Man City's Ilkay Gundogan names surprise Everton player as his toughest opponent

Manchester United fans are split after the latest development surrounding Anthony Martial.

Manchester United are behind with £323, seeing a major jump after signing Cristiano Ronaldo, Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane in the summer.Liverpool's wage bill sits at £314m, but that's £11m less than the previous year despite handing new long-term contracts to the likes of Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Fabinho, Jordan Henderson, Alisson and Andy Robertson.However, that's probably due to the fact that there were some hefty bonuses included after Jurgen Klopp's side secured the Premier League title for the first time ever in the clubs history.North London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham pay the least out of the 'big six', with the Gunners slightly ahead of Tottenham as they pay £244m as opposed to the £205m that Spurs splash out.With the amount of money in football constantly rising, you can expect these figures to increase, especially with many high-profile stars likely to be on the move in the near future.

The fact Cristiano Ronaldo is 200/1 with Betfred to score a hat-trick at the Etihad tomorrow says it all.

Manchester United fans are split on whether they would be happy with Ralf Rangnick as the club’s permanent manager.

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.

Here are your Manchester City evening headlines for Friday, March 4.

On-loan Manchester United attacker Anthony Martial has been left out of Sevilla's 23-man squad for Friday evening's La Liga clash with Alaves, the Spanish club has confirmed.

Bernardo Silva successfully told his Man City teammates how to stop Cristiano Ronaldo before November's Manchester derby between the two sides.

Manchester United star, whose full name is Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, was born in Funchal, the capital of Portuguese island Madeira. He is the fourth child of Maria Dolores dos Santos Viveiros da Aveiro and José Dinis Aveiro, who were both keen on Reagan.Reagan went into politics with the Republican Party after a career in film and television and it appears that is where Ronaldo owes his now-famous name to.

Around two decades ago, Ralf Rangnick faced Jurgen Klopp while in charge of Hannover 96 in the Bundesliga. The two coaches weren't personal friends at the time, but their coaching styles appeared to be similar.

Manchester United are reportedly interested in Benfica star Darwin Nunez but they have been told they will need to splash out in excess of €60m (£50m) if they want to sign him.

Manchester United flop Bebe produced one of the finest moments of his career with a stunning Copa del Rey free-kick on Thursday evening which channelled his inner Cristiano Ronaldo.The 31-year-old, who joined United back in 2010 despite Sir Alex Ferguson having never seen him play, joined Rayo Vallecano for a second time back in 2018.Having scored seven goals last season - he broke his goalless streak after 27 matches this campaign with one of the goals of the season.With the tie sitting in the favour of Real Betis with just 10 minutes remaining of the semi-final second leg, the former Portugal youth international stepped up to take a free-kick from over 35 yards.Bebe put his head down and struck the ball with perfection following a focused run-up, drilling the ball over the wall and past Claudio Bravo on the goalkeeper's side.The forward pointed to the crowd with purpose as he was swamped by his colleagues having made the scoreline 1-0 on the night and 2-2 on aggregate.However, disaster would strike for the away side as Betis found an equaliser through Broja Inglesias - which would see them go through to the final to face Valencia in April.Having joined United from Vitoria de Guimaraes back in 2010, Bebe would only play seven times for the club over the next four years - but did manage two goals.Was Sir Alex too harsh on Bebe? Give us your thoughts in the comments sectionHe told the Mail of the move back in 2015: "It was a shock for me, too."For the week leading up to it, I thought the whole thing was a joke. I thought they were leading me on."Then I realised it was serious.

Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan has already spoken out against the European Super League and Champions League reform amid the re-emergence of the breakaway competition.

Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool among the Premier League sides to have learned of their next FA Cup opponents as the sides still in with a chance of glory continue to halve. Chelsea saw off the threat of Luton on Wednesday (March 2) with Liverpool edging past Norwich - having watched City beat Peterborough by two goals to nil the previous evening.

Hannibal Mejbri hopes he can learn from Cristiano Ronaldo as he eyes a first-team breakthrough at Manchester United.

Liverpool supporters in hysterics during their FA Cup clash against Norwich this week after his voice seemed to break at the worst possible time.The England international midfielder started the fixture on Wednesday (March 2) - as did Japan forward Minamino who scored both home goals to send them into the quarter-finals.However, that form didn't mean that Henderson would choose not to shout instruction to his colleague - but that backfired as his voice broke.A fan, who happened to be filming at the time, caught many around him breaking out in laughter at their skipper - who walked away looking disappointed as Minamino passed to James Milner.In an uncharacteristically high-pitch voice, the 27-year-old screamed: "TAKI, TAKI!"Despite a positive start from Norwich, they were unable to equalise following Minamino's double having got back into the game late on through Lukas Rupp.Jurgen Klopp said of his forward after the match: "His impression was obvious with scoring two goals and not only that – he had a lot more top, top football moments. "He was a constant threat tonight, he was mobile, he was quick.

Two United fans charged onto the pitch at Old Trafford when Cristiano Ronaldo scored the winning goal after becoming ‘overcome with emotion’.

For Man City fans, the home Manchester derby is traditionally the biggest game in the club’s fixture schedule.

Cristiano Ronaldo returned to Manchester United this summer, the Premier League braced itself for an almighty title challenge from the Red Devils.However, things haven't turned out as expected, and although Ronaldo is still scoring goals at the age of 37, he isn't finding the league as easy as he previously did during his first stint.The five-time Ballon d'Or winner made the shock exit from Juventus on Deadline Day this summer, but some fans have highlighted United as the reason that Ronaldo is starting to struggle.But Ronaldo has been told to quit all together by a former Real Madrid star, who believes that the Portugal captain has been finding it tough "for two years". Brazilian legend Ze Roberto played until the age of 43, but even four years on he continues to boast his shredded figure on social media, sharing the same mentality for a healthy lifestyle as Ronaldo.But despite the fact that Ze Roberto had such a lengthy career, he stopped playing in Europe at the age of 36, and he has urged Ronaldo to consider retirement for the benefit of his own legacy.Ze Roberto told Sky Sports: "Cristiano is, for me, a machine, but I don't think he will still be going at 40 because he is a player who has always played at the highest level, always winning trophies and always trying to be the best player in the world.Should Cristiano Ronaldo consider retiring at Manchester United? Comment below."But in the last two years, we have seen he has not been able to do that with Juventus and now with Manchester United.

Cristiano Ronaldo for Manchester United’s Premier League derby with Manchester City on Sunday.The United manager will stick with under-fire star Ronaldo ahead of the visit to league leaders City, according to The Sun, despite his lacklustre form in recent weeks.Rangnick is said to be hopeful that a week-long rest will have revitalised and energised his main attacking threat, who has notched just one goal in his last 10 games.Ronaldo recently suffered his longest goal drought since the 2008/09 season - his first season at Real Madrid - before netting a stunning long-range strike against Brighton & Hove Albion.Ronaldo, 37, made his fifth start in just 15 days last Saturday as the Red Devils were held to a goalless draw by Watford.The Portuguese veteran missed a host of chances as he has uncharacteristically done over the past month.Yet Rangnick will have to stick with the Champions League all-time top goal-scorer due to a lack of other options up-front.Marcus Rashford’s confidence is at an all-time low in an attacking sense, having struggled to make an impact all season.Do you think Cristiano Ronaldo is finished as a player? Let us know in the comments section.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.And that's it, job done.

Everton defender as one of the toughest opponents he has faced in his career.According to the German midfielder, Yerry Mina is amongst the hardest opposition players he has come up against since joining Manchester City in 2016.Mina was absent from City's win at Everton on Saturday, with a thigh injury currently keeping him on the sidelines but he has played City five times in his career.His record against the Premier League champions, however, makes Gundogan's choice even more surprising, with Mina having lost all five matches and conceded 11 goals.Speaking to German outlet Bild, Gundogan said: “I remember Yerry Mina, a tough Colombian centre-back.“He’ll use his hands in a tackle, scratch or pinch your back when the referee isn’t looking.“I’ve seen him do that once or twice. But not so much in a dirty way.