Silva doubtful but Aguero, Jesus ready for Manchester derby: Guardiola

Zlatan Ibrahimovic will reportedly head to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to get his surgery done. The plus side is Wayne Rooney came back and scored against Burnley in Zlatan’s absence. “I played with Barcelona and won the Champions League with eight guys growing from the academy”, he said.

“Normally when something happens for the first time you know why it is the first time, so for it to happen after nine years is incredible”.

“But now, before such an important surgery, I think it’s a waste of time to speak about what next”. I’m all for a few goals.

Guardiola indicated that his team have not developed as well as he would have liked this season, pointing to a profligacy in front of goal and a tendency to concede at their own end even when dominating games.

“My focus at the minute is to help us try and reach the Europa League final and hopefully win it and to try and make sure we finish in the top four”.

“He’s an outstanding player and I think he made a good season”.

“What I’ve learned here is that the difficulty with the top and low teams are quite similar, in the way you face them”.

One flashpoint in a game that is too close to call, and the old tensions between the two managers could yet resurface.

“If you analyse the trophies, how many were we able to win this year?”

A busy close-season in the transfer market is expected in order to revamp an ailing squad, but the City boss maintains he has no regrets over his approach this term and takes pride in his players’ efforts. I work hard in training, and I just have to wait and get my chance, as I did against Burnley.

Neither team will see a draw in this fixture as good enough and will want to push for three points.

But the pair have not responded as their manager would have wished and remain sidelined for a game that sees Mourinho renew his fierce rivalry with City manager Pep Guardiola. “I don’t bring new people in, maybe that is a bad thing”. It can be the first season of better years.

“In the fundamentals he knows I’m the same one and he’s the same one”.

Carrick has picked up 34 England caps in an global career that started in 2001, while teenager Rashford has made eight senior appearances. Jose needs to be very clever in the summer. For Manchester City, striker Sergio Aguero is set to play while David Silva is doubtful.

I would have loved Pep to have come to Old Trafford. The results are a fact but the way we play every game we should talk about.