City legend Karen Bardsley will be our special guest for Wednesday’s latest edition of Matchday Live ahead of our crucial Continental Cup derby tie with Manchester United.

Gareth Taylor’s high flying City lock horns with United at the Joie Stadium in what should be a cracking encounter with City looking to seal our passage through to the last eight, with the game getting underway at 19.00pm (UK).

City need a win at the Joie Stadium over our arch-rivals to guarantee our place in the knockout phase, though a draw and subsequent penalty shootout victory could also be enough to secure passage.

The match will be screened live on CITY + with the City players wearing a special edition Year of the Wood Dragon PUMA kit during the clash.

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And to mark one of the most eagerly awaited matches of the season yet, we will also be broadcasting a special edition of Matchday Live.

Joining presenter Natalie Pike as special guest on the latest edition of Matchday Live will be City legend Bardsley, our former iconic goalkeeper who is now carving out a new career as City’s Girls Academy Manager

Karen will be joining Natalie to run the rule over the tie from around 40 minutes before kick-off.

Then, once the action gets underway, Mike Minay will be on hand to provide live commentary with CITY+ subscribers able to watch every kick of the game, before we return to Natalie and Karen at both half time and full time as they discuss and analyse all the action.

Highlights of the match along with a full-match replay, via CITY+, will be available later on Wednesday evening.

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