Chelsea will struggle to compete with Man City because of one key weakness

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer voiced his support for Financial Fair Play after Manchester City won their appeal against a two-year ban from European football.City were initially hit with a €30million fine and prevented from playing in the Champions League or Europa League by Uefa, but the Court of Arbitration for Sport cleared City of committing 'serious breaches' of FFP regulations between 2012 and 2016.Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp and his Tottenham counterpart Jose Mourinho were

straight to your inboxUefa have issued a statement which emphasises the fact that the Court of Arbitration for Sport had "insufficient conclusive evidence" in its case against Manchester City.The Blues were found not guilty of subverting the European governing body's financial fair play rules, but had a fine - for obstructing the investigation - reduced to ten million euros. CAS announced the verdict this morning, and Uefa issued a statement shortly afterwards.

straight to your inboxLiverpool have been chasing down Manchester City records in the final weeks of the season but with three games to go the Blues are suddenly within sight of one of their own.On the day that Jurgen Klopp's side were pegged back in their chase of 100 points, the dethroned championed smashed in another five goals to move onto 91 for the season.Defeats to Chelsea and Southampton since the restart have shown up the inconsistency that has plagued Pep Guardiola over the past year,

Manchester City team bus as it left the stadium. City's 2-1 defeat at Chelsea confirmed Liverpool as Premier League champions, after the leaders had beaten Crystal Palace on Wednesday.

Gabriel Jesus is carrying a knock that has prevented him from starting for Manchester City at Chelsea.With Sergio Aguero out, Guardiola made six changes from the side that started against Burnley on Monday.

Manchester City's match tonight against Chelsea.Pep Guardiola has made six changes following Monday's victory over Burnley and three of them have been enforced with Foden, Joao Cancelo and Sergio Aguero missing out through injury.The Argentine suffered a knee injury against Burnley which has since required surgery and he will likely miss the rest of the Premier League season.

Foden has been described as not fully fit rather than injured for Manchester City's Premier League clash with Chelsea.There were high hopes for the England starlet going into this game after an impressive cameo off the bench against Arsenal was followed by a star turn in the 5-0 demolition of Burnley.However, he did not even make the squad for the match at Stamford Bridge with youngster Cole Palmer earning a spot on the bench as well as fellow academy players Tommy Doyle and Taylor

Manchester City will be thrown into their third game in just over a week on Thursday when they face off against Chelsea.City have enjoyed a successful return to the Premier League following the lengthy break, with two emphatic victories against Arsenal and Burnley at an aggregate score of 8-0.Now the Blues should face a tougher challenge against Frank Lampard's Chelsea, who won their first game back in action on Sunday after coming from behind to beat Aston Villa 2-1.Pep Guardiola is expected to

Manchester City will be something of an England youth reunion for Phil Foden as he comes up against Mason Mount, with an unfit Callum Hudson-Odoi watching on from the stands.Foden may not have recovered from the knock that saw him limping at the end of his virtuoso performance against Burnley.But if he is fit, and does play, it is the surest sign yet that Pep Guardiola has finally removed all restraints.The 20-year-old followed an excellent cameo as sub against Arsenal with a man-of-the-match

Manchester City will have their third match in just over a week when they travel to London to take on Chelsea on Thursday.It's been a great restart to proceedings for City, as they swept Arsenal aside in their first game back and battered Burnley 5-0 on Monday to get back into the swing of things.Pep Guardiola made eight changes between the two games and it wouldn't at all be surprisingly to see a similar number for the next match to try and avoid even more injuries and fatigue.That should be no

Chelsea will continue to be without duo Callum Hudson-Odoi and Fikayo Tomori for Thursday's clash with Manchester City. Chelsea made their long-awaited return to Premier League action on Sunday, as they came from behind to defeat relegation-threatened Aston Villa thanks to goals from Christian Pulisic and Olivier Giroud.

Safety Advisory Group (SAG) are set to meet prior to Manchester City’s league fixture with Liverpool to decide whether it will be safe to stage the game at the Etihad Stadium.Liverpool could be crowned champions at the final whistle, if they manage to beat holders City on their own patch, leading to concerns over fans congregating outside the ground.Suggestions of a neutral ground have been made, but no decisions have been finalised as yet due to the permutations surrounding other games to be