The Manchester City manager has not always got on with his Chelsea counterpart and snubbed him in 2013 but plans to be civil on Sunday, while hoping to have Sergio Aguero fitManchester CitymanagerManuel Pellegriniinsists that he harbours no ill feeling towardsChelseabossJoseMourinhoand will shake his rival's hand when they meet on Sunday.The Premier League champions travel to the Etihad Stadium for the first match between title rivals in the 2015-16 campaign.Relationships between Pellegrini andMourinho have been tense at times, with the Chilean refusing to shake hisopponent's hand following Chelsea's 2-1 win in October 2013.However, the City boss has no intention of repeating that, telling reporters: "I have my differences withhim but I always shake hands with him."City hope to have last season's top scorer, Sergio Aguero, available for the game, the Argentine having been limited to a substitute's role in the 3-0 win over West Brom on Monday.Pellegrini added: "Sergio worked the whole week without any problems."Maybe he is not 100 per cent fit because it is better for the player to do a long pre-season but now we areready in the Premier League and Sergio doesn't have any problems."
United Under-21s aim to go top of the table
Manchester United will go top of the Barclays Under-21 Premier League table with a win or draw in Thursday night's derby against Manchester City at Leigh Sports Village. Kick-off is at 20:00 GMT. MUTVwill, of course, be screening the match live, while entry for all spectators is free, as the Reds look to follow up Monday's remarkable 7-0 thumping of Norwich City at Old Trafford with another three points to aid the defence of the title. Warren Joyce is set to welcome several regulars back into his side after first-teamers such as Phil Jones and Memphis Depay started against the Canaries. Adnan Januzaj and Guillermo Varela were both withdrawn due to injury during the first half and will be checked out, although they could also be in contention for the senior squad's trip to Sunderland on Saturday. "I don’t really know about the injuries," Joyce told MUTV on Monday night. "We’ll have to assess them. Varela’s was just a kick on the ankle so it shouldn’t be too b...
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