Pep Guardiola says Ole Gunnar Solskjaer does not need his support as pressure builds on the Manchester United boss ahead of Saturday’s derby.

United go into the game at Old Trafford one place and one point above Manchester City in the Premier League, but were knocked out of the Champions League at the group stage after losing 3-2 to RB Leipzig in midweek.

Their exit saw Solskjaer installed as the bookmakers’ favourite to be the next Premier League manager to lose his job, and a negative result in this weekend’s Manchester derby will only increase the heat on the 47-year-old.

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But Guardiola does not think Solskjaer requires his sympathy, saying ahead of the trip Old Trafford, live on Sky Sports