View the best images from training as City fine-tuned preparations for this weekend’s Manchester derby.

Gareth Taylor’s side lock horns with Marc Skinner’s to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday 19 January with kick-off scheduled for 18:45 (UK).

It’s the first heavyweight bout between the sides this term and it’s set to be an enthralling afternoon with one point separating us in second and our cross-city rivals in fourth heading into the clash.

Last term, the Blues won each of our three meetings with Manchester United in all competitions – but we’ll have to be at our very best to collect three precious points on Sunday.

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With that in mind, our relentless hard work continued at the City Football Academy ahead of the first Manchester derby of the season!

Take a look at the selection of images from the session via the gallery below!