Eric Garcia performance vs Arsenal FC gives Man City a new defensive partnership

straight to your inboxIn Phil Foden and Eric Garcia, Manchester City possess two hugely talented youngsters, who more than deserve their place in Pep Guardiola's first team squad based on recent performances.But in addition to Foden and Garcia, City have had a bunch of other talented youngsters on their books over the last few years, with players like Jadon Sancho and Brahim Diaz leaving for pastures new, whilst Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Tommy Doyle, Morgan Rogers and Adrián Bernabe are continuing

straight to your inboxManchester City players were hurt by the nature of the Premier League defeat to Southampton at the weekend, defender Eric Garcia has revealed.City fell behind to Che Adams' long-range strike when he spotted Ederson off his line after Aleks Zinchenko had lost possession in midfield.Despite dominating the rest of the game, with 26 attempts on goal and 74 per cent possession, City just could not find a way past Alex McCarthy in the Saints goal.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City evening headlines for July 6.Eric Garcia says he isn’t taking his place in the Man City first team for granted as he prepares for a crucial run of matches as the season draws to a close.The defender appears to have moved above John Stones and Nicolas Otamendi in the pecking order among City's centre halves, and is keen to repay Pep Guardiola for his faith in the youngster.He said: "I'm really happy for the opportunity but I need to keep working

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola urged his Manchester City players to show what they were made of against Liverpool - and is now more confident they can do the same against Real Madrid.Under Guardiola, City have been a trophy-winning machine and have scooped up eight of the last 10 domestic trophies with the chance to make it nine from 11 in the FA Cup this season.

straight to your inboxManchester City can still record their best ever season by winning the FA Cup and Champions League, according to midfielder Rodri.City won the Community Shield and Carabao Cup earlier this season to give them nine of the last ten domestic trophies available, but Liverpool's confirmation as Premier League champions last week makes it nine from eleven.With the title finally confirmed, City have made no secret of their intention to prioritise the FA Cup semi-final with Arsenal

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City morning headlines for July 4.Teenage defender Eric Garcia is set to play an increasingly prominent role at Manchester City next season.Pep Guardiola’s side are light in the centre of defence: Aymeric Laporte is first-choice but has struggled with injuries while there are doubts over the form of both John Stones and Nicolas Otamendi.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola says that Eric Garcia is more than ready to return to the Manchester City starting XI for tonight's match against Liverpool.Garcia started City's first game back in action after the coronavirus-induced break against Arsenal on June 17 and played well but had to be substituted late on after a sickening collision with his own goalkeeper Ederson.The Spaniard received 10 minutes of treatment before being stretchered off and taken to hospital, where he spent the

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola has named Eric Garcia and Phil Foden in his Manchester City starting XI to face Liverpool in the Premier League tonight. City host the newly-crowned champions looking to avenge their defeat at Anfield earlier in the season, and Guardiola has turned to the young duo to try and get the win.

Manchester City bringing Jadon Sancho back to the Etihad to replace Leroy Sane.City have agreed a £55m deal with Bayern Munich for the 2018 PFA Young Player of the Year to move to the Bundesliga champions at the end of the season.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola tried his best to avoid naming names.Manchester City were nearing the end of a pre-season tour in July 2018 flooded with young players that had impressed but would likely not be involved the following season, and the manager realised that promise needed to be met with caution given how predictions can end up looking completely wrong.There were two players he felt confident enough to name though: Phil Foden and Eric Garcia.

Manchester City side for the visit of Burnley in the Premier League, with Phil Foden and Sergio Aguero coming in. Guardiola saw his side comfortably beat Arsenal last week, using the maximum 16 players available to him.

Manchester City back in Premier League action on Monday when they take on Burnley.City got off to a great start following the three-month long break on Wednesday as they easily swept Arsenal aside courtesy of goals from Raheem Sterling, Kevin De Bruyne and Phil Foden.Pep Guardiola will be without teenage centre-back Eric Garcia for the upcoming match, however, as he will miss the next week to 10 days of action due to the Premier League's concussion protocols following his sickening collision

Manchester City teammate Eric Garcia for the collision that left him hospitalised.City were two goals up and cruising against Arsenal in their first game back in the Premier League following a break over three-months when Ederson rushed out of his box to clear the ball.The Brazilian was successful in doing so but his momentum then saw him smash into the back tracking Garcia, leaving him needing 10 minutes of treatment before being stretchered off the pitch.The teenage centre-back, who had been

Premier League rule change allowing clubs to make five substitutions.The league allowed the temporary change to account for the hectic fixture schedule required to finish the 2019/20 season.City re-started their campaign with a 3-0 win over Arsenal, with Pep Guardiola using all five substitutes in the second half.As the rest of the league prepares to play again, talk has been growing over how different teams will be able to take advantage of the new measures.And according to Liverpool boss

Manchester City ’s training ground after his start against Arsenal ended in a hospital visit. But the 19-year-old Spanish defender is likely to be ruled out of next Monday’s game against Burnley, with Premier League protocols stating that players who suffer concussion should not play again for at least six days.

Eric Garcia is recovering well and will be fine after suffering a shocking injury in the Premier League win over Arsenal on Wednesday. With City 2-0 up and comfortable, goalkeeper Ederson collided with Garcia as he came to clear a forward ball, clattering into the young defender and leaving him prone on the ground.