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Neville urges Man Utd to rest players for City clash

Gary Neville thinks Manchester United will need to rest players against Manchester City as their match against Chelsea is more important.

The Red Devils are currently in a four-way fight for the remaining two Champions League places in the Premier League with Tottenham, Arsenal and Chelsea.

United are two points behind fourth-placed Arsenal, with five games of the season remaining against Everton, City, Chelsea, Huddersfield and Cardiff.

And Neville thinks United, who face Barcelona in the Champions League tonight, can only afford to rest players against City out of any of their final fixtures.

“Sunday away to Everton is the most winnable of the games,” Neville told Sky Sports.

“If they beat City but lose to Chelsea , they are still in and around the top four.

“If they lose to City but beat Chelsea, they are in the top four.

“So if they were to win against Everton on Sunday, the game to change players around a bit would be the City game.

“That’s not them going into the City game thinking United can lose the game, they have to win.

“But with four games in ten days you can’t play the same eleven players.

“My view would be that if they beat Everton on Sunday then make two or three changes against City, whilst still trying to get the result.”