“I’m sure we have an element of surprise, that’s not an issue. So has he [Pep Guardiola]. Everyone has watched Man City quite a few times and we have to be ready for whatever they throw at us. “
Both sides go into the game on the back of victories in the FA Cup as they each saw off Championship opposition.
City overcame Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 at Hillsborough while United prevailed 3-0 over Derby at Pride Park.
United are points adrift of their local rivals ahead of the clash at Old Trafford, and Solskjaer insists the scheduling of the match has been ‘unfair’.
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“It’s that’ help ’we get from the FA again,” he said sarcastically. “I cannot believe it… that extra 15 hours they have had.
“There’s a derby on Sunday and we’ve got to play Thursday night. What is the point in that? That doesn’t level the playing field.
“Those hours are important and we’ve got to be good at recovering now . ”
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