John Stones opens up on Man City injury frustrations

straight to your inboxManchester City can quickly put the disappointment of their defeat against Arsenal in the FA Cup semi-final behind them with a victory against relegation-threatened Watford.Pep Guardiola said he aims to give all of his players some playing time in the final two league games of the season, after he criticised his team for not being ready at the weekend in the cup defeat.That could mean recalls for the likes of Phil Foden, John Stones or Joao Cancelo, as Guardiola looks for

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 Arsenal legend Paul Merson believes his old club should go after Manchester City defender John Stones. It has been a rocky start for Gunners boss Mikel Arteta with Arsenal looking likely to miss out on European football.

straight to your inbox The details of Manchester City ’s stunning appeal victory might never be released by the Court of Arbitation for Sport (CAS). The “written reasons” for the quashing of the Blues’ two-year European ban were expected to be announced today.But the Switzerland-based court has delayed publication of the details of the case until next week – and suggest that they may never see the light of day.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City morning headlines for Thursday, July 16.Pep Guardiola admits his Manchester City side “could not control” Bournemouth for long passages of their narrow win on Wednesday evening.City ran out 2-1 victors over Eddie Howe’s struggling side, but were made to sweat in the closing stages with the Cherries pushing hard for an equaliser."It was a really difficult game, they played really well.

straight to your inboxJohn Stones insists Manchester City defended well against Bournemouth despite allowing the Cherries to have more shots than the Blues for the first time.City's eight shots against Bournemouth returned two goals, which was enough to beat the relegation-battlers. However, Bournemouth caused City plenty of problems, and registered 14 attempts on goal.

straight to your inboxFormer Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher believes John Stones' time at Manchester City could be coming to a close when the season ends.The England international made only his second Premier League start of the season for the midweek clash against relegation-threatened Bournemouth, as part of five changes made by Pep Guardiola.

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer voiced his support for Financial Fair Play after Manchester City won their appeal against a two-year ban from European football.City were initially hit with a €30million fine and prevented from playing in the Champions League or Europa League by Uefa, but the Court of Arbitration for Sport cleared City of committing 'serious breaches' of FFP regulations between 2012 and 2016.Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp and his Tottenham counterpart Jose Mourinho were

straight to your inboxUefa have issued a statement which emphasises the fact that the Court of Arbitration for Sport had "insufficient conclusive evidence" in its case against Manchester City.The Blues were found not guilty of subverting the European governing body's financial fair play rules, but had a fine - for obstructing the investigation - reduced to ten million euros. CAS announced the verdict this morning, and Uefa issued a statement shortly afterwards.

straight to your inbox Sergio Aguero will not be fit to face Real Madrid in the Champions League next month. The Manchester City striker has been ruled out by manager Pep Guardiola, after having surgery on a knee meniscus problem he picked up in the 5-0 win over Burnley last month.

straight to your inboxJohn Stones insists Manchester City remain the best team in the Premier League, despite losing the title to Liverpool.It's been a strange season for City as they have continued to play some brilliant football but have let their dominance in the league slip and have lost a massive nine times, more than the two previous seasons put together.While the Blues have struggled for consistency throughout the year, Liverpool have been relentless on the march to their first ever

straight to your inbox Rio Ferdinand claims that Man City boss Pep Guardiola has lost faith in defender John Stones. The Manchester United great was speaking ahead of City 's clash with Newcastle United when he analysed what has gone wrong for Stones.

straight to your inbox John Stones has said he is fully fit and excited to be back on the Manchester City team sheet for Wednesday night's match against Newcastle United. It's been a hard season for Stones as injury problems have once again limited his playing time - tonight's match will be just his 13th Premier League appearance so far this campaign - and he has also struggled for form when he has managed to make it on the pitch.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola has stayed true to his word and recalled John Stones to his Manchester City starting line-up for tonight's clash with Newcastle. Stones has not played for City since March, when he started the Carabao Cup final win over Aston Villa and the FA Cup win at Sheffield Wednesday three days later.