Porto 0–2 City, and the derby is next
Porto 0–2 City on Tuesday night, a clean win in Lisbon, and now Old Trafford on Sunday at 17:30 (RECENT RESULTS). You go there top of the league on 9 points from 3 games, four wins from four, goal difference +5.
The midweek win was City's fourth straight, after Bournemouth 2–1, Crystal Palace 1–4 and Coventry 1–0.
A tunnel incident in Lisbon could cost City
The Porto win came with a tunnel altercation that could bring UEFA sanctions (1). Nothing confirmed yet on what the punishment would be.
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It is the one loose thread from an otherwise straightforward night in Lisbon (1).
Haaland chops wood to switch off
Erling Haaland says he loves chopping wood in his free time (1) (2). He also admitted he struggles to switch off after the World Cup, and he practises headers in his garden with his father (2).
City's number nine, working on his game on his own time.
Anderson in, Bouaddi out for the derby
Elliot Anderson is set to start the derby at Old Trafford, with Ayyoub Bouaddi out of the predicted City lineup (3).
Bouaddi ran the game in the Champions League group stage, but the derby selection goes the other way (3).
Sabah FK 0–4 City in the group stage
City opened the Champions League group stage with a 0–4 win over Sabah FK. Tymoteusz Puchacz made his group-stage debut for Sabah in that game and did not sugarcoat it: "This level is still too high for us for now, and it showed" (2).
Ancelotti drops Alisson from Brazil
Carlo Ancelotti has dropped Alisson Becker from the Brazil squad for the upcoming international break (4). No Alisson on Brazil duty, which is a boost for City (4).
Seb Naylor still waiting at Bristol City
Seb Naylor has not yet played a Championship game for Bristol City, the club he joined from City in January. He has had a scoring start to the season with the Young Robins (5).
Fan reactions
The derby is the whole mood. One thread is pure nerves about Sunday at Old Trafford, with the caveat that United's 4 goals came against "Sabah, a new UCL team, in their first" game. Another asks a simpler question: where is RAN, and does Maresca not trust him after a single cameo closing out the Porto game as a winger? Elsewhere, someone in Brighton is asking where City fans watch the derby on Sunday.
