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When Aguero prepares for the big occasions with City, such as Sunday’s EFL Cup final versus Maurizio Sarri’s embattled team, there is a sense of expectation that skirts close to inevitability. The club’s all-time record goalscorer has 43 in 64 Premier League appearances versus the ‘big six’. The Chelsea treble was his 11th hat-trick in the division – the joint best alongside ex-England captain Alan Shearer, who labelled Aguero the Premier League’s finest import earlier this season....

Both clubs have enjoyed sensational starts to their domestic campaigns and sit top of the Premier League and Serie A respectively. They have scored 55 goals between them in just 16 combined games in those competitions and firepower will not be in short supply when they meet at the Etihad Stadium. TV CHANNEL & LIVE STREAM In the UK, the match will be available to watch live on television on BT Sport 3 or by stream via the BT Sport app....

Guardiola and Manchester City have been without experienced Argentine striker Sergio Aguero for much of the season, while Brazilian forward Gabriel Jesus has only scored three goals in the league this season. The former Barcelona boss accepted that Manchester City would have to make do without a prolific goalscorer. Guardiola stated that Manchester City would have to work as a team and share the goalscoring burden. Manchester United and Liverpool are in good form Manchester City are at the top of the league table, equal on points with Manchester United....

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and his team visited Anfield on Sunday evening where they were totally outclassed by longtime rivals, Liverpool. Perhaps this was an opportunity for Manchester United to take a win and increase confidence within the side again, but that was not to be. They held much of the possession and had many chances at goal against Burnley, but their poor finishing in the final third helped the visitors walk away with a clean sheet....

An unstoppable strike by Bernardo Silva broke the deadlock before Riyad Mahrez rounded David de Gea to make it 2-0 for the visitors. A swift and smooth counter-attack helped by some poor defending gave City a 3 goal lead when the keeper’s saved shot ricocheted in off Andreas Pereira. Marcus Rashford did bring some life into the game after he scored to make it 3-1 but it was too little too late....

Kroos has been on United’s radar since last year and a move to the Old Trafford club looked pretty much on the cards until yesterday, but it has been made clear that van Gaal is not interested in signing the 24-year-old from Bayern Munich. Toni Kroos was considered to be David Moyes’ top priority and it was believed by many that he could help Manchester United solve their midfield problems....

“By moving to Belgium, Valdes becomes the fifth United player to go out on loan this month after fellow goalkeepers Sam Johnstone, Dean Henderson and Kieran O’Hara and striker Ashley Fletcher,” United said in their website. The Spain international and former Barcelona shot-stopper signed for the Reds in January 2015 and has made two appearances for the club – making his debut as a substitute in the penultimate game of last season at home to Arsenal (1-1), and then starting the final match of 2014/15 away to Hull City which ended in a goalless draw....

Blues 6/4 for victory Chelsea sit in fourth place after 10 games with a nine-point gap between them and Manchester City, who sit at the top of the table. Ex-Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is now leading Man United and his side are four points above the champions ahead of Sunday’s clash in west London. Courtois conceded three goals as Roma comfortably beat the Blues in the Champions League on Tuesday and the Belgium international is hoping to see his side return to winning ways to stay in contention for the title....

Choupo-Moting, 33, has been one of the most decorated journeymen in the recent past. Since joining Bayern Munich on a free transfer from Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in the summer of 2020, he has helped them lift five trophies. A right-footed traditional centre-forward, the Cameroonian has been in stellar form in the ongoing 2022-23 campaign. He has registered 11 goals and three assists in 16 overall matches for the Bavarians so far....

With Ole Gunnar Solskjaer coaching for his job, United pulled off a convincing 3-0 win at Tottenham Hotspur on Matchday 10 of the Premier League. Cristiano Ronaldo had a goal and assist in the victory, which featured a new 3-5-2 tactical set-up. All expectations are that it will return for Tuesday’s Champions League group stage match against Atalanta in which Man United can move one step closer to locking up a place in the Round of 16....

In case you didn’t know Manchester United started the 2018-2019 season poorly, which subsequently led to the sacking of the former manager, Jose Mourinho. The Red Devils appointed the former player, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as the caretaker manager for rest of the season and the Norwegian guided United to five victories in a row in all competitions since taking charge at the club. The 19 times Premier League champions are currently sixth on the Premier League table and are well off from the leaders, Liverpool, who are 16 points ahead of them....

In case you didn’t know… Lindelof, who joined Manchester United from Benfica for £31 million in 2017, has emerged as a regular at the heart of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s defensive line after a rough start with the club. The 25-year-old centre-back has made 74 appearances for the Red Devils so far and has been tipped to form a long-term central defensive partnership with the club’s £80 million summer signing Harry Maguire....

McTominay has been on Manchester United’s books throughout his career as a footballer so far. However, he has not featured prominently in Erik ten Hag’s plans at Old Trafford this season. The Scotland international started in five of the Red Devils’ first six Premier League matches this season. Casemiro, Fred and Christian Eriksen, though, are ahead of him in the pecking order now. McTominay’s current situation in Manchester has raised concerns about his future at the club....

The only drawback for David Moyes is that one of his best results with this team comes with so little riding on the game. With Newcastle, in eighth, now eight points behind and fourth-placed Arsenal nine points in front, United is going nowhere. Moyes' charges, though, conducted themselves with purpose - unlike some recent displays - and put together some attractive, effective passages of play with Wayne Rooney at the heart of it all....

The first half was somewhat chaotic with both sides managing to create very few chances. Jesse Lingard came the closest for United, but Alisson was up to the task to deny the England international a clear shot on goal. Liverpool had more of the ball, but couldn’t carve out any clear-cut openings. Solskjaer used all his substitutes as a result of injuries to Ander Herrera, Juan Mata and Jesse Lingard, which disrupted the shape of the home side....

Tavon Williams was struck when the officer, who was responding to a report of a street race, plowed his vehicle through a crowd of pedestrians in downtown Tacoma on Saturday night. The incident sparked protests with people calling for the officer’s firing and police reform. Williams, who is now recovering at home, told KING5 he didn’t initially realize he had been struck by a car and is still struggling to come to terms with what happened....

Police are investigating the incident, which they confirmed to Newsweek was likely a case of attempted suicide. Though there are outliers, a fall from that height is almost always fatal. For context, the medical reference book Trauma Anesthesia notes that “the median lethal distance for falls … is four stories or 48 feet.” In other words, “50 percent of patients who fall four stories will die.” If the distance of the fall is increased to seven stories, “mortality increases to 90 percent....

John Deer had been fishing on his boat, off the coast of Panama, when he lost his balance and fell off the back. The boat was on autopilot at the time with “both sails up and the motor running,” Deer said in an Instagram post. Deer was left stranded in the water, 10 miles away from the shore, as he watched his boat “home and safety,” sail away from him at an “alarmingly fast rate....

Herrera struck with just under half an hour remaining to complete the turnaround after Alexis Sanchez had cancelled out Dele Alli’s opener. And after going two seasons without a major trophy following Alex Ferguson’s departure in 2013, United remain on course for their fourth honour in three years. “I am really happy, of course, for the goal, for the victory,” Herrera told the BBC. “We are in another final. We are getting used to being in the final, which is very good because this club is about titles and playing finals....

Ralf Rangnick will be looking for his men to build on the midweek 2-0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion. The victory proved to be a much-needed boost for the Old Trafford side, following an FA Cup defeat to Middlesbrough before drawing twice with Burnley and Southampton on Premier League duty. Undeniably, Manchester United being out of all cup competitions bar the Champions League will amplify the pressure on them finishing in the top four this season....