nine, clubs can only sign youngsters who live within an hour’s drive of their training ground. There is a difference and many from Bury, Oldham, Stockport and elsewhere nearby identify with their local town rather than the city. Nedum Onouha, born in Warri, Nigeria, but raised in Manchester, flew the flag for locally sourced talent until his departure, leaving [Phil Foden](https://theathletic.com/football/player/phil-foden-XPGfB4Asse0ZuH48/) to pick it back up in 2018. At the Etihad, City had been without a local talent for a while longer.

Manchester United host Manchester City at Old Trafford in anticipation fixture in the Premier League on Saturday at noon.

Only Ruben Dias is available for City, and he won’t be back until late January due to hamstring problems. While Donny van de Beek is anticipated to miss the entire month of January due to a hamstring injury, Diogo Dalot is recovering and will return in a few days. Manchester United predicted lineup (4-2-3-1): He will look to perform at his peak at Old Trafford. Many had previously stated that the former Real Madrid player wouldn’t be able to demonstrate his talents, but Casemiro has been fantastic and now appears to be one of the Premier League’s top midfielders. The former Borussia Dortmund star, who was rested against the Saints, has been outstanding and has made scoring goals a habit.