Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes fires warning to Man City ahead of derby

Bruno Fernandes insisted Manchester United's players won't need "extra energy" to motivate themselves to beat Manchester City in the derby this weekend.

United came from behind to win 2-1 against FC Viktoria Plzen in the Europa League league phase on Thursday night.

Manchester City will welcome United to the Etihad on Sunday and Pep Guardiola's side head into the clash in a crisis, having won just once in their last 10 matches.

Both Manchester clubs are enduring disappointing seasons. City became the first club to win four Premier League titles on the bounce last term but are suffering an almighty hangover and United are 13th in the table, with Ruben Amorim desperately trying to make improvements.

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Fernandes was asked about the Manchester derby after United's win in the Europa League and told MUTV his teammates won't need any added incentive to deliver at the Etihad.

"These kind of games don't need extra energy," he said. "You know what it means to play a Manchester derby, you know how much it means for the city and fans, so we have to do everything we can to win.

"Also, as I said, we are not in the position we would like to be in the Premier League, which is the same in the Europa League, so we need points and we need to win. It's Manchester City in the Manchester derby but it's just another game that we want and we have to win."

Fernandes reflected on the performance against Plzen and added: "We knew it was going to be a tough game. They run a lot and do man marking, so it's difficult to get on the ball and get away from their men.

"We had some good moments in the first half building up