Ilkay Gundogan disagrees with Kyle Walker over Man City Champions League advantage

straight to your inbox England and Manchester City captain Steph Houghton has joined fellow Lionesses Anita Asante and Danielle Carter to call on players to show their support for the Black Lives Matter movement when the Women’s Super League season kicks off next weekend. Houghton revealed that teams have been taking a knee in their pre-season friendlies, and added that she expected it to continue in Saturday’s Women’s Community Shield match against Chelsea at Wembley.

straight to your inboxManchester City's map for the 2020/21 Premier League season has been revealed following the release of the fixture list on Thursday. The scheduled start of the campaign at the Etihad Stadium against Aston Villa is set to be postponed, meaning the first games will be away matches against Wolves and Leeds United either side of the hosting of Leicester City.

eagle-eyed fan on social media spotted what appears to indicate the full round of opening day fixtures. It’s suggested that the opening round of fixtures will include an eye-catching meeting between Manchester United against Arsenal at Old Trafford.

Champions League defeat is hard to accept. City had been poor by their own high standards in the quarter final, but had just got themselves level against Lyon thanks to Kevin De Bruyne.

straight to your inbox Rio Ferdinand has heaped praise on Kyle Walker for his performance against Real Madrid by shackling Eden Hazard and has challenged him to do the same against Lyon. The Manchester City right-back kept Real Madrid's number seven very quiet during their 2-1 Champions League last-16 tie last week.

straight to your inboxManchester City will not be making a move for Tottenham star Harry Winks, despite a rumour emanating from the Spurs camp.The Blues have no intention of buying a holding midfielder this summer, having splashed out a club record £62million on Rodri last year. And with Ilkay Gundogan able to play that role, City do not see the position as needing any reinforcement.

straight to your inbox Rio Ferdinand has urged John Stones to leave Manchester City to resurrect his career. The English centre-back has only started twice for Pep Guardiola since the season restarted in June.

straight to your inboxIlkay Gundogan has warned his Manchester City teammates that they are only one mistake away from exiting the Champions League.City face Lyon in Saturday's quarter-final in Lisbon, in the new one-game format for this season's adapted Champions League finale.The Blues booked their place in the last eight by overcoming Real Madrid by 2-1 for the second time, capitalising on two mistakes from Raphael Varane in the visitors' defence.And Gundogan has warned City that the one-game

straight to your inboxKyle Walker insists he will be the first to volunteer to go in goal again if the situation arises in Manchester City's Champions League campaign.City are in Lisbon preparing for a quarter-final with Lyon, with Barcelona or Bayern Munich awaiting in the semi-final.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City evening headlines for Thursday, August 13.Kyle Walker says a message delivered by Vincent Kompany before he left Manchester City last summer is being used as inspiration in the club's quest to win the Champions League. Walker has revealed the Belgian told his team-mates last season that they should aim to win the Champions League for him, and for fellow City legend David Silva.

straight to your inboxKyle Walker says Manchester City have one of the best chances they will ever get to win the Champions League.The Blues are just two games from the final, with the knockout stages now reduced to single games, played over an 11-day period in Lisbon.After knocking out Real Madrid, they start the final eight tournament next Saturday night with the quarter-final against Lyon – and while the fact it is no longer over two legs makes it more of a lottery, England defender Walker

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 inboxReal Madrid's Militao confident ahead of City clashReal Madrid defender Eder Militao has made some bullish comments ahead of their trip to Manchester for Friday night’s Champions League meeting.Pep Guardiola’s men boast a 2-1 advantage from the Bernabeu, and the La Liga champions will be without club captain Sergio Ramos after his sending off in the first leg.Militao is set to feature in Ramos’ place and is confident of Los Blancos’ chances of turning the tie around.