That sentiment extends past our European duties, with a giant fixture now rolling into view: a gathering with our crosstown rivals Manchester Metropolis on the Etihad Stadium this Sunday (15 December, kick-off 16:30).
“You already know what it means to play a Manchester derby. You understand how a lot it means for town, for our followers.
“So we’ve got to do every thing we will to win that sport as a result of, like I stated in Europa League, it is the identical within the league, we’re not within the place we wish to be, we want factors, we have to win.
“And for us, clearly, it is Manchester Metropolis, it is a Manchester derby, but it surely’s only one extra sport that we wish to, and we’ve got to, win.”