Former Man City defender says Raheem Sterling was wrong with 'next season starts here' comment

straight to your inbox David Silva will play his 309th and final Premier League game this afternoon as he captains Manchester City against Norwich this afternoon. Silva, who leaves City at the end of the season, captains the Blues today in the last game of the extended domestic season against the relegated Canaries.

Sane, who moved to Bayern Munich from Manchester City this month, was speaking in a press conference when his apparent slip of the tongue took place.Havertz is one of Europe's most sought-after youngsters after a fine season with Leverkusen.

straight to your inboxPhil Foden has his sights on next season with Manchester City as he looks to continue his rise.Earmarked as a potential talent for years in the academy, the 20-year-old has had to be patient for opportunities under Pep Guardiola's guidance amid regular debate over whether he needs to leave his boyhood club - either temporarily or permanently - in order to fulfil his promise.However, Foden has trusted in Guardiola's path and is now making himself increasingly difficult to

straight to your inboxPhil Foden has revealed Raheem Sterling and Kevin De Bruyne were both disappointed in the dressing room despite both playing a key role in Manchester City's 4-0 win over Watford.Sterling scored a brace before his shot was saved into the path of Foden for City's third with De Bruyne's perfect free-kick allowing Aymeric Laporte to score the fourth.The goals from Sterling took him to 19 league goals for the season - although he may be frustrated by seeing his initial penalty

straight to your inboxManchester City have officially unveiled their new home kit to be worn by the men's, women's and youth teams for the 2020/21 season.The new kit follows manufacturers Puma's 'crafted from culture' theme and will feature a unique and stylish mosaic design which pays tribute to the artistic and creative heritage of Manchester, inspired by the numerous mosaic artworks that can be found in the city, especially in the Northern Quarter.

straight to your inboxJohn Stones insists Manchester City defended well against Bournemouth despite allowing the Cherries to have more shots than the Blues for the first time.City's eight shots against Bournemouth returned two goals, which was enough to beat the relegation-battlers. However, Bournemouth caused City plenty of problems, and registered 14 attempts on goal.

straight to your inboxFormer Manchester City defender Micah Richards has revealed the one area of improvement that has taken Raheem Sterling’s game to the next level.Sterling scored a hat-trick during Man City’s comprehensive victory over Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday night.The England forward found the bottom right corner with a lovely side-footed finish from the edge of the box to open the scoring for last season’s champions.Gabriel Jesus doubled City’s advantage not long after, before

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City morning headlines for July 12.Raheem Sterling may yet land the Golden Boot this season after his hat-trick against Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday.The Manchester City star's treble moved him up to 17 Premier League goals for the campaign - five off leader Jamie Vardy and also behind Mohamed Salah and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.While Sterling’s focus was naturally on helping the team to three points at the Amex, he has an eye on that

straight to your inboxManchester City fans believe that Raheem Sterling has re-found his form at the perfect time ahead of the return to Champions League football.City have finally started to gather some momentum as they followed up Wednesday's hammering of Newcastle United with another dominating victory against Brighton on Saturday.The Blues cruised their second 5-0 victory in a row and it was Sterling who was the star of the show, as he scored a hat-trick on the way to the three points.

straight to your inboxJohn Stones insists Manchester City remain the best team in the Premier League, despite losing the title to Liverpool.It's been a strange season for City as they have continued to play some brilliant football but have let their dominance in the league slip and have lost a massive nine times, more than the two previous seasons put together.While the Blues have struggled for consistency throughout the year, Liverpool have been relentless on the march to their first ever

straight to your inboxBernardo Silva insists Manchester City played well in their 1-0 defeat at Southampton, despite failing to convert their pressure into goals.City fell behind to a Che Adams long range strike after Aleks Zinchenko was caught in possession, but despite creating 26 shooting opportunities on goal, with 74 per cent possession, Southampton held on for the win.

straight to your inbox Former Manchester City defender Micah Richards has heaped praise on David Silva but stopped short of labelling him the best player in the club's history. Silva has starred for the Blues ever since arriving at the club back in 2010 from Valencia.

straight to your inbox Raheem Sterling says next season's title assault began with Manchester City's 4-0 demolition of Liverpool on Thursday night. City bettered the newly-crowned champions at the Etihad thanks to goals from Kevin de Bruyne, Sterling, Phil Foden and an Alex-Oxlade-Chamberlain own-goal.

straight to your inboxMicah Richards believes Manchester City need a leader in defence to close the gap on Liverpool next season. City currently sit 23 points behind the newly-crowned Premier League champions ahead of tonight’s meeting between the two sides.

straight to your inboxManchester City have spent the lockdown quietly piecing together a potential team for the future.The Blues have either signed, or lined up, nine teenage signings while the pandemic has disrupted the football season.The Blues have moved to snap up two 16-year-olds - left back Juan Larios from the Barcelona youth system, and defensive midfielder Romeo Lavia from Anderlecht – in the past 24 hours.There are no guarantees that either of them, or any of the other seven signings

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.

Guardiola warned his Manchester City players about Andy Carroll's threat before their FA Cup quarter-final with Newcastle. Carroll started for Steve Bruce's side, and wasted no time in getting physical with Aymeric Laporte as he clashed with the French defender in just the second minute of the game.