Later on this morning we’ll be holding a Q&A session with our Manchester football correspondent, Jamie Jackson, ahead of the Manchester derby at Old Trafford.
What sort of state are United in? Will City take full advantage and boost their title chances? email your questions using matchday.live@theguardian.com or simply comment below.
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Michael Carrick’s first game back in the Manchester United hot-seat is the derby against Pep Guardiola’s City.
As always,we welcome your comments and emails. Let us know how you’re spending this dreary January Saturday.Hopefully it’s by watching some football, after you’ve scrolled up and down this blog of course. Stay tuned!
In terms of today, it all starts – and by it, I mean our minute-by-minute coverage - with the Manchester derby kicking off at 12.30pm. Then we’ll have the usual clockwatch, covering the 3pm game
What happened in the world of football last night? Well, Middlesbrough closed the gap at the top of the Championship to just three points with a dramatic win at West Brom in Eric Ramsay’s first game in charge of the Baggies. Delano Burgzorg’s 90th-minute winner sealed a 3-2 victory for Boro, who now have a five-point buffer to third-placed Ipswich, albeit they’ve played two games more.
North of the border, Bojan miovski scored a hat-trick as Rangers thumped Annan Athletic 5-0 in the Scottish Cup.
Meanwhile,West Ham triumphed 3-0 over Newcastle in the fourth round of the Women’s FA Cup; Werder Bremen and Eintracht Frankfurt drew 3-3 in an entertaining Bundesliga contest; Girona won 2-0 at Espanyol in La Liga,and Ousmane Dembélé scored twice as PSG beat Lille 3-0 to return to the Ligue 1 summit – although title rivals Lens are just two points behind with a game in hand. Lens play Auxerre today.
