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straight to your inboxWayne Rooney would not select Phil Foden for the England squad if the European Championship tournament started tomorrow following his first call up to the senior England squad.Foden impressed for Manchester City last season but still found game time limited under Pep Guardiola.However, following the departure of David Silva to Real Sociedad, the youngster is expected to take on more responsibility in the first-team squad.

straight to your inbox England and Manchester City captain Steph Houghton has joined fellow Lionesses Anita Asante and Danielle Carter to call on players to show their support for the Black Lives Matter movement when the Women’s Super League season kicks off next weekend. Houghton revealed that teams have been taking a knee in their pre-season friendlies, and added that she expected it to continue in Saturday’s Women’s Community Shield match against Chelsea at Wembley.

straight to your inbox Raheem Sterling is free to join up with the England camp after escaping new quarantine rules. The Manchester City star was at a party last week for Olympic star Usain Bolt’s 34 birthday, after which the sprint star tested positive for Covid-19.

straight to your inbox Manchester City's hierarchy have always believed Lionel Messi would stay at Barcelona for the rest of his career... but that might have just changed.

straight to your inbox Phil Foden has been rewarded for his fine Manchester City form with a debut call-up to the senior England squad. Foden, 20, has been knocking on the door of the England side for some time, but manager Gareth Southgate has always insisted the youngster must be playing regularly for City in order to be considered.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola is just as disappointed at Manchester City's season as the chairman is, according to Khaldoon Al Mubarak. The Catalan coach revealed ahead of the Champions League knockouts that Al Mubarak was not happy with him over the way Liverpool had run away with the Premier League title, and the chairman did not suggest otherwise when given the opportunity to counter that claim.

straight to your inbox Aleks Zinchenko has defended his comments and those of his new wife Vlada Sedan about Manchester City's Champions League loss to Lyon. Pep Guardiola was heavily criticised after the 3-1 defeat in Lisbon last week, and the manager's tactics were disputed by sports presenter Sedan on her vlog as she discussed the game with Zinchenko.

straight to your inboxSpain and Barcelona legend Xaxi Hernandez has urged Manchester City to back Pep Guardiola in the summer transfer market by securing marquee additions.City endured a disappointing campaign last term, finishing 18 points adrift of Liverpool in the Premier League and suffering a Champions League exit at the hands of Lyon.A host of names have been linked with a move to the Etihad Stadium this summer and Xavi believes that three players are needed in particular.However, he's set

straight to your inboxDavid Silva has issued praise to all three of the managers he played under at Manchester City, in his final interview before leaving the club.Silva was brought to the Etihad by Roberto Mancini, before seeing Manuel Pellegrini and Pep Guardiola also take the City hotseat in the last decade.As he prepares to leave City for a new challenge, Silva told City TV that Mancini made a strong effort to try and sign him while he was still a Valencia player."He used to call me quite

straight to your inbox RB Leipzig manager Julian Nagelsmann says Pep Guardiola's formation change was not the reason for Manchester City's Champions League exit. Guardiola's controversial change to 3-5-2 has been pointed to as a major factor in City's under-par performance against Lyon as the Blues fell at the quarter final stage for the third season in a row in Europe.

straight to your inboxMicah Richards said Kalidou Koulibaly's asking price should be £20m lower after Napoli's Champions League exit and compared the defender to Eliaquim Mangala.Manchester City are looking to sign the defender as part of Pep Guardiola's rebuild for next season. Nathan Ake has already been secured from Bournemouth in a £40m deal but the Blues are still chasing a long-term partner for Aymeric Laporte to belatedly replace Vincent Kompany.

straight to your inbox Zinedine Zidane has revealed Gareth Bale expressed a desire not to be included in Real Madrid's squad to face Manchester City in the Champions League. The Welshman was a notable absentee from Madrid's travelling squad ahead of the second-leg.

straight to your inboxJoleon Lescott is more confident that Nathan Ake would prove his worth at Manchester City than he is Kalidou Koulibaly.The Blues are close to making Ake their second major signing of the summer after Ferran Torres's move was officially confirmed on Tuesday evening, with the club having agreed a £41m deal with Bournemouth.That is not expected to be the end of their strengthening of the defence this summer though.

straight to your inbox Gael Clichy says he has been inspired to take up coaching after his playing career finishes after working with Pep Guardiola at Manchester City. Clichy, 35, spent a season under Guardiola at the Etihad before Benjamin Mendy was signed in 2017.

straight to your inboxReal Madrid's Militao confident ahead of City clashReal Madrid defender Eder Militao has made some bullish comments ahead of their trip to Manchester for Friday night’s Champions League meeting.Pep Guardiola’s men boast a 2-1 advantage from the Bernabeu, and the La Liga champions will be without club captain Sergio Ramos after his sending off in the first leg.Militao is set to feature in Ramos’ place and is confident of Los Blancos’ chances of turning the tie around.