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Pep no show ahead of Spurs clash Lijnders said: “The manager is good, as always, full of ambition and passion but it is a personal matter. He will arrive back here in Manchester today.” porting defender Ruben Dias after the home he shares with his partner, TV pre senter Maya Jama, was burgled this week. Neither were at the property at the time with Dias, who is currently injured, watching City’s Champions League clash with Galatasaray on Wednesday and Jama working abroad.

qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League. Lijnders said: “It’s a similar injury as the last one which took 18 days. I presume this will be a little shorter but we will see. Jeremy is a robust player.” City cut Arsenal’s lead at the top of the Premier League to four points last weekend and Lijnders is hoping they can keep the pressure on the Gunners. The Dutchman said: “I’ve been in a few title races and it’s always about just focusing on the next game. “You have to win your own games, create your own path, challenge yourselves to grow and do things better that you can control. “With this you have to put pressure, chase and go behind them. They have to feel us and that is possible only by winning football matches.” – The Independent

PEP GUARDIOLA missed Manchester City’s press conference for personal reasons yester day, a day after he spoke at a charity event in Barcelona in support of Palestinian children. The City boss was due to hold a lunchtime press conference to preview tomorrow’s (12.30am) Premier League game against Tottenham but assistant boss Pep Lijnders took his place. City have not provided details of Guardiola’s absence but he was expected to travel back to the UK overnight and oversee training today as planned.

Guardiola also missed a pre-match press conference because of a personal matter last month. Another of his back room staff, Kolo Toure, filled in on that occasion. Lijnders, formerly assistant to Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool, previously carried out media interviews on Guardiola’s behalf after City’s FA Cup third-round victory over Exeter on Jan 10. Guardiola had watched that game from the stands as he served a touchline ban. Lijnders confirmed the club are sup

Lijnders said: “I didn’t speak with him personally but Ruben will come back on Monday to team training. “These are the things you don’t want to happen. We will support him and let’s see how it goes from there.” Winger Jeremy Doku is now sidelined after suffering a calf injury during the 2-0 win over Galatasaray, which saw City

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MICHAEL CARRICK has warned Manchester United they would be “bang out of order” to take victory over Fulham for granted. United have begun Carrick’s reign with victories over Manchester City and Arsenal but, are defeating the top two in the Premier League, they face a lower-profile third match against in-form Fulham. It is the sort of fixture in which United have struggled too often in recent years, but Carrick said: “I don’t think the past is too relevant in that respect. “We understand it and what has worked before and what hasn’t but really I think the boys are in a good place going into the game. “Tough game, tough challenge, I think Marco (Silva) has got Fulham into a really good team. “It’s Fulham, just because we are at home, taking anything for granted is bang out of order.” United won with a minority share of possession in both games under Carrick so far and the former Middlesbrough manager is prepared to do the same if it gets three points today (10pm Malaysian time). He added: “It might be a case it’s the same flow of the game as the last two weeks. No shame in that, we will

deal with the game in front of us and do whatever it takes to come out on top. United will be without Patrick Dorgu, who suffered a hamstring injury in the 3-2 win at Arsenal last week after scoring in a second con secutive game, but the head coach is confident United can cope with his absence. “It is not ideal, of course it is not,” he said. “We weren’t sure if it was cramp or something more serious and at the moment it looks something more serious, a number of weeks (out). He was in such a good place. “We don’t want to lose good play ers. But that is part of having a squad is being able to cover certain things and we have got players who can do that.” Joshua Zirkzee is back in conten tion but Carrick shrugged off talk the forward could move in the remainder of the transfer window. “I think Josh has just been trying to work to get fit,” he said. “Josh is back training this week which is good news. I am just looking forward to working with him.” Matthijs de Ligt, who has not played since November with a back injury, remains sidelined. – The Independent

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