5 talking points ahead of the Manchester derby

#1 David Silva's injury concern

David Silva is key to City's exploits this season

David Silva had scored the winning goal late in the match against West Ham but ended up injuring himself in the process. Pep Guardiola had earlier revealed that he is not sure whether Silva will be available for the Manchester derby on Sunday. Although De Bruyne is the best player in the team, it doesn't hurt to have a quality second midfielder when playing what is expected to be a high octane game against a team like United.

City fans can heave a sigh of relief as Silva is now reported as being available, at the time of writing this piece, but whether he will start or not remains a mystery. It remains one of the unknown elements as we inch closer to the game and could very well tip the scales in United's favour for the all-important clash.

This injury concern comes after Pogba was reported as saying that he would like it if Manchester City suffers injuries to some of their most important players. Ironically enough Pogba received a red card sent off in their away fixture against Arsenal and will not be featuring in Sunday's home game.