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Monday 27 January 2020 11:02, UK
Pep Guardiola has urged Manchester City fans to fill the Etihad Stadium when they face rivals Manchester United in the Carabao Cup.,
City host United in the second leg of the semi-final on Wednesday - live on Sky Sports - with his side 3-1 up following the opening match at Old Trafford.
Guardiola made the appeal after a crowd of 39,223 - well short of the 55,000 capacity - watched Sunday's 4-0 win defeat of Fulham in the FA Cup fourth round.
"Now we have three days to prepare [to play] against United. Hopefully our fans can come and make our stadium full," he said.
"The determination was always there in the Premier League. We are still there fighting every single day, especially at Sheffield United [last week].
"Now the determination is the next one, the Carabao Cup second leg, to get to the final. That is the target."
Pep Guardiola is pleased with Manchester City's overall performance this season but says title rivals Liverpool have simply been "phenomenal".
City trail runaway leaders Liverpool by 16 points and manager Guardiola has long since conceded defeat in the race for this season's title.
Yet City are still second and last season they became the first side to retain the Premier League title in decade.
"Liverpool obviously will be champions of the Premier League, but they would be champions in Spain, champions in Italy, champions in Germany," he said. "They would be champions everywhere after 23 games, 22 victories, one draw.
Sky Sports has confirmed its latest batch of live Premier League games, with big Merseyside and Manchester derbies on the March schedule.
Liverpool's charge towards a first league title in 30 years will continue in front of the Sky Sports cameras, with Jurgen Klopp's side making the short trip to Everton for a Monday Night Football showdown on March 16, before hosting Crystal Palace the following weekend.
The latest selection of Sky Sports fixtures also includes the Manchester derby at Old Trafford on Sunday, March 8, as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's stuttering side seek the boost of a league double against Manchester City.
