John Stones told to follow Liverpool FC's Virgil van Dijk example to hit Man City potential

straight to your inboxHere are the Manchester City evening headlines for Monday, November 23.Dias admits City ‘need to do better’ after Spurs defeat Ruben Dias has called on his Manchester City teammates to “do better” after Saturday’s 2-0 defeat against Tottenham. The focus of the criticism in the aftermath of the loss has been on City’s stunted attack, with just 10 goals scored in eight Premier League games.

straight to your inboxRuben Dias did not shy away from Manchester City's problems after Pep Guardiola's side suffered their second defeat of the season at the weekend. The Blues headed to the Tottenham Hostpur Stadium undefeated in all competitions since late-September but conceded early and ended up losing comfortably - even if they did have a first-half equaliser controversially ruled out.

straight to your inboxScott Carson is not giving up hope of playing for Manchester City, with jokes from his teammates spurring him on to be ready for when the opportunity arises to make his debut.Carson has been at City for the last two seasons on loan from Derby, filling an important role in the squad as a homegrown player and third-choice goalkeeper.

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United have been credited with an interest in Braga defender David Carmo.The young centre-back only made his debut for his boyhood club in January but has already attracted a host of suitors.According to The Athletic, that includes United, due to the 21-year-old's promising performances.Carmo will not be a name familiar to many fans due to his limited experience in senior football, but the 21-year-old is already making a name for himself.The 6ft

straight to your inboxKevin De Bruyne has defended Kyle Walker after Roy Keane labelled the Manchester City defender an idiot.Walker has been in excellent form for City so far this season but gave away a soft penalty for a foul on Sadio Mane in last weekend's draw with Liverpool. It led to a rant from Sky Sports pundit Keane, who branded Walker an 'idiot' and a 'car crash'.

straight to your inboxIt’s a little over a month since the summer transfer window finally closed, but January is already starting to appear on the horizon, and with that will come the potential for further dealings in the market. Manchester City added Nathan Ake, Ruben Dias and Ferran Torres to Pep Guardiola's squad ahead of the 2020/21 season.

straight to your inboxBidding farewell to a legendary figure is never easy, as Manchester City have learned the hard way.Pep Guardiola is hopeful that Ruben Dias can be the man to fill the void left by Vincent Kompany after 18 months of struggle to find a suitable replacement for their former captain and leader.A new era is approaching at the Etihad, with the old guard falling away one by one.

straight to your inboxSevilla director of football Monchi has defended his decision to turn down a summer bid from Manchester City for Jules Kounde.With City on the lookout for a central defender in the summer, they were linked with a move for Frenchman Kounde but saw an offer turned down.It led to City instead landing Ruben Dias from Benfica for a club record fee - with Nicolas Otamendi moving in the other direction - and Kounde instead staying put at Los Nervionenses.Speaking to El Desmarque,

straight to your inboxFrance manager Didier Deschamps defended his decision to call up Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma over Manchester City star Aymeric Laporte on Tuesday, before his side went on to lose to minnows Finland the following day.Despite establishing himself as one of the best centre-backs in the Premier League - perhaps second only to Liverpool's Virgil Van Dijk - Laporte has repeatedly been snubbed by the national team and is yet to even make his debut for France.The 26-year-old has

straight to your inboxEngland manager Gareth Southgate has hit out at the 'personal criticism' Roy Keane handed to Manchester City defender Kyle Walker during Sunday's draw with Liverpool.Despite fearing that his England career may be over after being shown a red card in the draw with Iceland in September, Walker has remained a key part of the international side and is enjoying a fine run of form as of late.The right-back started the Three Lions' last two Nations League matches and was also

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City headlines for the evening of Wednesday, November 11.We’ve asked, and you’ve answered - here’s how Man City fans have rated the players for the season so far.Aymeric Laporte gets the highest average rating of the whole squad, after MEN Sport asked fans to give each player a score out of ten, with a 7.9, while his new central defensive partner Ruben Dias has evidently impressed so far, averaging 7.7 at the time of writing.Star midfielder Kevin De

Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes features as the 22nd best male footballer.Six Liverpool players make the list - Jordan Henderson, Mo Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Thiago Alcantara, Sadio Mane and Virgil van Dijk.But De Bruyne is the highest-ranked English-based star - also coming ahead of the likes of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Cristiano Ronaldo.The City midfielder was only pipped to the top spot by Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski."Nobody could have done more than the

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City morning headlines for Tuesday, 11 November.Alan Shearer on the biggest positive from Manchester City’s summer dealings Pep Guardiola oversaw another big-spending summer as Manchester City manager, with more than £100m worth of talent arriving at the Etihad Stadium.

straight to your inboxIt was another busy summer for Manchester City in the transfer market. While high-profile deals were struck for the likes of Nathan Ake, Ferran Torres and Ruben Dias, there were also a number of significant outgoings.

straight to your inboxAlan Shearer believes Manchester City have finally found a settled centre-back partnership in Ruben Dias and Aymeric Laporte.Pep Guardiola's side drew 1-1 with Liverpool in a frantic match that they could have won, had Kevin de Bruyne not missed a first-half penalty.Liverpool started the game the stronger, with Jurgen Klopp fielding a front four of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Diogo Jota.In a throwback 4-2-4 system, City were penned in and under the cosh

straight to your inboxIn four of Aymeric Laporte's five games for Manchester City this season, he has been alongside new signing Ruben Dias. In that time, City have conceded two goals - one from the penalty spot - and they are unbeaten, including a relatively solid showing against Liverpool's four talented forwards.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola hailed the return of Gabriel Jesus as the striker helped Manchester City to a 1-1 draw against Liverpool. Mo Salah gave the visitors the lead at the Etihad after Kyle Walker had clumsily brought down Sadio Mane in the penalty box.

straight to your inboxRoy Keane has labelled Kyle Walker an "idiot" and a "car crash" for his challenge on Sadio Mane that saw Liverpool take the lead against Manchester City. The Reds took an early lead at the Etihad Stadium when Walker was penalised for fouling Mane inside the penalty area after the Liverpool forward has burst inside him.

straight to your inboxRoy Keane believes "the signs are good" for Manchester City's defence this season.Since shipping five goals at home to Leicester, Pep Guardiola's men conceded only three times in the next eight games in all competitions ahead of Sunday's Premier League showdown with Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium. Big-money summer signing Ruben Dias has slotted into the City team and formed a promising partnership with Aymeric Laporte at centre-back.