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Nathan Cleary is ready for the step up to finals football, Penrith coach Anthony Griffin believes.The star rookie halfback will play just his 14th NRL game in Sundays elimination final against Canterbury.But Griffin reckons Clearys development thus far proves he is ready for the rise in intensity and physicality.He is well placed to be able to handle that. He has come up against some tough sides in his last 13 weeks, Griffin said on Saturday.He debuted against the Storm and played Brisbane in Brisbane.Obviously it is a semi-final so (it) will be another level up on whats been happening over the last few weeks but hes a really good boy and I have no doubt he will be able to handle it.Bulldogs playmaker Josh Reynolds has promised to turn up the heat on Cleary at Allianz Stadium and Griffin says the Dogs will be a different side to the one that lost the last three regular season games.They have a big experienced side, they know what finals football is all about, he said.They made a grand final from a similar position a few years ago. They will have a lot of belief in themselves.It will be another level up tomorrow and we are capable of playing another level up on what we have been over the last few weeks.Griffin says the return of interchange forward Sam Kasiano from a two-match suspension will be crucial for the Dogs.Kasiano is a massive in for them, he said.He is a real spark for them in attack when he comes on around the middle of the first half and the two halves are very good too.They have been under a bit of scrutiny at the back end of the year with how they have been playing.But they are both excellent halves and great running halves and I have no doubt they will be trying to test our line out tomorrow at vital parts of the game.KEY STATS* Anthony Griffin is just the second Panthers coach after Phil Gould in 1990 to make the finals in his first year at the club. 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The Belgian will be out for a month with a calf injury suffered against Dynamo Kiev in midweek.City reached the Champions League quarter-finals where they will face Paris Saint-Germain, but they have fallen off the pace in the Premier League title race and could even be facing a battle to cling onto a top-four place. They trail leaders Leicester by 12 points and are also below Tottenham and Arsenal in the race for second and third. They could even be fifth by the time they kick off against United. Louis van Gaal takes on Manuel Pellegrini at the Etihad Stadium Arch-rivals Manchester United are one of the sides hoping to close the gap, and that has placed extra importance on the derby.United have themselves endured a difficult campaign, and suffered the indignity of a Europa League exit at the hands of Liverpool on Thursday. Team news Vincent Kompany will be out for a month with a calf injury As well as the absence of Kompany, fellow central defender Nicolas Otamendi (dead leg) could also be doubtful this weekend.Midfielders Kevin De Bruyne (knee), Fabian Delph (Achilles) and Samir Nasri (thigh) are close to a return and could see some friendly action during the forthcoming international break. Ander Herrera is a doubt for Manchester derby on Sunday Ander Herrera is a doubt for United with the groin issue that forced him to sit out Thursdays Europa League fixture.Ashley Young and Cameron Borthwick-Jackson could come back into contention having returned to training, while Adnan Januzaj and Timothy Fosu-Mensah are available having been ineligible against Liverpool.Wayne Rooney (knee), Luke Shaw (leg) and Will Keane (groin) remain absent, while Phil Jones is also out of contention.Opta stats Sergio Aguero has scored seven goals in seven top flight games against United Manchester United have won just one of their last eight Premier League away games (W1 D3 L4).City have won four and lost just one of the last six Premier League meetings with United.Sergio Aguero has scored seven goals in seven topp flight games against Manchester United.ddddddddddddOnly five players have scored more against the Red Devils in Premier League history (Ferdinand, Henry, Gerrard & Fowler with eight and Shearer with 10). 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