Pep Guardiola has said Manchester City will have to be “perfect” if they are to win Sunday’s Manchester derby.
Manchester United have only lost two of their last eight visits to the Etihad Stadium, winning three of the last four, and Guardiola said he is wary of the threat posed by Erik ten Hag’s team.
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“We have to play the perfect game on Sunday, they will punish you in small spaces,” Guardiola told a news conference on Friday.
“We cannot be lazy. What you need to be expressed is emotions, the games will give it to you.
“Decisions are being made before you act. Be calm and take the right decisions. When you are anxious it is difficult to take the right one.
“I always expect the best from our opponents. The quality they have is undoubted for many years.”
United have recovered from two defeats to start the season to move up to fifth in the table with four league wins in a row leading to Ten Hag being named Premier League manager of the month for September.
