Aleks Zinchenko explains the boost Man City got in Porto draw in the Champions League

straight to your inboxManchester City's New Year trip to Chelsea has been moved after being selected for TV coverage. The fixture is one of several to be shifted, and the Blues' January schedule in the Premier League has now been confirmed.

4/1 to win Europe's biggest prize with thepools.com putting them just behind the holder's and favourites Bayern Munich.

straight to your inboxManchester City fans are fearful of underestimating Borussia Monchengladbach after drawing them in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League.City will take on the Bundesliga outfit next year for a place in the quarter-finals of the competition.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola insists Manchester City will not underestimate Borussia Monchengladbach in the last-16 of the Champions League after the Bundesliga's stunning showings in the group stage.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola thinks that the Premier League is moving into a different phase of the season now the Champions League group stages are out of the way. Manchester City's manager has regularly raised the physical and mental battle of the teams that have had to play European football in a condensed schedule - especially for the Blues and other teams that went deep in continental competitions in August while their domestic rivals were able to recuperate.

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direct to your inboxManchester City will learn today who they will play in the last-16 of the Champions League.City booked their place in the knockout stages after comfortably overcoming Porto, Marseille and Olympiacos to win their group and a canter.But the road to Istanbul gets tougher from here on in, and City fans have been having their say on who they hope to be playing in the next round, but also who they want to avoid.We asked City fans "What team do you want City to draw", and from the

direct to your inboxManchester City have qualified for the knockout stages of the Champions League, with the draw for the next round taking place on Monday in Nyon.Pep Guardiola's side are recognised as one of the favourites to win the tournament and many teams will want to avoid having to make the trip to Manchester, but who should City be wary of?Having finished top of their group, the Etihad outfit will join Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Liverpool, Chelsea, Borussia Dortmund, Juventus and PSG

straight to your inboxManchester City are one of three English clubs eagerly awaiting Monday's Champions League knockout draw.After winning their Champions League group, Pep Guardiola's side are seeded for the draw but could still face some potentially tricky opposition, with the likes of Barcelona and Atletico Madrid finishing second in their respective groups.Premier League rivals Chelsea and Liverpool are also seeded for the draw - although they would have been unable to face City at this

straight to your inboxManchester City fans will be eagerly awaiting the UEFA Champions League draw after sealing their place in the last 16.Pep Guardiola's side were held to a 0-0 draw with Manchester United on Saturday night, their sixth consecutive clean sheet, with three of those coming in the Champions League. Having topped their group with relative ease, City will be hopeful of avoiding any of Europe's biggest clubs, having faced and beaten Real Madrid at this stage last season.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer clarified Manchester United produced their 'best' performance under him in a Manchester derby because of their control and possession in the soporific goalless draw with Manchester CityUnited beat City three times last season, with their Premier League win at the Etihad underpinned by scintillating counter-attacking football, yet Solskjaer rhapsodized about their performance in Saturday's unwatchable stalemate.

straight to your inboxThe Champions League group stages are at an end, with Manchester City now facing a wait to see who they draw in the last 16.City went into the last round of fixtures safe in the knowledge they had already qualified for the knockout rounds and they closed out the group with a comfortable victory over Marseille. Premier League rivals Chelsea and Liverpool also progressed but Manchester United missed out following a defeat to RB Leipzig.

direct to your inboxManchester City Women's summer recruitment has given them a boost as they look to improve on recent Champions League disappointments, according to midfielder Caroline Weir.City have been knocked out by Atletico Madrid in the last two Champions League campaigns, at the last-16 stage last season and the round-of-32 the year before.

straight to your inboxFormer Liverpool and Manchester City midfielder Steve McManaman has hailed John Stones after the defender produced another impressive display during Saturday's victory against Fulham.Raheem Sterling 's early goal and a penalty from Kevin de Bruyne sealed a 2-0 win for the hosts, who were dominant throughout the match against Scott Parker's side.

straight to your inboxManchester City have hit back at incendiary Porto claims about individual players and the manager. The Portuguese club did not react well to losing last month's meeting at the Etihad, with coach Sergio Conceicao accusing Pep Guardiola of trying to influence referees after the game before describing lifetime Benfica fan Bernardo Silva as "childish" for having said he particularly enjoyed the 3-1 victory.