Cancelo and Silva start - Man City line up fans want to see vs Southampton

straight to your inboxHere are your Man City morning headlines for Saturday, 25 July.Ten years of excellence will come to an end on Sunday when David Silva prepares to play his final Premier League game for Manchester City against Norwich City.And the Spanish playmaker has sent a moving message to City supporters ahead of the match. “They have shown me so much respect – and respect is the most important thing for me,” he said .

straight to your inboxDavid Silva has hailed “incredible” Pep Guardiola’s work ethic as he enters the final phase of his Manchester City career.The Blues midfielder is expected to play his final Premier League game against Norwich on Sunday, bringing an end to ten years in which he has gathered 11 club trophies.And six of those pieces of silverware have come in his four seasons under Guardiola, who he credits with establishing City as a dominant force in the English game.Silva also won league

straight to your inboxDavid Silva has picked out THAT pass against Manchester United as one of the highlights of his ten years at Manchester City.The Blues legend is expected to play his final Premier League game against Norwich on Sunday, and will leave supporters with a thousand happy memories.And Silva has been talking about some of the high points – and one low period – of his time at City.The Spain international has scored some memorable goals, and made some memorable assists in the last

straight to your inboxDavid Silva has sent a moving message to Manchester City fans as he prepares to play his final Premier League game for the club.Ten years of excellence in English football will come to an end for the 34-year-old Spain international when he lines up against Norwich on Sunday – if manager Pep Guardiola picks him, of course.And Silva says his stay with the Blues has exceeded his “wildest dreams” and that he is a “Blue forever”.In his time at City, Silva has won four Premier

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has stuck to his word and rotated his Manchester City side again to face Watford.Guardiola said a number of the players who started the FA Cup semi-final defeat to Arsenal would keep their places, but that he also planned to make changes and allow all of his squad numbers get some playing time in the final two games of the season.So against Watford, in the final away game of the campaign, Guardiola made four changes, with Joao Cancelo, Bernardo Silva and Phil

straight to your inboxManchester United fans want to see Ole Gunnar Solskjaer make five changes to his starting XI for Sunday's FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea.The two clubs will take time out of their intense battle for Champions League qualification to go head-to-head for a place in next month's final at Wembley.United are the form side going into the match and haven't lost in 19 games, but there has been a noticeable drop in performance levels over the last two matches.That could probably

straight to your inbox After weeks of playing games with next to nothing riding on them, Manchester City will be involved in a significant fixture once again on Saturday when they compete in the FA Cup semi-final.

straight to your inbox Manchester City fans are planning to give David Silva a big send-off on his final game for the Blues. The little Spanish wizard will be denied the farewell his ten brilliant years of service deserve, as his final season will end without supporters in the ground due to the coronavirus pandemic.

straight to your inbox Manchester City fans are furious after Gabriel Jesus was denied a penalty against Bournemouth and have drawn comparisons to the spot-kick Bruno Fernandes won for Manchester United against Aston Villa recently. City were leading 2-0 midway through the second-half when a wonderful move from the Blues saw David Silva play goalscorer Jesus into the area where he was appeared to be brought down by Steve Cook.

straight to your inboxManchester City will be hoping to continue their good recent form when they face relegation-threatened Bournemouth on Wednesday.After suffering a couple of disappointing results, City have begun to hit their stride again with two dominating 5-0 victories in succession against Newcastle United and Brighton.The good form couldn't have come at a better time with an FA Cup semi-final coming up on the weekend and the return of the Champions League not far away.Pep Guardiola will

straight to your inboxManchester City will be hoping that their second trip to the south coast in a week will be more successful than the first when they face Brighton on Saturday.City made the long journey south last Sunday and fell to a shock 1-0 defeat at Southampton but came back with a vengeance as they smashed five goals past a hapless Newcastle United on Wednesday.David Silva ran the show as he picked up two assists and capped off a fine performance with a splendid free-kick, with Gabriel

straight to your inboxWith just four league games remaining, Manchester City will be looking to build momentum ahead of the Champions League when they take on Brighton on Saturday.It's been a strange week or so of results for City, as they dismantled the newly-crowned Premier League champions Liverpool 4-0 but followed it up with a shock defeat to Southampton before bouncing back to smash five past Newcastle on Wednesday.It's been a microcosm of the Blues' season and the inconsistency is

straight to your inboxIt was bittersweet for Manchester City fans on Wednesday night as they watched David Silva roll back the years and lead the Blues to a dominant home win.Silva set up two goals and capped off a brilliant individual performance with a peach of a free kick in the second half, as City ran out 5-0 winners.The club legend will leave the Etihad at the end of the season, and City fans will not be able to see the Spaniard play for the club again in person.

straight to your inboxTommy Doyle has lifted the lid on the role David Silva plays in Manchester City training, revealing how he has taken it upon himself as captain to make the club's young players welcome in the first team.Doyle was speaking after he made his Premier League debut against Newcastle on Wednesday night, in a game where Silva scored one and assisted two more in a brilliant Man of the Match performance.Silva will depart the Etihad at the end of the season, and City fan Doyle said

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola wants David Silva to play in front of another full house at the Etihad Stadium to get the Manchester City send-off he deserves. The Spanish midfielder is saying goodbye to the Etihad after a wonderful 10 years in English football, but showed against Newcastle that he is still a terrific asset to the Blues.

straight to your inbox Manchester City fans are hoping to see plenty of changes to the team that lost last time out when they face Newcastle United on Thursday night. It's been a strange week of results for City as they followed up an excellent 4-0 thrashing of the newly crowned Premier League champions Liverpool with a shock 1-0 defeat at Southampton, despite having 25 shots on goal.

straight to your inboxManchester City will be hoping to move on from a shock defeat to Southampton when they take on Newcastle United on Wednesday.It's been a peculiar week for City as the loss at the Saints came following a 4-0 thrashing of the new Premier League champions Liverpool just a few days earlier.The Blues still played well against Southampton and had 25 shots without being able to find the back of the net, so will be hoping to shake off the disappointment of the loss and get back to