Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne has played down the significance of Sunday's top-of-the-table clash against bitter rivals Manchester United.
Newcastle United will do everything in their power to end their "unbearable" sequence of derby defeats to arch-rivals Sunderland, manager McClaren wrote.
City fans have booed the anthem both home and away for the last two seasons after City were penalised by UEFA under Financial Fair Play rules, although the sanctions were lifted over a year ago.
Manchester City's attacking instincts can expose their defence and goalkeeper Joe Hart wants tighten up defensively after 8 games without a clean sheet.
Manchester City coach Manuel Pellegrini played down the significance of his tactical switch after a stoppage-time goal gave his team a win over Sevilla.
Manchester Police arrested 5 people, three of them Polish football fans, when a brawl broke out before the Man City v Sevilla game in the Champions League.
Yaya Toure has expressed his disgust at those who are quick to criticise his performances and admits to being hurt by what he feels is a lack of recognition.