Alan Shearer feels vindicated over Phil Foden comments after Man City display at Liverpool

straight to your inboxJohn Stones was the match-winner as Manchester City edged past West Ham at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday and now Joe Cole has claimed he'd make a good striker.Pep Guardiola 's men triumphed 2-1 in the Premier League showdown with the Hammers to move 13 points clear at the top of the table. City 's goals both came from their central defenders, with Ruben Dias opening the scoring after half an hour.

straight to your inboxKevin De Bruyne is fit for Manchester City's Champions League last-16 clash with Borussia Monchengladbach and could start in Budapest.Pep Guardiola confirmed everyone in his squad is fit, aside from Nathan Ake, so that means De Bruyne successfully navigated his 60-minute appearance at Arsenal on Sunday without any new setbacks. De Bruyne trained on Monday, so his availability should be a boost to City and you would expect him to start against Monchengladbach.

straight to your inbox every day for freeAlan Shearer claims Anthony Martial lacks hunger and desire to improve his Manchester United goal tally.Martial started in United 's 3-1 victory over Newcastle at Old Trafford on Sunday and played 70 minutes before being replaced by Mason Greenwood.

straight to your inboxGary Neville believes the positions Raheem Sterling takes up for Manchester City have dramatically improved since the pair worked together at England.Neville was the Three Lions' assistant manager from 2012 until 2016, with Sterling making his international debut in the same year that the former Manchester United defender started his job.

straight to your inboxLast week, Phil Foden was showing why he has such a bright future ahead of him, scoring one and assisting twice as Manchester City left Liverpool's title defence in tatters and marched on to another win.Foden rightfully received plaudits for his performance at Anfield, and was rested when City beat Swansea in the cup during the week to keep him fresh for the visit of Tottenham on Saturday.

direct to your inboxArsene Wenger thinks it's 'impossible' for Liverpool to catch Manchester City this season and has backed Pep Guardiola's side for the Premier League title.City picked up a superb 4-1 victory over the reigning champions last weekend to extend their advantage to 10 points with a game in-hand. Manchester United are in second-place, five points behind their neighbours, but have also played a game more.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola felt that Raheem Sterling deserved more praise than he got in the dissection of Manchester City's win over Liverpool.Phil Foden rightly dominated headlines after the 20-year-old followed up two assists with a breathtaking goal to seal the 4-1 win over Jurgen Klopp's side in style.

straight to your inboxJamie Carragher was fascinated by one of Pep Guardiola's tactical changes in Manchester City's victory over Liverpool.City beat Liverpool 4-1 in Sunday's crucial Premier League showdown at Anfield. It was goalless at half-time, with Ilkay Gundogan having missed a penalty, and Guardiola tweaked his system at the break.

straight to your inboxOne Liverpool fan called into a national radio station to argue that Jurgen Klopp should be sacked after the weekend's defeat to Manchester City, leaving the Reds' title defence in tatters.City outplayed Liverpool in the second half, with Jurgen Klopp's side unable to exert any semblance of pressure or control after half-time.

straight to your inboxManchester City took a giant stride towards regaining the Premier League crown on Sunday with an emphatic win over Liverpool. Pep Guardiola’s men returned from Anfield five points clear of second-placed Manchester United and 10 ahead of the current champions thanks to a 4-1 win.City also have a game in hand over their rivals and are well placed at the summit thanks to goals from Ilkay Gundogan (two), Raheem Sterling and man of the match Phil Foden.

straight to your inbox Phil Foden says Manchester City have the confidence to go on and win the Premier League title after a ruthless second half display brushed aside Liverpool on Sunday. City - and Foden - found life hard in the first half at Anfield, with Ilkay Gundogan's missed penalty looking like a wasted chance that the Blues would come to rue.

straight to your inboxRoy Keane has labelled Liverpool "bad champions" after tearing into Jurgen Klopp's side following the loss to Manchester City. The reigning champions were beaten 4-1 by the league leaders at Anfield leaving Liverpool 10 points behind City with a game in hand.

direct to your inboxRoy Keane was full of praise for Phil Foden after Manchester City's victory over Liverpool.Foden rounded off the scoring as City beat Jurgen Klopp's men 4-1 in Sunday's Premier League clash at Anfield. All the goals came in a dramatic second half, with Ilkay Gundogan missing a first-half penalty for Pep Guardiola's side.

straight to your inboxPhil Foden got the seal of approval from football’s finest after a stunning Manchester City showing away to Liverpool.Foden was the star of the show as City ran out 4-1 winners at Anfield to increase their lead at the top of the Premier League table.