How Man City players celebrated Christmas before Newcastle fixture

straight to your inboxBrighton will be without five key men when they take on Manchester City at the Etihad this week. After playing 120 minutes on Sunday in the FA Cup away on a poor pitch at League Two side Newport, Brighton next travel to City on Wednesday in the Premier League.However, they will have to do without four injured players who would have likely been in line to start in Graham Potter's strongest starting XI.

straight to your inboxKyle Walker, Gabriel Jesus and Sergio Aguero will all have to be assessed in training before Pep Guardiola will decide when he can turn to his players again. Manchester City progressed to the Carabao Cup final for a fourth year in a row by beating neighbours United at Old Trafford with goals from John Stones and Fernandinho in a 2-0 win.

direct to your inboxManchester United and Manchester City are locking horns in a Carabao Cup semi-final tonight.City, winners of the competition in each of the last three seasons, tackle a United side looking to lift the competition for the first time since 2017. With the country having entered a third lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, Old Trafford will once again be without fans but it remains a fiercely-anticipated clash.

straight to your inboxManchester City have announced that Scott Carson and Cole Palmer, as well another member of staff, have tested positive for cornavirus.

straight to your inboxIlkay Gundogan has singled out Manchester City teammates Joao Cancelo and John Stones for praise and labeled the pair as 'incredible.'While City have enjoyed a near flawless Champions League group campaign and are through to the Carabao Cup semi-finals, it's still been a topsy-turvy season with not a whole lot to shout about - although the win at Chelsea was a promising sign that the Blues might finally be finding their rhythm in the Premier League.Yet there have still been

straight to your inboxFerran Torres, Ederson, and Tommy Doyle are the three Manchester City players that tested positive ahead of the Everton game on Monday. Pep Guardiola was without Kyle Walker and Gabriel Jesus for the Newcastle game on Boxing Day after the pair were confirmed to be carrying the virus following the team's trip down to London to play Arsenal before Christmas.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has told his Manchester City players not to look too closely at a Premier League table that has rivals Manchester United as joint leaders.United moved level with Liverpool on New Year's Day by beating Aston Villa, with City seven points behind the pair albeit with two games in hand.Speaking ahead of City's trip to face Chelsea, Guardiola said he is not surprised to see a club of United's stature back at the top of the table, but warned Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has confirmed that Manchester City will be without at least five players for the Premier League game with Chelsea. Kyle Walker and Gabriel Jesus have been self-isolating since Christmas Day after returning positive Covid-19 tests and a further three players subsequently tested positive following the Newcastle game.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola challenged his Manchester City players to pull together as they deal with the setback of losing Gabriel Jesus and Kyle Walker.The two first team players tested positive for Covid-19 just before Christmas and are set to miss at least the Everton game having already been absent for the Newcastle game.

straight to your inbox every day for freeThere's no rest for Manchester United, who were last to play on Wednesday night and are first to kick off on Boxing Day. That gives Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's squad little time to prepare for a tough test at Leicester tomorrow, let alone fit in a proper Christmas Day with the family.

direct to your inboxThe date and kick-off details for Manchester United and Manchester City's Carabao Cup semi-final have been confirmed. The match will come after a hectic festive fixture schedule for both clubs and be played on January 6 at Old Trafford, with kick-off at 7:45pm.

direct to your inboxManchester United will host Manchester City in one of the Carabao Cup semi-finals in a repeat of last year's last-four tie. Earlier this year City won 3-2 on aggregate after the Blues won 3-1 at Old Trafford and United won the reverse fixture 1-0.

straight to your inboxArsenal's task against Manchester City on Tuesday will be made harder as they look like being without three key players in the Carabao Cup quarter final.Mikel Arteta's Gunners are without a win in seven Premier League games, and have only won once in domestic games since losing at City in October.Arteta is under pressure at the Emirates as his side have slipped to 14th in the Premier League table after the defeat at Everton at the weekend.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola was critical of Manchester City's finishing as they picked up a narrow 1-0 win at Southampton. The Blues won for the first time in three games to lift themselves up the Premier League table after difficult draws with West Bromwich Albion and Manchester United had halted their momentum.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has said Manchester City's goalscoring issues cannot be solved by switching individuals in or out of the team.The Blues continued their struggles in front of goal in midweek as a 1-1 draw with West Brom left them eight points off the top of the Premier League table despite an impressive defensive record this season.