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Joe Hart: Manchester United "just another team"

Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart insists that he sees Manchester United as "just another team" ahead of the Manchester derby.

Joe Hart has described Manchester United as "just another team" ahead of the first Manchester derby of the 2015-16 campaign.

Manchester City sit second in the table ahead of this afternoon's trip to Old Trafford, and will return to the top of the standings with a draw or win over their neighbours.

The goalkeeper told the Daily Mail: "I don't think much about United. The same as I don't think much about West Ham. They become my sole focus when they are our next opponents. But after that, they are just another team that's trying to stop us from winning titles. That's about as far as it goes for me.

"It was a motivation to get to where United were when they were No. 1. But it was the same motivation that I had towards Arsenal or Chelsea. It wasn't a personal vendetta. Maybe that's because I wasn't born in Manchester.

"But to do well, and to grow as we are growing, I don't think anything can be personal. It has to be business. Until the other night, I was focusing on Sevilla."

Man City have won four of their last five meetings with United.

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Joe Hart of Manchester City celebrates his team's third goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester City and Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium on August 16, 2015
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