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It seems most pundits are predicting a comfortable win for Manchester City over Manchester United in this Sunday’s derby.

Manchester City have the chance to go top of the Premier League for at least a few hours on Saturday when they take on Everton.

Pep Guardiola banged his hand on the table to emphasise his point for him.

Manchester City are on the brink of an historic success as they take on Brazilian giants Fluminense in the Club World Cup final.

Noel Gallagher has been announced to perform during a special Later…With Jools Holland episode that’s dedicated entirely to him.Holland revealed his forthcoming appearance “later in the series” during last night’s (June 10) episode of the show on BBC Two.He also previewed the special with Gallagher’s live performance of ‘Open The Door, See What You Find’, taken from his new album ‘Council Skies‘. You can view footage below.The performance will feature a number of live takes from his recent LP.It comes after Arctic Monkeys recently featured in special dedicated entirely to them last November.That show saw the Sheffield band join host Holland for an intimate performance of songs from their album ‘The Car‘, including ‘There’d Better Be A Mirrorball‘ and ‘Body Paint‘.Meanwhile, Gallagher was last night serenaded by Manchester City fans at a bar in San Diego after he was unable to attend the Champions League final in Istanbul due to touring commitments in the US.Speaking about not attending the final earlier this week, he told the club’s official website: “I won’t be in Istanbul – I always make sure the dates around the Champions League are free and usually that’s always around the end of May.

If City don’t make it a Treble tomorrow by beating Inter Milan in the Champions League final, you have to start wondering if they will ever do it.

Manchester City are two wins away from an historic treble as they prepare for two cup finals in the space of a week.

Trent Alexander-Arnold described the destination of the Premier League title as “obvious” as he backed Manchester City to win all of their remaining games and come out on top.

Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher believes it would be increasingly difficult to argue that Manchester City are not the greatest English football team if they win the Champions League this season.

When Pep Guardiola begins to feel the nerves kick in at the Etihad on Wednesday night, he will know it is a good sign. This is the biggest game of the Premier League season so far but when Guardiola thinks of the uncertainty that 90 minutes will bring, he will feel his heart rate rising.

Kevin De Bruyne is enjoying the "privilege" of chasing down a historic treble with Manchester City and believes the Blues can achieve the holy grail of Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League this season.

Reports this week have suggested that Chelsea are interested in signing Manchester City centre-back Nathan Ake, although MEN Sport understands City have no intention of letting the Dutch international leave this summer.

Manchester City left-back Oleksandr Zinchenko may have dropped the biggest hint yet that he wants to seek a new challenge this forthcoming summer.

Fernandinho says the love and respect he has had from Manchester City fans has been a big factor in him staying at the club for nine years. And the Brazilian ace, who plays his final game against Aston Villa on Sunday - when he hopes to lift the Premier League trophy for the fifth time - says he is virtually a Mancunian now.

Steven Gerrard has defended his Aston Villa side ahead of their role in Sunday's Premier League final day - where they face Manchester City at the Etihad.

Michael Owen agrees with Jurgen Klopp that the title race is not over, but accepts Liverpool's draw against Tottenham was a bitter blow to their chances. Manchester City were offered an advantage in their pursuit for a fourth Premier League crown in five seasons without even kicking a ball on Saturday afternoon.

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Manchester City recovered from a 3-2 loss against Tottenham Hotspur with a late 1-0 win against Everton on Saturday afternoon, but the attacking performance was not at its free-flowing best. One reason might be a slight tactical change from Pep Guardiola – moving Bernardo Silva into the front three.

Chris Sutton believes Manchester City could regret signing Jack Grealish rather than Harry Kane last summer by the end of the season.

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straight to your inboxThe result of Sunday's Manchester derby is unlikely to change the expected destination of the Premier League title, but it could delay Manchester City's coronation date. If City had increased their lead to 17 points with a derby win over Manchester United, they could have had the title wrapped up as soon as April 17 in five games' time had that lead remained in that spell.

direct to your inboxManchester City will be looking to achieve their third Premier League double over Wolves for the first time in almost nine years. The in-form side won their 20th consecutive game in all competitions at the weekend and have no lost in 37 midweek Premier League home matches since losing 1-0 to Tottenham Hotspur in May 2010.

direct to your inboxManchester United's Champions League exit makes the derby more dangerous for Manchester City, according to Kevin De Bruyne.A much-changed Blues XI cruised to an unimportant European victory over Marseille 24 hours after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side had sensationally been relegated to the Europa League following a dramatic game with RB Leipzig.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola said he will look to his academy for players to help relieve pressure on his Manchester City team squad for tonight's Carabao Cup clash with Bournemouth.Having beaten Wolves in the Premier League on Monday without seven first team regulars, City take on Bournemouth tonight and Leicester on Sunday.

straight to your inboxManchester City had a 20-man outfield squad training ahead of the Premier League trip to Wolves to start the season. In a video posted by the club, Pep Guardiola put his players through their paces with an energetic passing drill, as the two new summer signings took an active part at the City Football Academy.

straight to your inboxManchester United fans have urged the club to make a move for Cristiano Ronaldo if Lionel Messi ends up joining rivals Manchester City this summer.The Barcelona superstar handed in a transfer request on Tuesday and aims to leave the club on a free transfer thanks to a clause in his contract.

straight to your inbox Manchester City have included young goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu in their squad for the final stages of the Champions League season. City are back in action on Friday as they play the second leg of their last-16 tie against Real Madrid, with the Blues leading 2-1 from the first leg.

straight to your inboxGood evening, these are your Manchester City headlines for Saturday August 1.Napoli president Aurelio Di Laurentiis has stated the price it will take for him to allow Kalidou Koulibaly to leave the club - and it is ten million euros lower than the last time he was asked about it.Last month, Di Laurentiis said: "If City or United or PSG with €100m (£90m) showed up, I would think about it [selling Koulibaly] and it is probable that they [the player] would leave, always if their will was to leave.”Now, Di Laurentiis has told Sky Italia: “Kalidou is a wonderful person and of course it’d be sad to lose him.“Everything has a time and a place, even when it comes to going our separate ways.

Kevin de Bruyne is right to consider leaving Manchester City if their two-year ban from the Champions League was upheld, according to former defender Joleon Lescott.