Manchester City coach, Josep Guardiola, expected that his Manchester United Norwegian counterpart, Olli Gunnar Solskjaer, will adopt the same plan he adopted during their meeting in the local league last month, when they face at Old Trafford in the first leg of the semi-final round of the English Club Cup. Professional football today.

United emerged as a 2-1 winner against the local league in the back of Citizen Stadium, Etihad Stadium on the seventh of last December, where the "Red Devils" relied on quick counter attacks of the three attack consisting of the French Anthony Marcial, the Welshman Daniel James and Marcus Rashford.

At the press conference on the eve of the match, Guardiola, who led City last season to the League, Cup and League Cup in England, expected that United would adopt a similar plan at home based on rapid moves.

He said, "It will be the same (...) Of course there is a difference in Old Trafford, but United is a team that relies heavily on speed."

"When they run they are understanding the best teams, not just in England, thanks to the speed of James, (Mason) Greenwood, Marcel, Rashford and (Jesse) Lingard," he added. "I feel like they will run a lot, and we must therefore reduce errors in building attacks." We must prepare for this to play our game. "I'm not going to make my plan thinking (don't let them run)."

He stressed that "we have to go there (Old Trafford) and try to score a goal, play with our style and try to grab a positive result."

Although United emerged a winner against the league, the acquisition rate and the most dangerous opportunities were in the interest of City, prompting Guardiola to express his satisfaction with what his league champion team presented in the past two seasons, in the previous game.

"With the exception of the first minutes (in the League match), when they had three or four chances, I was satisfied with the performance we provided and the opportunities we created. "I would like to play in a similar way."

For his part, Solskjaer hopes that his team will be able to provide a similar performance to face the league, despite suffering from absences now.

He said in comments carried by the club's website, regarding the previous victory, which came days after the victory over Tottenham: «We must aim to provide a similar performance (...). We had two good days against Tottenham and City in a short period. So we know that we are able to do that physically, but every match has its calculations. ”

United are preparing for the match, in light of the continued absence of influential Scottish midfielders Scott Maktoumeny and Frenchman Paul Pogba.

"We hope that everyone will be available, but I do not know because some people recover from illness faster than others (...)," the coach explained. We just have to give them the longest time possible before deciding on this. ”

The Norwegian expected that he would not be able to take a decision on this matter before this morning.

Solskjaer also did not specify whether he would restore confidence in Argentine goalkeeper Sergio Romero, who made a good game against Wolverhampton, and managed to keep his nets clean in 32 of the 52 matches he played.

When asked about Romero, he answered, "I cannot divulge to you the squad."

The return match will be played at Etihad Stadium on January 29.

Guardiola expects United to adopt a plan based on rapid movements.

Solskjaer hopes his team will be able to perform similarly to face the league.

The second leg of the English Club League Cup semi-finals will be held at Al-Ittihad Stadium this 29th.