Key reason why Man City sent Taylor Harwood-Bellis on loan to Blackburn

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola and Manchester City sent messages of support to Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson following the tragic death of his father.Jose Becker, 57, was swimming at a dam on his property in southern Brazil when he drowned on Wednesday.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola reckons Manchester City have been the better team in their last two calamitous Champions League knockouts to Lyon and Spurs.

straight to your inboxMicah Richards has admitted that Pep Guardiola and Manchester City's decision to not sign a striker ahead of this season has proved the pundit wrong.Guardiola has made some unpopular decisions during his time at the club, including dropping Sergio Aguero and Joe Hart when he first arrived. However, the City boss has consistently been proven right throughout his City tenure, and this season, his managerial prowess has once again been highlighted.

straight to your inboxGary Neville believes the positions Raheem Sterling takes up for Manchester City have dramatically improved since the pair worked together at England.Neville was the Three Lions' assistant manager from 2012 until 2016, with Sterling making his international debut in the same year that the former Manchester United defender started his job.

straight to your inboxManchester City will be looking to extend their remarkable winning streak to 18 games when they travel to face Arsenal on Sunday.City sit 10 points clear of neighbours Manchester United at the top of the Premier League table and Pep Guardiola will be hoping to keep that advantage when he comes up against former assistant Mikel Arterta.The Gunners are enduring an inconsistent run of form, having won just twice in their last six games in all competitions, and have already

straight to your inboxManchester City midfielder Rodri has backed former Atletico Madrid team-mate Thomas Partey to become a key player for Arsenal. City will be looking to make it 13 successive victories in the league when they travel to north London to face Arsenal in a 4.30pm kick-off on Sunday.

straight to your inboxManchester City have almost got one hand on the Premier League trophy after their impressive win over Tottenham, according to Richard Dunne.Ilkay Gundogan continued his brilliant goalscoring form by netting twice in the 3-0 win over Spurs which moved Pep Guardiola’s side further clear at the top of the league.Rodri opened the scoring from the penalty spot after Gundogan was fouled by Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg before the German produced two finishes to seal a 16th successive win

straight to your inboxLiam Delap has revealed that he is learning from Phil Foden and fellow strikers Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus at Manchester City.Delap only arrived at City from Derby County last summer but he has already made an impact at the club, scoring 21 goals in 28 games at Under-18 and Under-23 level. His excellent form has already seen the teenager make his first-team debut and he has featured on the substitutes bench on a number of occasions.

straight to your inboxLiverpool must beat Manchester City on Sunday if they want to retain their Premier League title this season, according to Danny Murphy.The Reds go into tomorrow’s 16.30 kick-off seven points adrift of City, who also have a game in hand, following their 1-0 defeat by Brighton on Wednesday.Jurgen Klopp’s side appeared to have hit form with back-to-back 3-1 wins over Tottenham and West Ham breaking their five-match winless streak in the Premier League.However, Brighton’s

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has explained that Manchester City's defensive record has been so good this season because of the amount of possession his side has in games.City struggled at the back last year following the departure of Vincent Kompany and their poor defensive record was a key factor in losing their Premier League crown to Liverpool.However, that's all changed this season with the Blues conceding just 13 times, by far the least in the league.City have conceded just once in

straight to your inboxLiverpool should strongly consider adopting a more defensive approach when they take on Manchester City on Sunday. That is according to Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson, who believes the defending champions must be pragmatic when welcoming Pep Guardiola's side to Anfield.

straight to your inboxJamie Carragher is predicting Sadio Mane, Alisson Becker, Ozan Kabak and Fabinho will play for Liverpool when they face Manchester City on Sunday.Pep Guardiola 's side travel to Anfield to face a team that has lost their last two Premier League matches at home, having gone unbeaten in the previous 68 games on their own patch.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has named a strong Manchester City side to face Burnley, with Aymeric Laporte picked at left-back. After Manchester United earned a record-equalling win last night, they moved level on points with City at the top of the Premier League, albeit having played two games more.

straight to your inboxManchester City will have to try to win the Premier League without a prolific goalscorer this season, Pep Guardiola has come to accept.Sergio Aguero has suffered a number of setbacks in his attempts to return from a knee problem that kept him out of the beginning of the campaign, while Gabriel Jesus has just three league goals to his name after another frustrating season.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola has explained why he allowed promising teenage centre back Taylor Harwood-Bellis to join Blackburn on loan. The Stockport -born defender, who turned 19 at the weekend, will join the promotion battle in the Championship after completing a move on Sunday, which will take him to the end of the season.

straight to your inboxAs late as Saturday, Taylor Harwood-Bellis wasn't expecting to leave Manchester City on loan in the January transfer window. It had been made clear to a group of young Blues at the beginning of the month that they would all be staying with Pep Guardiola and his squad for the rest of the season because it was felt that their progression was best served staying in Manchester.

straight to your inboxThe manager of Udinese has confirmed that the Italian club are signing Manchester City winger Jayden Braaf. Despite being regarded as one of City's most talented youngsters, Braaf has hardly been involved at youth team level this season and has made just two appearances amid uncertainty on his future.