Five things we spotted in Man City training before Wolves trip in Premier League opener

straight to your inboxManchester City have learned their schedule for the Champions League group stages.Pep Guardiola's side were drawn in Group C with Marseille, Porto and Olympiacos  in Geneva on Thursday, with matches kicking off later this month. The fixture schedule has now been released, with City starting at home against Porto in on October 21.

straight to your inboxManchester City can count themselves fortunate to have been placed in a Champions League group with sides who have been shy of European footballing pedigree in recent times. None of City’s Group C opponents have launched assaults on European football’s elite in the past decade, but there are past winners of the competition that Pep Guardiola’s men will face.

straight to your inboxNew record signing Ruben Dias was given a typical Manchester welcome as he took part in his first training session as a Manchester City player.With the weather ranging from torrential rain to lovely sunshine in just one session, Dias was given an early reminder that he is not in Lisbon anymore, having arrived from Benfica earlier this week.Centre-back Dias could be in contention to feature for City at Leeds in the Premier League on Saturday, and he wasted no time in getting

straight to your inboxManchester City fans are delighted with their Champions League group stage draw ahead of the new European campaign.City's run in Europe's top competition ended in bitter disappointment last season as they once again fell to defeat in the quarter-finals, this time to French side Lyon.However, there has been renewed optimism for this year's tournament as Pep Guardiola's side have been handed what - on paper -  looks a comfortable group in Thursday afternoon's draw.

Manchester City were, of course, knocked out of by Lyon last season in controversial circumstances, with Pep Guardiola yet to make it past the quarter-final stage since arriving at the Etihad Stadium.Manchester United were knocked out of the Europa League by eventual winners Sevilla in the last four but finished third in the Premier League to earn a place amongst Europe's elite.A new season brings new optimism, however, and City have been handed a relatively kind draw after being placed into

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola intends Ruben Dias to be the backbone of this young Manchester City team for the foreseeable future.

straight to your inbox Gary Neville has reversed his prediction that Manchester City would win the Premier League title, after only two games. Pep Guardiola's side opened their account with a 3-1 win over Wolves but were thumped 5-2 by Leicester City at the weekend.

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.

straight to your inboxBernardo Silva has delighted Manchester City fans as he posted a picture of his return to training. The midfielder has been out of action so far this season, having been forced off the pitch with a muscle injury whilst on international duty with Portugal earlier this month.He now appears to be on the mend, posting a picture of himself in training on Twitter.Bernardo said : "Back with the team.

straight to your inbox Kalidou Koulibaly is set to stay at Napoli this summer despite Manchester City's transfer interest, according to sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli. Despite already signing Bournemouth's Nathan Ake,Pep Guardiola has been hoping to add another quality centre-back to his ranks and Koulibaly has been the top target throughout the summer.

straight to your inboxManchester City's upcoming visit to newly-promoted Leeds United has been selected for live television coverage.Pep Guardiola's men will face Marcelo Bielsa's Leeds side in front of the Sky Sports cameras.The match at Elland Road will be played on Saturday, October 3, kicking off at 5.30pm.That is the only game involving City that features in the latest round of live TV fixtures announced by the Premier League.The Premier League said in a statement: "Following the UK

straight to your inbox After EA announced that nine Man City players have been included in the top 100 highest-rated players on FIFA 21 Ultimate Team this year, most of the squad have had their player ratings confirmed on Tuesday evening.

straight to your inbox Nathan Ake has spoken of his delight after making a winning start to life as a Manchester City player. City got their new Premier League season off on the right foot on Monday as they comfortably and commandingly defeated Wolves 3-1, a team they lost to twice last year.

straight to your inbox Ferran Torres has explained how he was left in awe after his first training session with Manchester City due to the quality on display from his teammates. City's new number 21 could make his Premier League debut for Pep Guardiola's side when they face Wolves on Monday.Torres is one of two fresh faces to arrive at the Etihad Stadium this summer with Nathan Ake also brought in to bolster City's defence.

straight to your inboxManchester City should hand debuts to their two summer signings when they travel to Wolves in their first Premier League game of the season on Monday.Nathan Ake and Ferran Torres were signed to boost the options in defence and attack, rather than to necessarily be first choice.

straight to your inboxManchester City will begin their Premier League campaign away at Wolves on Monday night.Pep Guardiola knows all too well what a tough start his side have been given.

straight to your inbox Manchester City fans got some grim news ahead of the new season when Pep Guardiola confirmed that it may be two months before Sergio Aguero is able to play again. The club's record scorer missed the home straight of last season after pulling up with a knee problem in June.

straight to your inboxManchester City’s new wing star has already pulled off a neat body-swerve in order to be fit and ready for the start of the season.Spain international Ferran Torres is in line for his Blues debut at Wolves on Monday night following his £21million move from Valencia.With Riyad Mahrez returning late to training after a positive Covid-19 test, Bernardo Silva injured and Phil Foden having a spell training alone after breaking pandemic protocols on England duty, a place on the