How Man City should line up vs Porto in Champions League

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 inboxGary Neville has claimed Manchester City are too reliant on Kevin de Bruyne and has suggested their struggles in attack are not simply down to the absence of Sergio Aguero.City were held to a 1-1 draw with Liverpool on Sunday, the fifth consecutive Premier League match where they have failed to notch more than a single goal.With only 10 strikes in their opening seven matches, Pep Guardiola's side are considerably down on the number of goals they had scored at this stage in

straight to your inboxFormer Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane has said Manchester City need more of an attacking threat after Sunday's 1-1 draw with Liverpool.Gabriel Jesus rescued a point for City after Mohamed Salah had equalised from the penalty spot, but Pep Guardiola's men arguably should have won the game after missing a number of key chances.Kevin de Bruyne blazed a spot-kick wide near the end of the first half before Jesus missed a golden chance to seal victory, failing to divert

straight to your inboxManchester City goal hero Gabriel Jesus was left wondering what might have been following Sunday's draw against defending Premier League champions Liverpool. The Brazil international dispatched a brilliant two-touch finish past Alisson Becker to equalise following Mohamed Salah's opener from the penalty spot for the Reds, before Kevin de Bruyne missed a spot-kick of his own shortly before half-time.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola hailed the return of Gabriel Jesus as the striker helped Manchester City to a 1-1 draw against Liverpool. Mo Salah gave the visitors the lead at the Etihad after Kyle Walker had clumsily brought down Sadio Mane in the penalty box.

straight to your inboxMicah Richards says he is "astonished" that Manchester City did not sign a striker during the summer transfer window.City boss Pep Guardiola has used winger Ferran Torres as a makeshift front man in recent weeks following injuries to Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus.

straight to your inbox Manchester City take on Liverpool on Sunday in what is set to be yet another thrilling Premier League encounter. Though the season remains in its infancy the match could have massive ramifications for the title race, as Jurgen Klopp's side could move eight points clear of City with a victory.

straight to your inboxIn what is undoubtedly their biggest game of the 2020/21 Premier League campaign so far, Manchester City host champions Liverpool on Sunday at the Etihad Stadium.City striker Gabriel Jesus is likely to start up front after coming off the bench against Olympiacos in midweek, but Sergio Aguero will miss the game due to injury.

straight to your inboxGabriel Jesus could make just his second start of the season in Manchester City's crucial clash with Liverpool on Sunday.Although the Premier League season is still in its infancy, the champions will open up a significant eight-point lead over City if they emerge from the Etihad with all three points.Pep Guardiola remains without Sergio Aguero, Benjamin Mendy and Fernandinho, but Jesus is available and raring to go after making his long-awaited return in the Champions

straight to your inboxIt’s a long time since Manchester City boasted a wealth of options at centre-forward.Roberto Mancini had Mario Balotelli, Sergio Aguero, Edin Dzeko and Carlos Tevez at his disposal during the 2011/12 title-winning campaign.The quartet scored 70 goals between them in all competitions that season, with all four featuring prominently in the famous final-day Premier League-clinching victory over QPR.

straight to your inboxOwen Hargreaves says Sergio Aguero should come back into Manchester City's starting line-up when fit even with Ferran Torres' impressive form up front.The summer signing has been deputising in a rather unfamiliar role up front due to injuries to Aguero and Gabriel Jesus but has impressed, scoring in three successive Champions League matches.With Aguero not far off fitness, former City midfielder Hargreaves says the iconic striker needs to come back into Pep Guardiola's

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola will give Gabriel Jesus the chance to prove his fitness to face Olympiakos on Tuesday, but could turn to Ferran Torres or Raheem Sterling to lead the line. Jesus has had one training session with his teammates as he steps up his return from injury and if he gets through a session on Monday afternoon he could be involved against the Greek champions in Manchester City's third Champions League group fixture.

straight to your inboxManchester City have been boosted by the return of Aleks Zinchenko for the Champions League clash with Porto, as Pep Guardiola also provided a positive update on Gabriel Jesus.Zinchenko has not featured so far this season, while Jesus picked up an injury in the opening day Premier League win over Wolves.

straight to your inboxGuardiola urges City to keep focus amid injury woesManchester City boss Pep Guardiola admits he does not know when his side will return to top form after a challenging few weeks on the injury front. City beat Arsenal 1-0 on Saturday but Guardiola has injury concerns ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League opener against Porto with Kevin De Bruyne, Aleks Zinchenko, Gabriel Jesus, Aymeric Laporte and Benjamin Mendy all missing the win over the Gunners.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has challenged his Manchester City players to keep their motivation as their injury crisis shows no sign of improving.The City boss may have been able to welcome a fully-fit Bernardo Silva and João Cancelo into the team to face Arsenal, as well as hand Sergio Aguero and Ilkay Gundogan their first minutes of the season.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola thinks that Sergio Aguero still has to earn a new contract at Manchester City just like he does.The club record scorer is in the final year of his deal at City, but after so many years of consistently high performances the Blues will not be pushing him out of the door.However, Aguero’s appearance against Arsenal was his first since June and the club are keen for him to show that he is over his injury problems, while the possibility of signing Lionel Messi on a

straight to your inboxManchester City welcomed Sergio Aguero and Raheem Sterling back from injury in the Premier League win over Arsenal, but suffered another injury blow with two more players picking up problems.As well as Aguero and Sterling, Joao Cancelo also made his first club appearance of the season, while Bernardo Silva was back after struggling for fitness before the international break.Kevin De Bruyne and Gabriel Jesus were missing, as expected, for City, while Aleks Zinchenko remains

straight to your inboxManchester City edged out Arsenal 1-0 at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday evening to record their first league win in three matches and get their title hopes back on track.Raheem Sterling’s early strike was the difference between the sides on a day where the hosts were missing a series of key players through injury, including playmaker Kevin De Bruyne.