France boss Deschamps explains why he keeps overlooking Man City's Aymeric Laporte

straight to your inboxGood evening, Manchester City fans. Here are your evening headlines for Monday, November 30.Guardiola hits back at claim City pressure refereesPep Guardiola has refuted claims from Porto manager Sergio Conceicao that Manchester City put pressure on officials.

straight to your inboxThere was no room for Sergio Aguero, Aymeric Laporte and Aleks Zinchenko in the Manchester City squad to face Burnley as more players returned from injury. Pep Guardiola had warned that there will be more competition for places now that he has more options available and proved his point with the selection of John Stones to partner Ruben Dias for the second successive game.

straight to your inboxManchester City's Christmas schedule has been confirmed, as well as their upcoming Premier League games which include a Manchester derby at Old Trafford.City will face Manchester United in the first Premier League derby of the season, looking to avenge their two defeats in the league to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side last season. That game has been moved to the evening kick-off on Saturday December 12, with kick off at 5.30pm.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola will not rush Sergio Aguero back into action to solve Manchester City's crisis of confidence in front of goal.The Blues have found the back of the net just 10 times in eight Premier League games this season and have scored five goals in their last six league fixtures, having slumped to a 2-0 defeat at Tottenham on Saturday.Aguero was back on the bench in North London but the Argentine wasn't used and Guardiola intends to take no chances with a player who has

straight to your inboxManchester City defender Aymeric Laporte has praised Phil Foden for his reaction to being dropped by England after breaking isolation rules.The 20-year-old was recalled to the senior squad for England's triple-header during the international break and marked his return with a brace as the Three Lions beat Iceland 4-0.His first goals for his country marked a turn around in fortunes having been sent home from the senior squad in September after breaching COVID-19 protocol

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United are among the clubs vying for the signature of highly-rated FC Braga centre-back David Carmo, according to reports.The 21-year-old penned a new contract with the Portuguese side last week and has seen his reputation soar since making his debut for the club in January.Comparisons have been made with Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk due to his commanding presence and the Athletic reports United are among 10 different clubs chasing Carmo's

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United have been credited with an interest in Braga defender David Carmo.The young centre-back only made his debut for his boyhood club in January but has already attracted a host of suitors.According to The Athletic, that includes United, due to the 21-year-old's promising performances.Carmo will not be a name familiar to many fans due to his limited experience in senior football, but the 21-year-old is already making a name for himself.The 6ft

straight to your inbox every day, freeFrance boss Didier Deschamps admitted he has seen a major improvement in Manchester United's Anthony Martial of late. The United forward has recently thrust his name back into the national team reckoning after a spell of inconsistent club form, which meant he was not part of his country's triumphant 2018 World Cup squad.

straight to your inboxManchester City fans have named Aleks Zinchenko, Benjamin Mendy and Eric Garcia as the three players they want to see leave the club in the January transfer window.January tends to be a quiet month in the transfer market for City, both in terms of incomings and outgoings.

Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes features as the 22nd best male footballer.Six Liverpool players make the list - Jordan Henderson, Mo Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Thiago Alcantara, Sadio Mane and Virgil van Dijk.But De Bruyne is the highest-ranked English-based star - also coming ahead of the likes of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Cristiano Ronaldo.The City midfielder was only pipped to the top spot by Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski."Nobody could have done more than the

straight to your inboxAymeric Laporte has named Lionel Messi as the best player he has played against, so naturally Manchester City fans have joked that the Barcelona forward must be on his way to the Etihad.City fans dared to dream in the summer when Messi announced his intention to leave Barcelona, only to agree to remain for another season to avoid a costly legal battle over his contract.

straight to your inboxAlan Shearer believes Manchester City have finally found a settled centre-back partnership in Ruben Dias and Aymeric Laporte.Pep Guardiola's side drew 1-1 with Liverpool in a frantic match that they could have won, had Kevin de Bruyne not missed a first-half penalty.Liverpool started the game the stronger, with Jurgen Klopp fielding a front four of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Diogo Jota.In a throwback 4-2-4 system, City were penned in and under the cosh

straight to your inbox every day, freeFrance national team manager Didier Deschamps has suggested that Paul Pogba is not happy at Manchester United.Pogba has endured a difficult start to the season with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side, flitting in and out of the team after the beginning of his campaign was blighted by a bout of coronavirus.The United midfielder has been left on the bench recently by Solskjaer, with Fred, Scott McTominay and Bruno Fernandes the first-choice United midfield as things