Mark Lawrenson
Former Liverpool defender on Football Focus

If you recall the game at Anfield, it was classic Mourinho - glass half-empty, and now it is glass half full. Carrick coming into the team has changed things, he’s allowed Pogba to raid forward, and United look a 50 percent different team to October. I think he (Pogba) is brilliant with the younger players, he is always telling them to keep trying.

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Henry Winter
Chief Football Writer for the Times on BBC Radio 5 Live

It was a very bizarre position to alienate and push Joe Hart out. Everyone talks about his footwork but the main thing is the shot stopping. It's job number one.

The most important thing Hart could do was keep the ball out the net.

Claudio Bravo is not the tallest. They don't really have one outstanding keeper at the moment. Shamefully, because of Guardiola, Hart was pushed out.

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Martin Keown
Former Arsenal defender on Football Focus

The whole mood has changed at Manchester United. Paul Pogba as a free spirit, you see that in his personality, he loves it.

It is the habit of behaviour from Zlatan Ibrahimovic as a senior player, he is serial winner of trophies. Pogba is the same.

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Jermaine Jenas
Former England midfielder on BBC Radio 5 live

Manchester United are favourites and rightly so. Jose Mourinho seems to have found the right formula on the pitch. Mourinho has gone from not knowing what his best XI is to fielding a team with an ability to knock out wins

United have been on this good run but the only top team they have come up against recently is Spurs. I don’t feel they've had that real test of games.

How are the nerves?

Not long to go until kick-off at Old Trafford, but plenty of pundits have been having their say on a crucial match at the upper end of the Premier League table...

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Everton's teenager goalscorers have faced the media, first to speak is Tom Davies.

He is immediately asked if he is claiming that goal, with Romelu Lukaku appearing to get a touch on the line.

"That is definitely mine," he said. "It is unbelievable. I got a chance and managed to take it. I am really happy that Ross Barkley spotted me. To beat City and do it comfortably is a great feeling."

Ademola Lookman added: "The gaffer said I should play behind Romelu Lukaku and I was lucky to anticipate the ball."

Not much of a talker is young Lookman, but who can blame him. Must be difficult to take it all in.

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It's unlikely that Jose Mourinho's call for more noise at Old Trafford will go ignored - when Liverpool arrive at Old Trafford an old-fashioned atmosphere is guaranteed.

The intense rivalry between the two cities, which arguably has its roots in the difficult birth of the Manchester Ship Canal, has been embodied in culture, music and - most tangibly of all - in football for over a century.

It's a fixture that can become the stuff of folklore. Score a dramatic winner and your name might be consecrated in terrace songs for decades.

Enter that arch-Scouser and enemy of Anfield, Wayne Rooney. The one-time Croxteth kid stands poised to outscore the revered Knight of the Realm and King of Old Trafford, Bobby Charlton. What better opposition? What better script?

He will have to come off the bench to do it though.

Four changes for both sides after their League Cup semi-final first legs.

Marcos Rojo, Michael Carrick, Anthony Martial and Zlatan Ibrahimovic return to the Manchester United starting XI, as Chris Smalling, Juan Mata, Wayne Rooney and Marcos Rashford miss out.

Man Utd XI: De Gea, A Valencia, Jones, Rojo, Darmian, Herrera, Carrick, Pogba, Mkhitaryan, Martial, Ibrahimovic.

Big news for Liverpool as 18-year-old Trent Alexander-Arnold makes his full Premier League debut in place of Nathaniel Clyne, who has a rib injury.

Simon Mignolet, captain Jordan Henderson and Divock Origi also start as Loris Karius, Lucas and Daniel Sturridge miss out.

Liverpool XI: Mignolet, Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, Klavan, Milner, Henderson, Can, Wijnaldum, Lallana, Firmino, Origi.

Robbie Savage
Ex-Leicester City & Wales midfielder on BBC Radio 5 live

It's a great credit to Everton. Let's talk about how great the Tom Davies goal was.

If Messi or Ronaldo had done that bit of skill in the build-up, people would be talking about that for years.

City have shown again they cannot defend. Will Pep Guardiola change? Sometimes you have to change.

Goals galore there for Gary to deal with, what a result in Part One of Manchester v Merseyside.

Shamoon Hafez in the chair now and this next game is one that does not need any build up.

Here's the full team news...

Well it is going to be fascinating to hear what Pep Guardiola has to say. Stick around for the reaction.

Kevin Kilbane
Former Everton winger at Goodison Park for 5 live Sport

It looks like the title challenge is beyond City now. David Silva kept coming deeper for the ball, he was almost within five yards of Yaya Toure at times.

It’s been a tremendous Everton performance. That goal by Mirallas, at the start of the second half, knocked everything out of City. What a dream for Lookman. He’s looked lively since coming on. There was little for him to hit, he’s gone for power and it’s gone through Bravo.

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Will Hawkes: Defenders tackle. Midfielders pass. Forwards score. What does John Stones do?

Jane: Pep needs to talk Puyol out of retirement!

Henry, Nottingham: Pep may have made Sterling better but aguero has not lived up to his high standards for a while.

Joshua Dagnall: All I'm saying is Joe Hart won the Premier League Golden Glove numerous times. Bravo can't buy a clean sheet.

Alexander Green: Everton do have a knack for buying and producing young English talent, don't they?

Andy: Poor Manchester City. They thought they were getting the Messiah but got Brian instead.

One for the Monty Python fans there...

A couple of late yellows as Romelu Lukaku and Nicolas Otamendi clash. Otamendi went down like he had been knocked out in the ring and Ronald Koeman is fuming with the City man.

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A special moment for Ademola Lookman, who was signed from Charlton earlier this month, as he comes on for his Everton debut, replacing Ross Barkley for the final few minutes.

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Manchester City clearly just want this game to end. They look to have given up the fight with Everton doing all the attacking as full time approaches. 

Peter White: Pep's timeline: three weeks into season: genius. Three weeks ago: snake oil salesman. Last week: genius. This week: fraud.  Calm down everyone.

Ally Wilkinson: Lukaku is dead to me if he tries to claim that Tom Davies goal!

Tom Wrathmell: Hope Damien Johnson isn't on duty for Match of the Day at Goodison today. Otherwise 'Pep Talk' Part II could be awkward...

If you don't know the story, Johnson encountered an awkward post-match chat with Guardiola after City beat Burnley 2-1 on 2 January. It was all smoothed over afterwards, though.