How Man City should line up vs Watford in Premier League

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola shied away from the notion that he could write a huge chapter in Manchester City's history by guiding the club to their first Champions League triumph.The Blues boss helped spark a dynasty at Barcelona as a player by helping them to their first victory in the competition, at Wembley in 1992 – and they have since won it four more times, two of them under his management.But Guardiola deflected the question by declaring that there are others at the club who

straight to your inboxAfter a brief break following the conclusion of the Premier League, Manchester City will have their biggest game of the season so far on Friday when they take on Real Madrid in the Champions League.City hold the advantage going into the last-16 second leg after their historic 2-1 victory at the Bernabeu back in February thanks to goals from Gabriel Jesus and Kevin De Bruyne.However, Madrid have gone from strength-to-strength since that match and have won an unlikely La Liga

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola must name what is arguably his most important starting XI of the season as Real Madrid visit the Etihad in the Champions League.Plenty has changed in the five months since Manchester City beat Real at the Bernabeu in February, with Sergio Aguero's injury potentially a huge blow to Guardiola's side.

straight to your inbox Manchester City have included young goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu in their squad for the final stages of the Champions League season. City are back in action on Friday as they play the second leg of their last-16 tie against Real Madrid, with the Blues leading 2-1 from the first leg.

straight to your inboxManchester City have plenty going for them ahead of the second leg of their Champions League tie with Real Madrid.Not only do they hold an actual advantage - leading 2-1 that means any draw or a 1-0 loss will still take them through - but they are in excellent form; in six games at the Etihad since football restarted, they have six wins with five clean sheets and an average of four goals scored per game.Recent history would back them as well.

straight to your inboxManchester City are closing in on a deal to sign the Bournemouth defender Nathan Ake. City have been dogged by issues in defence this season following Vincent Kompany's departure and a serious injury to Aymeric Laporte, and Pep Guardiola's made strengthening his defence a priority in the summer window.

straight to your inboxManchester City are hopeful of completing the signing of Ferran Torres for an initial fee of £21m.Torres would presumably become City's third recognised winger after Leroy Sane's departure - although Sane's injury for most of the 2019/20 season means Torres will be a new option for Pep Guardiola that wasn't available this season.The 20-year-old has a modest return of nine goals and 12 assists in 97 senior appearances for Valencia, averaging a goal contribution every 228

straight to your inboxManchester City may have received a boost in their pursuit of Bayern Munich defender David Alaba, reports suggest.Benjamin Mendy and Oleksandr Zinchenko have missed large portions of the season with injury this season, leading to speculation that Pep Guardiola could opt to sign a new left-sided full-back.Alaba worked with Guardiola during his time with the German champions and has been earmarked as a potential recruit, though MEN Sport understand he is not a priority

straight to your inbox Fernandinho has warned his Manchester City teammates that they must be 'cautious' of Real Madrid and that their upcoming Champions League encounter will be 'complicated.' City have a 2-1 away goal advantage following the victorious first leg in the last 16 tie back in February, with Gabriel Jesus and Kevin De Bruyne notching the goals in a historic win at the Bernabeu.

straight to your inbox Bernardo Silva thinks Manchester City have already gone one better in their attempt to win a big Champions League knockout tie. The Blues are looking to beat Real Madrid in the last-16 to advance to the last eight - the best they have managed under Pep Guardiola to date.

straight to your inboxManchester City appear to be wasting little time in strengthening their squad following the opening of the summer transfer window.The MEN understands Valencia winger Ferran Torres is a transfer target for Pep Guardiola, while Goal claim City are ‘closing in’ on a deal to sign the 20-year-old.The youngster, who has impressed in La Liga this season, would expected to cost around £36m and would effectively be brought in as a replacement for Leroy Sane.Where, though, would

straight to your inboxThere might be nothing at stake as Manchester City host relegated Norwich in the final Premier League game of the season, but Pep Guardiola still has a number of important selection decisions to make.City cannot move from second place, while Norwich were the first side to be relegated and will finish bottom of the league having lost every game since the restart.On paper, this would be a good opportunity for Guardiola to experiment with his side, give some youngsters some

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 face their most important game of the season so far as they face Arsenal in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley later.With the Premier League won by Liverpool, City's next priority is the FA Cup, as Pep Guardiola's men look to complete a cup treble this season by adding the cup and Champions League to the Carabao Cup.Guardiola has rotated his side in recent weeks to ensure City are in the best possible condition for this semi-final, with Kevin De Bruyne and

straight to your inbox Manchester City's 100 point record in the Premier League is intact for another season. City set the incredible record on the final day of the 2017/18 season, becoming the first team to hit 100 points in a Premier League season.

straight to your inboxManchester City face Bournemouth in the Premier League in their final game before the FA Cup semi-final against Arsenal.City have secured second place in the table with three games remaining, giving Pep Guardiola the opportunity to rotate his squad without fear of dropping any positions.That could mean a much-changed side for a Bournemouth side who sit three points from safety.

straight to your inboxMan City will be free to participate in the 2020/21 Champions League campaign after the club won their appeal against a European ban, with The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) confirming the decision on Monday.CAS agreed with City that Uefa’s decision to throw them out of their competitions for “serious breaches” of their financial fair play rules and their club licensing rules, as well as alleged non-cooperation, was wrong.