Carlos Puyol agrees with Gary Lineker as Man City star Phil Foden shines vs Liverpool

straight to your inboxGary Lineker has hailed Manchester City's 'extraordinary consistency' after they extended their winning run with a 2-1 victory over West Ham. With nearest challengers Manchester United and Leicester City not playing until tomorrow, Pep Guardiola's side went 13 points clear at the top of the Premier League table thanks to their 2-1 win, which came courtesy of goals from defenders Ruben Dias and John Stones.

straight to your inboxIlkay Gundogan says that Pep Guardiola is the best manager that he has ever played under as he enjoys his most impressive season at Manchester City. Gundogan has flourished for City this season, scoring 11 goals in 19 league games.

straight to your inbox“For sure,” replies Helder Cristovao when asked if he believes Ruben Dias will succeed Cristiano Ronaldo as Portugal’s captain in the coming years.

straight to your inboxIlkay Gundogan has admitted Manchester United were interested in signing him years before he joined Manchester City. Five years after arriving in the city, Gundogan is enjoying his finest campaign yet for City, with 13 goals and three assists to his name in all competitions.

straight to your inboxOwen Hargreaves has claimed Gabriel Jesus is "the best reserve centre-forward in the world" and likened the Manchester City striker to Roberto Firmino.The Brazilian striker has often played second-fiddle to Sergio Aguero since arriving at the Etihad Stadium. However, despite Aguero's injuries, Jesus has still found himself regularly rotated, with Pep Guardiola often playing Kevin de Bruyne, Raheem Sterling or Bernardo Silva as a "false nine".

straight to your inboxMicah Richards believes Liverpool's success in recent seasons has been a motivating factor for Manchester City amid their resurgence this campaign.Liverpool claimed their first Premier League title in 30 years last season, building on the Champions League victory the season before that.

straight to your inbox every day for freeLuke Shaw has praised Amad's impact on training at Manchester United.The young winger completed his move to United from Atalanta in January and made his debut off the bench in the 4-0 Europa League win over Real Sociedad on Thursday.Despite mainly playing for the under-23s since his move, the 18-year-old has taken part in first-team training and Shaw has been impressed with what he has seen.Speaking to Sky Sports, Shaw revealed that Harry Maguire had

straight to your inboxGary Lineker says Manchester City could win the quadruple this season after they swept Tottenham aside in the Premier League.City went seven points clear at the top of the league with their 3-0 win over Spurs and also have a game in hand over second-placed Leicester City. After an even opening to the game, Rodri's penalty put City 1-0 up midway through the first half before Ilkay Gundogan's second-half brace secured a comfortable victory.

straight to your inboxA fraudster is facing jail after he admitted spending more than £175,000 using a bank card belonging to Man City star Riyad Mahrez.Mohamed Sharif, 32, admitted a single count of fraud at Snaresbrook Crown Court in London in December last year.He is due to be sentenced on February 25.The Crown Prosecution Service confirmed details of the charge show that Mr Mahrez's bank, Barclays, were forced to reimburse him £175,830 after a card the player never received was used to make

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 of Manchester City's tactics during their Premier League clash with Liverpool caused a disagreement between Sky Sports pundits Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher. When conceding a free kick within shooting range, City opted to have a player lying down behind the defensive wall in a bid to prevent the ball going underneath the wall as they jumped in the air.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United may have ended up ultimately disappointed against Everton - but a couple of their players still managed to catch the eye.United were denied victory by Dominic Calvert-Lewin's last-gasp equaliser to earn Carlo Ancelotti's men a dramatic 3-3 draw in Saturday night's Premier League clash at Old Trafford.

straight to your inboxPhil Foden says he couldn't have asked for a better manager to bring him through than Pep Guardiola.Manchester City have been excited about Foden since he came to their academy as a boy, but it has been under the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach that he has broken into the first team.Guardiola was instantly besotted with Foden and has dismissed any suggestion that the player should go on loan to develop despite regular debate around the country about the best path

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola might have to break up his defence for the trip to Liverpool, despite eight clean sheets in the last nine outings.At Burnley this week, City used a back three of Aymeric Laporte, John Stones and Ruben Dias.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester City and Manchester United will both finish above Liverpool this season, according to the latest supercomputer predictor.City are the current Premier League leaders, with Pep Guardiola's side boasting a three-point lead over United. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 's team were emphatic on Tuesday evening as they thumped Southampton 9-0 and subsequently moved back to four points ahead of reigning champions Liverpool.

straight to your inboxRaheem Sterling has warned Liverpool that Manchester City are full of confidence going into Sunday's Premier League showdown at Anfield.Sterling scored as City beat Burnley 2-0 in comfortable fashion on Wednesday, making it 20 games unbeaten with the last 13 being consecutive wins.