How Aymeric Laporte and Riyad Mahrez setback will impact on Man City vs Wolves

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 inbox Pep Guardiola has explained his Manchester City team selection to face Leicester in the Premier League, as he welcomed Aymeric Laporte back to the first team squad for the first time this season. Laporte's pre-season was disrupted by a period of self-isolation after testing positive for Covid-19, with Guardiola previously telling reporters that the Frenchman might not be up to full match fitness until after the international break next month.

straight to your inboxRiyad Mahrez had admitted that Manchester City weren't good enough to win the Premier League last season and that they will need 'consistency and focus' to win it back this year.After two years of domestic dominance, City saw their grip on the Premier League title slip last season as Liverpool stormed to their first championship triumph in 30 years.Jurgen Klopp's side eventually won the league by a massive 18 points, with City's nine defeats throughout the year proving

straight to your inbox Manchester City's injury situation is unlikely to get better in time for the Premier League game with Leicester on Sunday. Eric Garcia played his first game of the season against Bournemouth after missing the win over Wolves with a head injury.

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 inboxKevin de Bruyne says Manchester City are ready to fight for the Premier League title following their opening day victory over Wolves.City's two-year hold on the title was broken emphatically by Liverpool last season, with Jurgen Klopp's men winning their first two games of the season before the Blues even travelled to Wolves.But De Bruyne set a depleted City on their way to a well-earned three points from the penalty spot at Molineux, before playing Raheem Sterling in to

straight to your inbox It's the dawn of a new season and with it comes a selection by Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola that sees John Stones start the match against Wolves. City face bogey side Wolves on Monday night in their opening match of the Premier League   season, just over a month after the previous campaign came to a crushing end with defeat to Lyon in the Champions League quarter-finals.

straight to your inbox Manchester City fans want to see new signings Ferran Torres and Nathan Ake make their debuts for the club against Wolves. Though last season only came to a close for City just over a month ago, the new campaign gets underway on Monday night with a trip to face their bogey side in Wolverhampton.

straight to your inbox After one week of extra rest as a consequence of their Champions League exploits, Manchester City are set to kick-off their 2020/21 Premier League campaign tonight. Pep Guardiola 's outfit are scheduled to face Wolves in what promises to be a tricky opening fixture against one of the most strategic sides in England.

straight to your inbox Manchester City will kick their new Premier League season off on Monday when they travel to Wolves. It was only last month when City's previous campaign came to a crushing end with a 3-1 defeat to Lyon in the Champions League quarter-finals, and Pep Guardiola will need to lift his team ahead of what is set to be a gruelling year.

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straight to your inbox Yan Couto is shortly expected to become the third Manchester City player to sign for Girona on loan for the season. Goalkeeper Aro Muric and forward Pablo Moreno are already there training with their new teammates, with their moves confirmed on Friday evening as Couto was getting on a flight from his native Brazil to join up with them.

straight to your inbox Manchester City pair Aro Muric and Pablo Moreno have both joined Girona on loan for the 2020-21 season. The duo become the latest City players to depart the Etihad on a temporary basis this summer and have taken the well trodden path to the Blues' sister club Girona, who play in the Spanish second division.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City morning headlines for Friday, 18 September.New signing Torres in line for debut New Manchester City signing Ferran Torres is set to make his debut against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Monday night after swerving quarantine rules. Torres ensured he was able to train with the City squad after moving to Portugal for a week, thus sparing him from a two-week quarantine.

Manchester United and Manchester City starlets made their England debuts against Iceland earlier this month but were sent home in disgrace after breaking quarantine rules at the team hotel.Ferdinand takes a sympathetic view of young players getting into trouble due to the fact they are learning about their responsibilities.Speaking on BT Sport, the former United defender said it is a case of understanding what is expected.He said: "Understanding your responsibilities is very difficult so I can

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