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Lingard: Manchester United will thrive in derby

The Red Devils forward insists the team will have no problems being fired up for Sunday's derby against Manchester City

Jesse Lingard has no doubts that Manchester United's players will thrive on the pressure of Sunday's derby clash against Manchester City.

United go into the mouth-watering meeting nine points behind Pep Guardiola's Premier League leaders, but make the short trip to the Etihad Stadium full of confidence after three wins in a row.

The latest of those was a dramatic 2-1 Champions League victory over Juventus on Wednesday, which saw United score twice in the last four minutes, and Lingard – who played the final 20 minutes in Turin – has faith that his team-mates will be fired up for the chance to inflict a first league defeat of the campaign on their city rivals.