how much goals than any other team. how much does that record of consecutive wins play on your mind, if at all? do you think about it at all? no, no, absolutely nothing. so if you're going to play one game thinking record, you forget what you have to do to win the games. it will be nice because it means we won. but that is, sooner or later the record because it means we won. but that is, sooner or laterthe record is going to be broken. it's how we have to do to win the game, that is my concern. to do to win the game, that is my concern. for so long they were manchester's second sight, as recently as 1999 city were in the third tier and struggling. fast forward a decade, sheikh mansour and his abu dhabi millions took over in 2008. it took city another format for yea rs 2008. it took city another format for years to win their first premier league title, their second coming in 2014. for those who follow those ups and downs, there is a buzz about the current generation. expectation city will be the manchester side. scored

by young. played by summerbee. right way to the side, control of the ball, passing of the ball, the a ccu ra cy ball, passing of the ball, the a ccu ra cy of ball, passing of the ball, the accuracy of the passing, the confidence and belief in each individual player, never seen anything like it before in my career asa anything like it before in my career as a footballer. for manchester city the stakes are high. win this weekend and they'll set a new premier league record for consecutive wins in one season. and they could set themselves up for a third premier league title. and usherin third premier league title. and usher in a new era of dominance. united have their own record to preserve. 40 matches unbeaten at old trafford, 41 on sunday would be a new high. last time they lost here at home was in september 2000 16. who beat them? it was city. for the people born in the city and feeling the colours in that good, positive rivalry, i think it's a special

match. whether red or blue not even from manchester at all, this derby is not just a from manchester at all, this derby is notjust a special occasion. it's the biggest game of the premier league season the biggest game of the premier league season so the biggest game of the premier league season so far. katherine downes, bbc news, manchester. the first merseyside derby of the season ta kes pla ce first merseyside derby of the season takes place on sunday as well. with contrasting fortunes for both of them so far. i flying liverpool managerjurgen klopp is still wary of facing an everton side now led by sam allardyce. when we meet on sunday, i've played him in three different clubs already. i'm only two years here. at each club he did thejob. so two years here. at each club he did the job. so obviously he's very successful. we know what we will get, if you want. that doesn't make it easier, to be honest. all sam alla rdyce teams it easier, to be honest. all sam allardyce teams are difficult to play, it's no secret. they could have lost their manager to rangers but aberdeen repaid derek mcinnes

for staying at the club with a 1—0 win at dundee. the win just after the break was enough to seal three points. aberdeen move three points above rangers who play tomorrow but still four points behind. late drama in the one championship match this evening, bristol city scoring in injury time winner against sheffield united to boost their chances of automatic promotion. early pressure from the home side failed to materialise. jamie paterson gave bristol the lead against the run of play. cracking goal, that. leon clarke, the championship top scorer, pulled sheffield united level, drilling homejust after pulled sheffield united level, drilling home just after the pulled sheffield united level, drilling homejust after the break. aidan flynt scored a late goal that sealed the win for leejohnson's side. the result keeps bristol third, three points behind second placed cardiff city. united states for. from 2019 onwards a new saturday night slot will showcase live premier league football to rival other prime—time favourites

like strictly come dancing and the x factor. the new broadcast deal will mean more than half of all league matches in a single season will be televised. more from richard conway. premier league games will go head—to—head with the likes of x factor strictly come dancing and the other saturday night programmes from 2019. other packages available, we'll see midweek games, more games available midweek for broadcasters. the way the fans watch, that could be set to change, too. it's because the premier league have said the process is what it calls technologically neutral. what they mean is the packages are open not just of the traditional broadcasters but to the internet giants, the likes of amazon, apple, netflix, google. they are cashrich, they have an appetite, it seems, to acquire sports rights to build a portfolio. england spinner moeen ali says the tea m england spinner moeen ali says the team still believe they can turn the

ashes series around despite trailing 2-0 to ashes series around despite trailing 2—0 to australia. your captain england in a much changed side against a cricket australia 11 in perth at 2am uk time. he won't bowl in the two day match to allow a cut on his finger to heal. he expects to recover in time for the third test in perth which starts on thursday. because i'm a finger spinner, it's the one thing i really need, that is to be 100%. obviously rooted in the first game in the first innings and since then it's not been easy. —— ripped it. it's been difficult to bowl and stuff. last game was much better, i just didn't bowl and stuff. last game was much better, ijust didn't bowl as well. hopefully another five or six days of it, with no bowling, hopefully it'll be all right. snooker's uk championship in york, wally o'sullivan through to the semifinals. the rocket as he's known as one of only two seed left in the competition, beating martin gould

6-3. he competition, beating martin gould 6—3. he is the clear favourite with the book is to claim his sixth uk title he'll play stephen mcguire tomorrow. the only other seeded player left in the tournament also came through the quarterfinals safely, the world number six, shaun murphy, uk champion in 2008, beat mark king 6—3. england's charley hull has shot herself into contention after round three of the golf dubai ladies classic. she shot a five under par 67 earlier today to finish nine under par three of the lead of and van dam of the netherlands. going into the final round tomorrow. to return to the top story, british and irish lions captain sam warburton will miss next yea r‘s captain sam warburton will miss next year's six nations after an operation on his knee. that's all from sports they, more sport on bbc news to the weekend, see you in a bit. well and welcome to our look ahead

at what the papers will be bringing us at what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow morning. with me, helen brand, obe, chief executive of the association of chartered certified accou nta nts. association of chartered certified accountants. and sebastian payne, correspondent at the financial times. welcome to you both. before i speak to them, let's take a look at some of tomorrow's front pages. the daily mail calls people to rejoice. we are our way. the telegraph hails the price of freedom from all the stories about brexit you'll be surprised to hear. the express talks ofa surprised to hear. the express talks of a huge brexit at last. mae bounces back, that's what the times

i’u ns bounces back, that's what the times runs with. the 2—1 headline, britain sets course for a soft brexit. the financial times itself strikes a cautious tone noting donald tusk‘s warnings on tough choices ahead are all around. the daily mirror describes theresa may as mrs softy. the guardian notes the european union warning there might be delays toa union warning there might be delays to a final brexit deal. ok, let's get started on papers. alan, you lead us off with the daily mail. there is a theresa may hand, a claudejunker there is a theresa may hand, a claude junker hand shaking. it seems a little over the top. i'm not sure rejoice is necessarily the word the business world will be using i think relief is probably more along the lines. it's more about losing control of its borders

and money. the relief in the business world is more about there being movement, that we are moving forward. because you want to get on, business wants to get to the trade talks. we know business confidence has been severely knocked by the insurgency around brexit. in our global economic conditions, the uk and irish members, it's been reduced by half in the past year. it was all linked to brexit and lack of certainty around the transition period. that the hard border possibility... actually, regulatory governance was something that came up governance was something that came up quite often with members in terms of what's worrying them moving forward. all of those things are starting to be addressed. more importantly we can get down to the detail of the trade agreements.“ we unravel those, those three things, borders, laws and money, nothing particularly nailed down. generalities is what we've got, isn't it was indeed. what we've heard today is an brexit on the 30th

of march 2019, not much is going to change, we'll still be handing over big sums of money, there will still be free movement of people. the laws are still going to be mirrored what's happening in europe the foreseeable future. it means nothing changes but for all those people who voted for a radical shake—up of our politics, i don't think it's quite what they had in the deal put forward today, there is talk of the european court of justice forward today, there is talk of the european court ofjustice having jurisdiction for eight years after exits day. in politicalterms, next century, might as well be. two parliaments away from where we stand now. a lot of compromises here. if you think a lot of the bellicose rhetoric we had during the referendum campaign, it's all been calmed down, cooler heads prevailing. the european court of justice has been a compromise on the european side. they saw that in perpetuity, there would be some recourse to the european court of

justice. there has been some compromise on both sides. to your own paper, sebastian, as you say, it seems a little less wildly enthusiastic. mae blunted by donald tusk warning on tough choices ahead. are we saying this was quite a... victory isn't the word, a breakthrough. the next it will be terribly difficult. that is the editorial inside our paper tomorrow, says exactly that, it's been a tough battle to get here and theresa may has done very well. also to bring her party with her on this journey because she's had this coalition of brexit is and remainers who have different views on whether country should head. everybody today was giving this is the nod, saying this isa giving this is the nod, saying this is a good deal. the tough stuff comes on the trade negotiations because a lot of brexit supporters have been holding fire because they really wa nt have been holding fire because they really want that final clean break

in 2021, 2022. willing to accept handing over money, free movement of people, some ecajurisdiction. they will want a clean, final break. making that work is going to be tough. this is what donald tusk said today, the divorce is done. it's ha rd today, the divorce is done. it's hard to divorce something, but even harder to build a future relationship. we've had a tense 48 hours in british politics. a lot more of those tense moments before this process is over. if one was to say this is leading us towards a soft brexit in headline terms, do you think... i don't think that's unfair when you look at the reality of what has been agreed, it is softer than harder. what has been negotiated around the irish border issue does look like that. can you come friend what it's really about? it seems everybody has a slightly different view of what it means. there seems to be a common view about trying to maintain the status quo for citizens of northern

ireland, in terms of trade and access and no imposition of a border. i don't think we seen the detail, you hear that coming from the dup. in terms of wanting to see that detail. they don't want a different solution from the rest of the united kingdom. interesting today, both the pound and shares went up, which would indicate the business world feels it is in the right direction. a bit of relief. its major news, people picking their way through it. helen, perhaps you can way through it. helen, perhaps you ca n start way through it. helen, perhaps you can start this one, may bounces back. fair enough. it's when you come to the little headlines, rejuvenated pm to confrontjohnson an brexit. for those of us who might have forgotten where boris stands, what is this about? boris wants a clea n b rea k what is this about? boris wants a clean break at some point. the foreign secretary. i don't know him

personally, so foreign secretary. he wa nts a clea n personally, so foreign secretary. he wants a clean break. he's going to compromise elements now with the endgame in mind. it's been the big issue, the cabinet hasn't discussed the endgame. buoyed by the success of the last 24 hours, saying we're going to have this discussion now. we can allaim going to have this discussion now. we can all aim for a common vision of what brexit means. the times reported december 19 will be the first time the cabinet is sitting down and saying, what does brexit means brexit actually mean in practice? how long after the referendum is this? a year and a half. the key thing is, the reason they haven't had this discussion is because there is no agreement, this is where the real divergences. as you were saying, boris wants that

clean break have to like liam fox and michael gove, people like philip hammond and amber rudd what a much closer relationship with the eu. finding a compromise between those will be quite difficult. in the times story they've said this meeting is not going to be about shouting, trying to win arguments, it'll be about everybody laying out their positions and explaining where they come from. the key figure in this will be michael gove. doing the broadcast around speaking on behalf of the prime minister this morning. the man talking about taking back control, the democratic liberalisation of a concept he's the one saying it's great giving £35 billion to the eu, just what we wanted. which way he falls on this decision, do we remain close to europe or go far away? he'll be the deciding factor on how you broker the second phase of the talks. this indicates more about what mrs may's position is. if she is