Pep Guardiola has discovered another Man City starter for Manchester derby

Manchester City began a testing week with a good three points at home to Brighton and Hove Albion which stopped the rot in the Premier League.

With Rodri back in the centre and John Stones making a long-awaited return, it seemed as though the Blues have started to rediscover their clinical edge. However, there is one player who made a starring appearance on Saturday who could have booked his place in the team which travels to Old Trafford next weekend.

Jeremy Doku tormented the Brighton back line and poor James Milner had to be subbed off at half time due to the youngster's pace causing so many issues. After the game, Pep Guardiola explained the decision to choose the 21-year-old against the Seagulls was a calculated risk which paid off.

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But, his reasoning for the decision hints at when we may see Doku start again. "Jeremy can play on right perfectly, maybe on the left he's not used [to]," Guardiola told reporters. "Four years ago you had a left winger playing the left side, and a right-winger on the right side. Now it's difficult to find. [Kaoru] Mitoma being right and left. Both can play. Jack [Grealish] is more controlled, doesn't have the one-against-one speed but the control, the assists.

"Review the West Ham game and today. After West Ham he [Doku] didn't play one or two games, he's a player we have a little bit of doubts about sustaining games every three days. He's not used to it but he's an exceptional winger, so smart. He's intuitive to get the ball.

"After the quality to take one or two [players] to the byline for the first goal and the many actions he had. I'm really pleased for his