Cole Palmer says Man City debut vs Burnley was 12 years in the making

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola admitted he still feels "so bad for the players" more than two months after their Champions League quarter-final defeat to Lyon. Manchester City headed to Lisbon for the final three rounds of the competition on a high after beating the team dubbed the "kings of the competition" by their manager, dumping Real Madrid out to make the last eight.

straight to your inboxKoeman hands City Messi boost Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman has not ruled out Lionel Messi leaving the club next summer. The Barca star confirmed over the summer his intention to leave the Camp Nou, but after a stand-off with the club regarding the validity of a release clause he opted to stay and avoid a damaging court battle.

straight to your inboxMicah Richards has explained that he didn't believe Sergio Aguero was that good when he first played in training with him for Manchester City.Aguero has returned from injury to start for City vs Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League tonight. It's an important comeback for the Blues, who have also been without the services of fellow striker Gabriel Jesus.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has backed Bernardo Silva to return to his title-winning best this season.The 26-year-old stepped up in the absence of Kevin De Bruyne in the 2018/19 campaign and was the outstanding player in the Premier League as Manchester City won a domestic clean sweep.

straight to your inboxMikel Arteta has described Manchester City's mixed start to the new season as 'unlucky' as he prepares to take his Arsenal side to the Etihad.Former City assistant Arteta has led Arsenal to three wins out of four in the Premier League, while the Blues have one win and one draw from their first three games.With Arteta knowing this City side better than perhaps any other manager, he is well placed to discuss why Pep Guardiola's men have already dropped points twice - in the

straight to your inboxItalian giants Juventus have reportedly joined the race for Bayern Munich defender David Alaba, striking a blow to Manchester City's chances of signing him.City strengthened their defence significantly in the summer with the signings of Nathan Ake and Ruben Dias but were unable to get a new left-back in before the deadline.The continued poor performances of Benjamin Mendy so far this season, along with Aleks Zinchenko's fitness problems, meant the Blues considered

straight to your inbox Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan has opened up on his battle with COVID-19 and has urged the public to respect the social distancing measures put in place by the government. The German midfielder is yet to feature for Pep Guardiola's side this season after testing positive for the disease on September 21.

Manchester City fan following the Carabao Cup final.Aston Villa fan Simon Ebdon, 54, punched the boy in the face as he and his dad waited for a train outside Wembley following the showpiece game which saw City lift the trophy back in March.Ebdon pleaded guilty to assault by beating at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court in north London, on Monday, September 28.And he was ordered to carry out 80 hours' unpaid work as well as being handed a three-year football banning order.The court confirmed

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola has indicated that Ruben Dias's character was an important factor in Manchester City deciding to make him their new club record signing. The Blues paid £65.2m for the centre-back from Benfica, although they did get £13.7m for Nicolas Otamendi to go the other way.

straight to your inboxMicah Richards reckons Manchester City are not yet fully up to speed this season.City have taken four points from their opening three Premier League fixtures.Having beaten Wolves in their league opener, Pep Guardiola's men were then humbled 5-2 at home by Leicester City.And on Saturday evening, they were held to a 1-1 draw by newly-promoted Leeds United at Elland Road.Raheem Sterling put the visitors ahead in the 17th minute but Rodrigo levelled for Marcelo Bielsa's side

straight to your inbox Ruben Dias said he and his new Manchester City teammates are 'not happy' with dropping points at Leeds, explaining just how much they wanted to win the game. Dias, a record signing from Benfica this week, made his first appearance for City just days after joining the club, as he impressed in the 1-1 draw at Elland Road.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has had almost a week to digest the lessons from the shock defeat by Leicester.But the Manchester City boss said he is not contemplating the fact that they are already six points behind Liverpool, albeit with a game in hand.City head to Elland Road tomorrow for another difficult Premier League game against promoted Leeds, who almost surprised Liverpool in a thrilling 4-3 defeat at Anfield on the opening weekend.City conceded five goals for the first time under

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola believes Manchester City are finished in the transfer market this summer after the arrival of Ruben Dias. The 23-year-old joined City on Tuesday for a fee of £65.2 million and will provide a much-needed boost to Guardiola’s backline.The club still have an eye on the market as they consider potential options at left-back in the wake of Benjamin Mendy’s poor performance against Leicester City on Sunday.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City morning headlines for Thursday, 1 October.Pep Guardiola has explained why he fielded a strong team for Wednesday’s EFL Cup win at Burnley.Cole Palmer made his senior debut for the club but it was a star-studded line-up fielded for the 3-0 win at Turf Moor, with Raheem Sterling, Kevin De Bruyne and Aymeric Laporte all featuring.Guardiola has revealed - ahead of a tricky game against Leeds this weekend - that his players wanted to bounce back

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola says Manchester City's first-teamers wanted to play against Burnley after suffering a humbling Premier League defeat to Leicester. After a winning start away to Wolves, a week that began with such optimism ended in crushing defeat as they lost 5-2 at the Ethad.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola says Cole Palmer has a bright future at Manchester City after making his debut for the club. The 18-year-old was bumped up to first-team training when the players returned after lockdown and has stayed with them for this season.

straight to your inbox Manchester City fans have mixed feelings on the team that Pep Guardiola has selected for Wednesday night's Carabao Cup clash with Burnley.

straight to your inbox Manchester City will be looking to bounce back from their humiliating weekend when they face Burnley in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday. City were beaten 5-2 by Leicester at the Etihad, raising further question marks over the side's defensive stability.

straight to your inbox Enzo Maresca was forced to delay his start as Manchester City's new EDS head coach this season due to quarantine restrictions but has wasted no time making his mark on the academy. The former player and assistant is an interesting choice to replace Paul Harsley and probably the most high profile appointment since Patrick Vieira seven years ago.