Ilkay Gundogan suggests three reasons for Man City performance drop vs Arsenal

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City headlines for the evening of Monday August 3.Arsene Wenger names City among his two Champions League favourites Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has named Manchester City among his two favourites to win this season’s Champions League. Pep Guardiola’s team will face Real Madrid in the second leg of their last 16 tie at the Etihad Stadium this Friday and Wenger fancies City to be among the frontrunners to go all the way in the competition.

straight to your inboxFormer Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has named Manchester City as one of his two favourites for this year's Champions League. Pep Guardiola’s side will meet Real Madrid at the Etihad on Friday in the last-16 tie, having beaten the Spanish giants 2-1 in the first leg in March.

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.

straight to your inbox Bayern Munich director Oliver Kahn has admitted that Manchester City ’s victory in over-turning Uefa’s European ban has made it tougher for Bayern to win the Champions League. And the former Germany goalkeeper called for tougher financial fair play (FFP) rules to “get more balanced competition”.

straight to your inboxNew details of Manchester City's 2020/21 away kit appear to have been leaked as the club prepare to release the new strip on Monday.City will unveil their new Puma away shirt at 8am on Monday according to their website, and it is expected to be the black and navy blue 'architecture' design that has been 'leaked' previously.

straight to your inboxManchester City midfielder Phil Foden says having a family network around him has helped him deal with the modern pressures of being a footballer for one of the biggest clubs in the world.Speaking with teammate Ilkay Gundogan about Mental Health for the Heads Up campaign, Foden said social media can be a difficult environment for a young player, as he discussed how fatherhood has shown him that there is more to life than football."I think for me growing up in such a great

straight to your inbox Ilkay Gundogan talked up Manchester City's attacking options without Sergio Aguero for the Champions League game with Real Madrid ... but was more reluctant to push his own case.

straight to your inbox Manchester City want to return to winning ways following the defeat to Arsenal in the FA Cup semi-final when they take on Watford on Tuesday evening. City were aiming to retain their FA Cup to put alongside the the Carabao Cup as part of a a domestic trophy double.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola nailed down the two reasons he believes Manchester City made a hash of their FA Cup defence.The Blues went down 2-0 to Arsenal in the semi-final at Wembley on Saturday night, sunk by two Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang goals.And with the crunch Champions League clash with Real Madrid less than three weeks ago, the nature of the defeat had some City fans concerned that – after a lack-lustre display in beating Bournemouth 2-1 a few days earlier – the team might be

straight to your inboxHere are the Manchester City evening headlines for Sunday July 19.Ilkay Gundogan has admitted Manchester City were not good enough in Saturday’s 2-0 FA Cup semi-final defeat against Arsenal.Pep Guardiola’s side dominated possession but struggled to break down their opposition, who scored twice on the break through Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.And Gundogan pointed to a lack of energy in the first half as he attempted to explain the result.“It was not good enough today to go to

straight to your inbox Former Manchester City striker Shaun Goater says Mikel Arteta's knowledge of the Blues squad will give Arsenal an advantage ahead of their FA Cup semi-final on Saturday. Arteta left his role as City assistant to take charge of Arsenal in December, but the Gunners were beaten 3-0 when the former assistant returned to the Etihad last month.

straight to your inboxManchester City can move one step closer to winning their second piece of silverware of the season on Saturday when they face off against Arsenal at Wembley in the FA Cup semi-final.City haven't had much to play for in recent weeks after Liverpool won the Premier League title and Champions League qualification was almost guaranteed but, after some disappointing results, they have begun to return to form as of late with three victories in succession.Building momentum ahead

straight to your inbox Ederson will start for Manchester City in Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final against Arsenal with Claudio Bravo out injured. The Chile international has played in previous rounds, in line with Pep Guardiola ’s practice of giving his second-string keepers valuable game time by playing them in the domestic cup competitions.