Manchester United greats Paul Scholes and Rio Ferdinand agree on Edinson Cavani issue

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola decided against bringing on more than one substitute during Manchester City's goalless draw at Old Trafford because he felt his players were "sharp". The City boss has been a strong advocate of the Premier League bringing in five substitutions this season but he's now only used five replacements in the last four games, two of which very injury-enforced.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola said Manchester City are missing Sergio Aguero as the Argentine's fitness struggles continue. City's coach had already decided that Aguero would not start the Manchester derby despite him scoring on his return off the bench against Marseille in midweek because of the Argentine's longstanding issues; he has only started three games this season and has had a few premature returns trying to shake off a serious knee issue that kept him out for five months.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer clarified Manchester United produced their 'best' performance under him in a Manchester derby because of their control and possession in the soporific goalless draw with Manchester CityUnited beat City three times last season, with their Premier League win at the Etihad underpinned by scintillating counter-attacking football, yet Solskjaer rhapsodized about their performance in Saturday's unwatchable stalemate.

straight to your inbox every day for free Luke Shaw has revealed he only trained twice with the Manchester United first-team squad in the last six weeks prior to his impressive display against Manchester City. The left-back impressed as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side were held to a goalless draw by their rivals at Old Trafford.

direct to your inboxRoy Keane and Gary Neville have both criticised Manchester City and Manchester United for not chasing a victory during their dull 0-0 draw at Old Trafford. In a lifeless Manchester derby, both teams settled for a point with neither Ole Gunnar Solskjaer nor Pep Guardiola prepared to take any risks in pursuit of three points.

Manchester City stars look like they’re “bored” under Pep Guardiola following their 0-0 draw away at Manchester United on Saturday night, says Gary Neville.The two Manchester clubs played out a fairly uneventful stalemate at Old Trafford, with a United penalty being overturned by VAR in the second half the biggest talking point of an otherwise uninspiring match.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and co will be satisfied with the result after their 3-2 Champions League defeat away at RB Leipzig in midweek, which knocked them out of the competition.But Guardiola and his City men will be the more disappointed of the two sides, having missed an opportunity to jump into fourth place.And after the draw, former United defender Neville expressed his surprise at

Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.Blackburn United's first home Scottish Cup tie ended in heartbreak as they were edged out on penalties by Lowland League side Civil Service Strollers.The two sides couldn't be separated over 120 minutes with Marley Redfern's stunning opener for the hosts just before half-time being answered by Jonathan Moffat shortly after the break for the Strollers.But United manager Mark Campbell said he was 'incredibly proud' of his side as they went down 4-2 on spot-kicks at the Purdie Worldwide Community Stadium.He said: "I'm gutted but we've essentially drawn against a side in the league above us.

straight to your inbox every day for free David de Gea insists Manchester United could still win the Premier League title in what has been a 'strange' season. United extended their unbeaten domestic run to five matches over the weekend as they drew 0-0 with City at Old Trafford.

straight to your inbox every day for freeDavid de GeaMade a solid save from Riyad Mahrez with a more assured stance than in midweek. Otherwise utterly untroubled.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola hailed a good point for Manchester City in the Premier League against Manchester United. The Blues played out a dull derby draw at Old Trafford that leaves them a point behind their neighbours and five off the top of the Premier League table after 11 matches.

Gary Neville has claimed Manchester City "look like a team that is bored" after they played out a drab 0-0 draw with Manchester United in the Premier League.

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Pep Guardiola shared a long hug and an intense chat after a drab Manchester derby. Manchester United and Manchester City shared a goalless and lifeless 0-0 draw at Old Trafford in a game that lacked action at both ends.

Roy Keane challenged Paul Pogba to pull out a performance in the Manchester Derby following his turbulent week.

Manchester United and Manchester City cancelled eachother out in a bore draw at Old Trafford on Saturday.

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Dave Cormack after the Aberdeen chairman's plea to open Pittodrie's gates.The Dons have had a number of requests for test events knocked back, despite the Granite City being placed in Level 2 of the Scottish Government's restrictions.That means cinemas can be open for indoor gatherings but, despite spending £30,000 on protocols, Aberdeen cannot host matches.Epidemiologist Professor Gary Macfarlane believes that up to 2,000 fans attending Pittodrie would represent a low Covid risk but Scotland's clinical director insists comparing football to movie theatres is not valid.Leitch said on BBC Radio Scotland: "Because there are choices that have been made in Scotland vs other countries."Let's think for a moment about what it takes to run a

Roy Keane was left eating his own words after lambasting Manchester United's defence prior to their 0-0 clash against Manchester City.

Manchester United and Manchester City both settled for a share of the spoils in a cagey derby at Old Trafford.

Manchester Family Facebook page for their views and the reaction was mixed. Mums including Sarah Mc and Helen Wood said they would be happy to go into debt temporarily - with a credit card or overdraft - if they knew it would be paid off in January."If I needed to go in to an arranged overdraft that I knew I could pay back then yes," said Sarah.

direct to your inboxGreater Manchester now has a lower coronavirus infection rate than the average figure for England, the latest data shows.It's the first time the region-wide figure has dipped below the national average since May 1.The infection rate is expressed per 100, 000 people.The latest Public Health England (PHE) figures show the rate for the week ending December 8 was 151.3 per 100,000 people in Greater Manchester.It is below the average rate for England which currently stands at 165.9, and more than 70 points below the rate in London's, which stands at 224.2.In fact, there are now six boroughs below the national average in Greater Manchester.Bolton, Salford, Tameside, Stockport, Trafford and now Oldham all have lower