Should City claim their third Premier League title, it would be the seventh league title of Guardiola’s managerial career, putting him one behind Jose Mourinho’s eight.

When Manchester City host Manchester United tomorrow evening, eyes will be fixated on the wealth of attacking talent both sides have – but little attention will be on the roles of Fernandinho and Nemanja Matic.

Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City have all but tied up the Premier League title and with a League Cup already in their possession, they are moving in on a glittering treble.

Follow all the action on our live blog on an action-packed Saturday afternoon following Tottenham’s 3-0 FA Cup demolition of Swansea as Manchester United prepare to welcome Brighton and a number of top teams across the Premier League and Championship do battle.

This season is likely to be Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s last in the colours of Manchester United.

Jose Mourinho has denied rumours of a rift between him and club record signing Paul Pogba, confirming the French midfielder will play against Huddersfield Town tomorrow.

The biggest deal of the window came when Barcelona’s forked out £142m to capture the Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho – the second most expensive transfer ever and the biggest deal to go through in a January window.

Manchester City may have missed out on Alexis Sanchez but the Citizens have been quick to renew the contracts of two of their star performers so far this season.

The Old Trafford club are thought to be close to signing the Chilean forward, with Henrikh Mkhitaryan heading in the other direction in a swap deal.

No matter which team you support, it’s hard to deny that Manchester City’s season is captivating.

Most football fans assumed that his career was over when he suffered a season-ending ACL injury against Anderlecht back in April but the iconic Swede has bounced back stronger than ever, recording a cameo outing in United’s 4-1 win over Newcastle in November.