Pep Guardiola mural near the Etihad defaced AGAIN ahead of Manchester derby

A mural to Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola in the shadow of the Etihad has been vandalised again in the build up to the Manchester derby. The mural on 63-year-old Lesley Kelly's house was vandalised hours after its unveiling last week (September 22) with red paint and 'MUFC' scrawled over the artwork.

It City and United prepare to face each other at the Etihad this afternoon. Those making their way to the ground condemned the 'mindlessness' of the vandalism. "Why would you do that to somebody's house right next to the ground?," one asked.

Lesley is using the mural as a way to raise awareness and money for charities on match days. Today, she was collecting for and handing out leaflets for Papyrus who work to raise awareness and prevent suicide among young people, something close to her heart as she lost a son-in-law to suicide six years ago.

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"It's just so frustrating," she told the Manchester Evening News . "It's mindless thugs at it again, a neighbour managed to shout at them this time so they quickly got away on bikes.

"It has nothing to do with football, it's vandalism which is just stupid. United fans have come up to us and said it's not on, it's here to brighten up and help the community.

"We put this hear so we could collect for different charities and raise awareness of some really important causes. We've already spoken to a few young fans who've come and said they didn't know much about Papyrus so it was great to give them a card and let them know there's people to speak to if they're ever struggling.

"It really means a lot to us. We've previously collected for MIND and next home game we're going to collect for a homeless charity,