Ilkay Gundogan fires warning to Man City ahead of Lyon Champions League quarter-final

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola is just as disappointed at Manchester City's season as the chairman is, according to Khaldoon Al Mubarak. The Catalan coach revealed ahead of the Champions League knockouts that Al Mubarak was not happy with him over the way Liverpool had run away with the Premier League title, and the chairman did not suggest otherwise when given the opportunity to counter that claim.

straight to your inboxAleks Zinchenko has broken the dressing room silence over Pep Guardiola’s Champions League tactics.The Manchester City defender implied that the manager got things wrong by picking three centre backs in the quarter-final against Lyon.And his fiancee, sports reporter Vlada Sedan, joined in the criticism, calling the tactical set-up employed by Guardiola a “bummer”.Zinchenko has been out of favour at City, only starting once since his mistake had led to defeat at Southampton,

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola insists Manchester City will recover from their agonising defeat to Lyon to attempt to reach the Champions League semi-finals next season.City were firm favourites to progress against Lyon in the one-legged affair, but were below-par on the night when everything went against them. Lyon deservedly led at half time, before Kevin De Bruyne's strike eventually pulled them level.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola said his Manchester City players were well-prepared to play in an unusual formation before crashing out of the Champions League.The Blues began with three central defenders, but never truly looked like themselves until Guardiola switched things by replacing Fernandinho with Riyad Mahrez ten minutes into the second half.That led to the manager being severely criticised for tinkering with City’s set-up.But he said they had been developing it on their Lisbon

straight to your inboxCharlie Nicholas - Sky Sports - City win 3-1 "Most teams make chances against City in reality. Lesser teams in the Premier League have done it, as we saw against Norwich in the past along with other teams, so Lyon can do it.

straight to your inboxAfter producing a fantastic performance against Real Madrid in their last Champions League game, Manchester City's European campaign continues on Saturday night, as they take on Lyon in Lisbon in the quarter-final of the competition.City are very likely to be without Sergio Aguero for this game, with Gabriel Jesus once again set to start in his place.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola must decide whether to reinstate Benjamin Mendy for Manchester City's Champions League quarter final with Lyon tonight.Mendy was suspended for the last-16 second leg win over Real Madrid last week, with Joao Cancelo deputising at left-back having played there for the final two games of the Premier League season.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has three main selection dilemmas for Manchester City's third Champions League quarter final in as many years.Unlike in 2018 and 2019, City's game against Lyon on Saturday is a single game affair, and not against a Premier League rival like the last two exits to Liverpool and Tottenham.Lyon may be considered underdogs by some after they finished seventh in Ligue 1 this season, but they beat Juventus over two legs to reach this stage and took four points from

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola insists Manchester City are prepared and have the mental maturity to progress in their Champions League quarter final with Lyon. Having booked their place in the Champions League finale in Lisbon by beating Real Madrid, City flew out on Monday and have been training at the Portuguese national side's training base all week.

straight to your inbox Sergio Aguero is running out of time to play any part in Manchester City 's Champions League challenge. The Blues are preparing to face Lyon in the quarter-final of the competition at the Jose Alvalade Stadium tomorrow night, and if they win they will be in the semi-final next week.

straight to your inboxManchester City will be hoping to claim their place in the Champions League semi-finals when they take on Lyon on Saturday night.City booked their spot in Lisbon for the conclusion of Europe's top competition after once again defeating Real Madrid 2-1 in the last 16 in the long awaited second leg at the Etihad, advancing with a 4-2 aggregate victory.The Blues arrived in the Portuguese capital earlier this week and have been training in preparation for French giants Lyon,

straight to your inbox Manchester City have landed lucky with the allocation of training facilities during the Champions League finals tournament in Lisbon. The Blues will face Lyon in the quarter-final on Saturday night, and flew out to Portugal on Monday afternoon for the unique World Cup-style finish to this season’s competition.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side in Cologne on Sunday after they beat Wolves 1-0 thanks to a late Lucas Ocampos header.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City evening headlines for Monday August 10.Lyon sporting director Juninho Pernambucano believes that star man Houssem Aouar is expected to leave the club this summer.The 22-year-old has linked with a move to the Etihad Stadium on several occasions in the past and recent comments suggest that a move could be possible this summer.Pep Guardiola’s side will face Lyon in the Champions League quarter-finals this week but the Ligue 1 team’s sporting

straight to your inboxJoleon Lescott says Gabriel Jesus needs to be more selfish in attack for Manchester City.The striker scored a crucial goal to put City 2-1 up against Real Madrid in the Champions League, seizing on a mistake from Raphael Varane to produce a cool finish.It was Jesus's fifth goal since football resumed in June as he continues to fill the void left by Sergio Aguero's injury.Speaking on BT Sport, former City defender Lescott said the difference between the two players is

straight to your inboxGabriel Jesus says Manchester City have learned how to suffer – and that has him dreaming of lifting the European Cup.The Blues striker put the pain on Real Madrid by robbing Raphael Varane to tee up Raheem Sterling for the first goal and then superbly tucking away the second in a 2-1 win at the Etihad on Friday night.But the 23-year-old Brazil international believes that City have taken the lessons from previous Champions League flops, and can now cope with the moments in