Manchester City's head coach, Enzo Maresca, has defended his club's silence over Sunday's controversial Manchester derby, arguing City are owed an apology of their own for a wrongly awarded goal against them in the same fixture three years earlier. He noted that in 2023 Bruno Fernandes's equaliser stood despite Marcus Rashford being offside, a decision for which referees' chief Howard Webb has still not apologised, framing the more recent United win as football simply evening itself out.

Maresca, who was Pep Guardiola's assistant during the 2023 game, also confirmed Phil Foden will miss City's Carabao Cup tie against Norwich on Thursday after a three-match ban for kicking out at Fernandes in Sunday's derby, though he said Foden's mood has since improved. The cup game gives Maresca a chance at a first City trophy, and he plans to blood youngsters Ryan McAidoo, Kaden Braithwaite and Floyd Samba, alongside possible debuts for summer signings Allan and Gerónimo Rulli, while winger Jérémy Doku continues his recovery from a calf injury.