Pep Guardiola responds to Manchester United winger's jibe as Marcus Rashford warning sent

Manchester City will make the short journey to Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon to continue their latest Premier League title defence against neighbours Manchester United.

City won the lot - including their first-ever Champions League trophy - last season and they have started strongly once again this campaign with seven wins from their opening nine games. However, the champions do trail shock leaders Tottenham by five points heading into the Manchester derby.

As well as closing up that gap, victory for Pep Guardiola and his star-studded side would earn cross-city bragging rights after they each won one Premier League meeting last term. Here are your latest evening headlines from the blue half on Saturday, October 28;

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Guardiola has dismissed Facundo Pellistri's comments before the Manchester derby.

City and United will meet for the first time this season on Sunday afternoon as the Premier League campaign now starts to gather pace. Both clubs have overcome a testing run of results before the international break to find their form once again at the best possible time.

Before the impending Old Trafford meeting, Pellistri took a swipe at City by claiming United are the much better-supported side in the city with the Blues hardly having a presence. "Manchester is all about United," he said when speaking to Uruguayan radio station Carve Deportiva.

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Kyle Walker admits City will need to be on red alert to deal with misfiring United forward Marcus Rashford - even though his England teammate has been struggling for form and regular goals.

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