Cheltenham boss tells Man City they will be changing in the club bar for FA Cup clash

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola could make nine changes from the Manchester City side that beat Liverpool so convincingly when he takes his side to the Liberty Stadium to take on Swansea in the FA Cup fifth round.City produced one of their most ruthless performances of the season on Sunday at Anfield to take control of the Premier League title race, but now Guardiola's one-game-at-a-time approach turns attentions to South Wales in the cup with a place in the FA Cup quarter finals at

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 inboxLiverpool must beat Manchester City on Sunday if they want to retain their Premier League title this season, according to Danny Murphy.The Reds go into tomorrow’s 16.30 kick-off seven points adrift of City, who also have a game in hand, following their 1-0 defeat by Brighton on Wednesday.Jurgen Klopp’s side appeared to have hit form with back-to-back 3-1 wins over Tottenham and West Ham breaking their five-match winless streak in the Premier League.However, Brighton’s

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has labelled Manchester City captain Fernandinho as an 'authentic leader' and believes he is a great example for Rodri to follow in the defensive-midfield position. Despite suffering an injury setback at the start of the season, Fernandinho, 35, has enjoyed a brilliant return to form in recent weeks which may lead to his contract, which is set to expire in the summer, be extended once again.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has admitted that Manchester City star Bernardo Silva 'struggled' in the aftermath of his ban last season over an offensive tweet.Bernardo was suspended for one game in November, 2019, after he compared teammate Benjamin Mendy to a character on a packet of Conguitos chocolates in a social media post.

straight to your inboxThe manager of Udinese has confirmed that the Italian club are signing Manchester City winger Jayden Braaf. Despite being regarded as one of City's most talented youngsters, Braaf has hardly been involved at youth team level this season and has made just two appearances amid uncertainty on his future.

straight to your inboxChris Wilder says he doesn't have a clue how he will stop Manchester City when he takes his Sheffield United side to the Etihad in the Premier League on Saturday.City are on an 11 game winning run, while the Blades recorded just their second win of the season at Manchester United this week. They will have to put in another heroic performance to stop City, though, with Pep Guardiola's men in superb form recently which peaked with the 5-0 mauling of West Brom.

straight to your inboxPortuguese football expert Filipe Diaz believes Manchester City would be making a smart investment by signing Darwin Nunez.Transfer talk has already begun for the summer window at the Etihad Stadium, with Pep Guardiola's side linked with a host of strikers.Sergio Aguero is out of contract in the summer and his injury problems have clouded doubt over whether he will sign a new deal with the club.As a result, Man City are looking at potential options and have been linked with

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola suggested Eric Garcia could leave Manchester City this month after resigning himself to losing the centre-back.Garcia stunned his club last summer when he informed them that he no longer saw a future for himself at the Etihad and wished instead to return to former club Barcelona.

direct to your inboxGareth Taylor heaped praise on Chloe Kelly as Manchester City Women netted seven goals for the second successive week. After a 7-0 victory over Aston Villa last weekend in the Barclays FA Women’s Super League, City followed it up with a 7-1 win away at Brighton & Hove Albion.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has challenged his Manchester City players to find another irreplaceable quality to make up for losing Kevin De Bruyne.City's talented playmaker could be missing for up to six weeks with the hamstring injury he picked up against Aston Villa in midweek in what has been the biggest setback to their season since the major Covid outbreak in the squad last month.However, the Blues found a way to win without him on Wednesday and are in excellent form in the Premier

straight to your inboxManchester City manager Pep Guardiola had a special request to make after hearing that his star-studded squad will be changing in a bar for the FA Cup tie at Cheltenham tomorrow.The Blues head to the Jonny-Rocks Stadium for the fourth round tie, and Covid-19 restrictions mean the normal dressing rooms are too close to those of the home side.To comply with pandemic rules, City will be given a lounge underneath the stands, the same as Cheltenham’s normal League Two

straight to your inboxA frustrated Dean Smith has explained what he had said to the fourth official and to Lee Mason to earn a red card in Aston Villa's defeat to Manchester City tonight. The visitors held out for almost 80 minutes at the Etihad before a sparkling but controversial goal from Bernardo Silva broke the deadlock, with Rodri coming back from an offside position to nick the ball off Tyrone Mings, who was adjudged to have started a new phase of play when he brought the ball down.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has told Aymeric Laporte what he needs to do to break up the partnership between John Stones and Ruben Dias. Laporte was sorely missed last season as Manchester City's title defence crumbled while he was out with a long-term injury, but the Frenchman has barely been used in recent months.

direct to your inboxPep Guardiola called upon an answer he has used before when asked how he will spend his 50th birthday today.The Manchester City boss saw his side produce a professional performance mixed with moments of individual quality on Saturday to beat Crystal Palace 4-0 and move up to second in the Premier League with a game in hand over leaders Manchester United.United had earlier drawn 0-0 with Liverpool, allowing City to move above Liverpool and to within two points of United with a

direct to your inboxThe date and kick-off times for the FA Cup forth round have been confirmed.Manchester United will welcome fierce rivals Liverpool to Old Trafford on Sunday, January 24, with kick-off coming at 5pm. It will be shown live on BBC One.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola was able to rest some of Manchester City's key players against Birmingham, and his second half substitutions could indicate who is in line to start against Brighton on Wednesday.Raheem Sterling, Ilkay Gundogan and Oleks Zinchenko were rested completely, while Joao Cancelo, Ruben Dias, John Stones and Kevin De Bruyne all played 45 minutes in City's straightforward FA Cup win at the weekend.

straight to your inboxCity Football Group (CFG) has expanded again with the announcement that Club Bolivar, the largest club in Bolivia, have become a partner.