#manchester-derby

#manchester-derby

Professional Game Match Officials boss Webb insists too much has been made of the slow-motion replays and a yellow card was an acceptable outcome. "The officials on the field saw the actions of Dalot, they saw him stretch forward with his foot, he touches the ball, and then there's contact on Jeremy Doku," Webb said on Match Officials Mic'd Up. "They deemed that to be a reckless action and therefore worthy of a yellow card."

The Portugal international had closed down Jeremy Doku by the touchline. He stretched out a leg to try to intercept the ball but made contact with his studs on the knee of the Manchester City winger. Referee Anthony Taylor booked Dalot. The video assistant referee (VAR), Craig Pawson, backed up the on-field decision saying the contact was "glancing and not with excessive force".

It's 3 February 1990. No really, folks, it is! FW de Klerk has just announced plans to release Nelson Mandela from prison; Mike Tyson is a week away from pummelling Buster Douglas; Tears on my Pillow, Kylie Minogue's epic meditation on love, loss and secretion from the lachrymal glands, is being kept off top spot by some Prince knock-off. And the Manchester derby is taking place at Old Trafford.

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The trickiest game to predict this week is the Manchester derby. City are favourites but haven't beaten United since March 2024 and have scored just three times in the past four meetings. So that - and City's form - puts me off Erling Haaland in gameweek four's Fantasy Premier League team of the week. That could easily backfire but instead I've gone with a team packed with players against the promoted teams and early-season whipping boys Wolves.