it's expected he'll take four to six months to recover, so will miss next year's six nations. it's mourinho versus guardiola. manchester united against manchester city. we look ahead to this weekend's top of the table blockbuster and the premier league's most expensive game in history. the first against the second. the big match. we want to win because it is united. moeen takes his finger of the ashes pulse. the england all—rounder will take a breakfrom bowling, to rest up for the third test. but we start with rugby union. a blow for british and irish lions captain sam warburton. the wales international will miss next year's six nations,

after having knee surgery. warburton was already out of action after undergoing an operation on his neck. he says he made a decision with the welsh rugby union and his club side cardiff blues to take a proactive approach, so he's fully fit when he returns to action. it's expected to take him four to six months to recover. another player who's likely to miss the tournament is scotland prop wp nel. he's battling to get back into action after suffering a fractured arm during last month's international with samoa. nel is expected to miss 12 weeks, so could make the latter part of the six nations. in the european champions cup, montpellier came from behind to beat glasgow, which ends the scottish side's hopes of progressing from the pool. 29—22 the final score in scotstoun. both sides came into the match without a win in pool 3 of the competition. it's the match that every football fan this season has been waiting. the manchester derby sees man united and man city go head to head at old trafford.

united are hoping to close the gap on the premier league leaders, to five points, with a win. it's set to be an absolute cracker. both teams scoring a combined 81 goals so far this season. katherine downes looks ahead to sunday's big game. for the city faithful there's been a lot to cheer this season. group winners and through to the last 16 of the champions league, and seemingly unstoppable domestically. they've won 13 consecutive games in the premier league, equalling the record. they haven't lost since the start of april when they were beaten by chelsea and so far this season they've dropped just two points, scoring more goals than any other team. how much does that record of consecutive wins play on your mind, if at all? you think about that? no. absolutely nothing. if you are going

to play one game, you forget what you have to do to win the games. it would be nice because it means we won, but sooner or later the record is going to be broken, so... is what we have to do to win the game, that's my concern. so long they were manchester's second sight, as recently as 1999 city were down in the third tier and struggling. fast forward a decade and it was taken over, but it took another four years to win theirfirst over, but it took another four years to win their first premier league title and their second came in 2014. for those who followed the ups and downs there's a buzz about this current generation. expectation that city will be the manchester side. back to young! scored! right the way through the side there was control

of the ball, the passing of the ball, the accuracy of the passing, confidence and belief in each individual player. i've never seen anything like that before in my career. so for manchester city the sta kes a re career. so for manchester city the stakes are higher. win this weekend and they will set a new premier league record for consecutive wins ina league record for consecutive wins in a season and they could set themselves up for a third premier league title and usher in a new era of dominance. but united have their own record to preserve. 40 matches unbeaten at old trafford, 41 on sunday would be a new high. in fact the last time they lost here at home was back in september, 2016. and to beat them then? city. for the people born in the city and feeling the colours in that would, positive rivalry, i think it's a special match. whether you are a red or blue 01’ even match. whether you are a red or blue or even not even match. whether you are a red or blue 01’ even not even for match. whether you are a red or blue or even not even for manchester at all, this derby isn'tjust a special

occasion, it is the biggest game of the premier league season so far. the first merseyside derby of this season takes place on sunday, with contrasting fortunes for both so far. high—flying liverpool manager jurgen klopp is still wary of facing an everton side now led by sam allardyce. when we meet on sunday i met —— played him in free kick —— different clu bs played him in free kick —— different clubs already and in each club he did the job, clubs already and in each club he did thejob, so clubs already and in each club he did the job, so obviously he's very successful. we know what we will get, but that doesn't make it easier to be honest. all of sam allardyce's teams are difficult to play, that'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.

scott mckenna's goal just after the break, was enough to seal the three points. aberdeen move into second place in the scottish premiership, three points above rangers, who play tomorrow but still four behind celtic. there was late drama in the one championship match this evening. bristol city scored an injury time winner against sheffield united to boost their chances of automatic promotion. early pressure from the home side failed to materialise. jamie patterson gave bristol the lead against the run of play. leon clark, the championship's top scorer, pulled sheffield united level, drilling home just after the break. but it was aden flint who's late goal sealed the win for leejohnson's side. the result keeps bristol third. nowjust three points behind second placed cardiff. united stay fourth. from 2019 onwards, a new saturday night slot will showcase live premier league football to rival other prime—time favourites like strictly and x factor. the new broadcast deal will mean more than half of all league matches in a single season will be televised. more now from our sports news correspondent richard conway.

premier league games will go head—to—head with the likes of stricker come dancing and the x factor and all of the other big saturday night programmes from 2019 —— strictly come dancing. we will also see mid week games, more available mid week for broadcasters, at the way the fans watch could be set to change. that's because the premier league have said the process is what it calls technologically neutral. they mean the packages are there not just neutral. they mean the packages are there notjust to the traditional broadcasters but to the incident giants as well, the likes of amazon, apple, netflix, google. it seems they all have an appetite to require sports rights to build a portfolio. england spinner moeen ali says the team still believe they can turn the ashes series around, despite trailing 2—0 to australia. he'll captain england, in a much—changed side against a cricket australia 11 in perth at about 2am uk time.

he won't bowl in the two—day match, to allow a cut on his finger to heal, but expects to recover in time for the third test in perth, which starts on thursday. because i am a finger spinner it is one thing i really need, to be 100%. 0bviously one thing i really need, to be 100%. obviously i rip it in the first game, and since then it hasn't been easy and it's been difficult to bowl and stuff. but the last game was much better. hopefully anotherfive 01’ much better. hopefully anotherfive or six days with no bowling hopefully it will be all right. at snooker‘s uk championship in york, ronnie 0'sullivan is through to the semi—finals. the rocket, as he's known, is one of only two seeds left in the competition. he beat martin gould 6—3 and is the clear favourite with the bookies to claim his 6th uk title. he'll play steven maguire tomorrow. the only other seeded player left in the tournament also came through the quarter—finals safely.

the world number six shaun murphy, who was uk champion back in 2008, beat mark king 6—3. england's charley hull has shot herself into contention after round three of golf‘s dubai ladies classic. hull shot a 5—under par, 67 earlier today to finish on nine under par, just three shots off the lead of anne van dam of the netherlands going into tomorrow's final round. laura davies and florentyna parker are just one shot further back. just returning to our top story. sam warburton will miss next year's six nations after having an operation on his knee. that's all for now. more sport throughout the weekend. saturday night into sunday morning

could ring us some very interesting weather. more snow on the way today. it was all or nothing really. a number of school closures. difficult travelling around. a lot of snow in the north—west and midlands. some areas missed it all together. call for all of us, but some places stayed dry, with plenty of sunshine. we've got more snow showers around at the moment. this is the last few hours, in northern ireland and again feeding into wales, but it is dry through the midlands and the north—west at the moment. i don't think the shower distribution will change a lot through the night was not more snow showers across northern scotland. a wintry mix in the far south—west. any places will be dry, clear and cold. we will find less snow falling, but more widespread frost, it was the winds are easing down a little bit. not as windy tomorrow. we start with the

showers in wales and northern ireland, but they will fade away. living in the north—west england, so more snow around, mainly over the hills. wintry showers in scotland. many places a gain a dry day this time. the deal sunshine, but cold. not as cold because it would be windy. changes in the south—west, where we've got the potential for some really tricky weather. the rain is coming into the south—west, hitting the cold air that develops quickly through the evening. so the rain turns to snow. but across northern ireland, especially across wales, the midlands, perhaps east anglia and across parts of northern england, and it's across the central areas that later in the night into saturday we've got this and the snow warning from the met office —— amber snow warning. there could be ten centimetres widely. the worst overnight and first thing in the morning. the snow becomes lighter on the day and some parts of england and wales get very windy, with sharp showers further north. colder and

largely dry in scotland and becoming drier northern ireland. another storm on the way which will bring winds the parts of runs and spain. that will have an impact on the uk, mainly the south—east of the uk. and it will be mostly rain. some strong winds too, but the chance of some snow as we get the undercut of colder air. mostly rain and strong winds towards the south—east. that then scoops away and things calmed down on tuesday. a brighter and dry day. still cold. lots of whether happening before then. you can keep up—to—date with all of the warnings and things can change with the position of the snow on sunday. all the warnings of course online. this is bbc world news. i'm kasia madera. our top stories: britain and the eu have struck a last—minute deal, which means brexit talks can move on to the next phase getting to this point has required give and take on both sides and i believe thejoint report that is being published is in the best interests of the whole of the uk. i believe we have made

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