Manchester City's preparation for the derby with United will include four days in Ukraine

Pep Guardiola's preparations for the Manchester derby will include spending four days in Ukraine next week.

Manchester City face Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League on Wednesday - and will arrive in Kharkiv 48 hours before the deadrubber.

Guardiola's squad are set for a recovery session at the club's training base on Monday morning following the Premier League clash against West Ham.

They will board a four-hour flight before training in sub-zero temperatures during an extended stay and are due to jet back to the North West on Thursday afternoon.

Already cemented as group winners, City could leave big names back home in the days prior to this season's first fixture with Manchester United.

In contrast to rival Jose Mourinho, Guardiola has decided to postpone flights to Manchester until the day after European matches in both Rotterdam and Naples. His players have undergone light sessions at their team hotel and that will continue in Kharkiv.