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straight to your inboxManchester City weren't mentally or physically prepared to begin the new season in September, Kevin De Bruyne has admitted. Just three weeks after exiting the Champions League to end 2019/20, City began their new 2020/21 campaign at Wolves in the Premier League, and would go on to take just eight points from their first five games.

straight to your inboxManchester City have sent a clear Premier League title reminder to worry their rivals, says Match of the Day pundit Danny Murphy. Pep Guardiola's side swept aside Chelsea 3-1 at Stamford Bridge on Sunday with an impressive performance that lifted them up to fifth in the table - four points behind leaders Liverpool and Manchester United, with a game in hand.Murphy was in no doubt that it was City's best performance of the campaign to date.

straight to your inboxManchester City have announced that four of its first team women players have tested positive for coronavirus. The news comes after a hectic week for City in which a COVID-19 breakout in the men's squad led to the postponement of their Premier League fixture against Everton.

straight to your inboxManchester City fired a timely reminder to their rivals on Sunday as they swept aside Chelsea. Pep Guardiola's men claimed a 3-1 victory over Frank Lampard's Blues at Stamford Bridge and the victory was more emphatic than the final scoreline suggests, with City racing into a three-goal lead.

straight to your inboxManchester City make the trip to Chelsea this evening looking to get 2021 off to the best possible start.Pep Guardiola's side have not played since Boxing Day due to Monday's game against Everton being postponed after a Covid-19 outbreak. It means it is a guessing game over how City will line up later today, with three unknown players set to miss the game due to positive tests.

straight to your inboxManchester City's latest Covid-19 results have allowed the Premier League match with Chelsea on Sunday to go ahead. Eric Garcia and a staff member were the only one new positive in the squad from Saturday's tests, meaning that Pep Guardiola's group are safe to play at Stamford Bridge without six players that are self-isolating.

straight to your inboxManchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan is confident that Kai Havertz and Timo Werner 'will improve' after a difficult start to life at new club Chelsea.Frank Lampard's side were the summer's heavy spenders after they splashed out over £200million on new signings, with nearly £150miilion of it being spent on the highly-rated German duo.

straight to your inboxManchester City have confirmed a COVID-19 regulation breach involving defender Benjamin Mendy on New Year's Eve. Reports in The Sun claimed Mendy hosted a party at his home during the New Year celebrations, just days after City confirmed five members of their playing squad had tested positive for the virus.

direct to your inboxManchester city centre’s controversial plaza is likely to remain a heated topic of conversation this year.Plans for the Piccadilly Gardens revamp - long-awaited and much-discussed - have not yet been fully revealed.LDA Design is likely to reveal more details of the regeneration project soon and a period of public consultation will follow.It will be the chance for locals to have their say on the future of the area - which has been a hotspot for crime and anti-social behaviour

straight to your inboxManchester City might use their academy players for the FA Cup clash against Birmingham City in order to field stronger teams against Chelsea and Manchester United.The new year begins with a big Premier League clash against Chelsea on Sunday, before a Carabao Cup semi-final at Old Trafford and an FA Cup third round tie at home to Championship side Birmingham.With at least five City players set to be missing for the Chelsea trip due to Covid tests, Guardiola will have to

straight to your inboxManchester City players have been keeping spirits up in training after a turbulent week that has seen five players have to self-isolate and uncertainty surrounding the upcoming fixture at Chelsea.After beating Newcastle on Boxing Day without isolating pair Kyle Walker and Gabriel Jesus, City's following fixture against Everton was postponed after more positive Covid-19 cases in the camp.

straight to your inboxManchester City take on Chelsea on Sunday in a match that will be vital for both sides in keeping their Premier League title chances alive.Both teams currently sit on 26 points, though City have played two games less, and a win for either would move them to within four points of leaders Liverpool and Manchester United.But City are at a severe disadvantage as they will be without five players due to positive coronavirus tests as well as centre-back Eric Garcia who is out due

straight to your inboxManchester City goalkeeper Ederson Moraes appears to be a doubt for Sunday's match against Chelsea and the Manchester Derby on Wednesday.Pep Guardiola 's men face Manchester United at Old Trafford during the week in a Carabao Cup semi-final clash, and they could be without their number one. Ederson has said he is self-isolating, putting him at risk of missing the clash with Manchester United in just four days' time.

straight to your inboxManchester City are set to welcome some new arrivals in the January transfer window but are unlikely to do any major first team business.The Blues swooped in recent months to sign two highly-rated prospects: Partizan winger Filip Stevanovic joins for £6m while Gremio midfielder Diego Rosa will cost an initial £5.2m in a deal that could rise to £23m.

straight to your inboxManchester City have reached a 'total agreement' for the transfer of teenager Dario Sarmiento, reports in Argentina claim.The Estudiantes winger, 17, has been linked with a move to City for some time, and now El Dia report that a deal has been done for an initial €6m.City have already signed Partizan teenager Filip Stevanovic, who will join in January, and are now reportedly close to sealing the services of Argentinian under-16 international Sarmiento, who made his senior

straight to your inboxManchester City's opening Premier League fixture at Aston Villa has finally been given a new date in January.City were due to open their new campaign at Villa Park, but the fixture was postponed to give the Blues more time to recover from their Champions League exploits only three weeks earlier. The postponement has given City a game in hand over most of their rivals all season, and the Premier League have finally confirmed a new date for the trip to the Midlands.

straight to your inboxManchester City players returned to training on Wednesday afternoon after receiving no new positive results from their latest Covid-19 tests. Pep Guardiola and every member of the squad that wasn't self-isolating was tested again on Tuesday following the postponement of their Everton fixture and closing of the training facilities the previous day.

straight to your inboxManchester City's Premier League rivals will be watching anxiously as news of the Covid-19 outbreak at the club unfolds.City 's scheduled fixture against Everton at Goodison Park was postponed on Monday after more coronavirus cases were identified.

straight to your inboxManchester City fans want the club to prioritise the signing of a new attacker in the January transfer window.The truncated nature of the football season has led to an increase of injuries throughout the Premier League and City have felt brunt more than most, with only a handful of players not missing at least one game due to injury or the coronavirus.It reached its zenith on Monday when the scheduled fixture with Everton had to be postponed due to three more Blues players

straight to your inboxManchester City defender Aymeric Laporte has taken to social media to react to the postponement of Monday's match against Everton, urging everyone to continue following coranvirus rules.City were set to play their second Premier League match in just two days following Boxing Day's 2-0 victory over Newcastle United, but it was announced at the 11th hour that the game had been postponed due to further positive COVID-19 tests in the Blues' squad.

straight to your inboxManchester City's latest round of positive Covid-19 tests has forced the Premier League fixture at Everton to be postponed, with 'a number' of new cases at the club. Kyle Walker, Gabriel Jesus and two staff members tested positive on Christmas Eve, with the latest news seeing the Everton game rearranged, the City Football Academy closed, and the fixture with Chelsea in doubt.

straight to your inboxManchester City's game away to Everton has been postponed following further positive coronavirus tests.City were due to take on the second-placed Toffees at Goodison Park on Monday but the fixture will need to be rearranged in the new year.A City statement said: "Manchester City FC can confirm that this evening’s Premier League fixture at Everton has been postponed."After the latest round of Covid-19 testing, the club returned a number of positive cases, in addition to the

straight to your inboxManchester City are in Premier League action for the final time this year as they take on Everton.Pep Guardiola's men round off their 2020 schedule against the Toffees at Goodison Park tonight (Monday, December 28, 8pm kick-off).City are sixth in the table ahead of today's fixtures - six points behind leaders and reigning champions Liverpool but with a game in hand.

straight to your inboxManchester City manager Pep Guardiola is likely to rotate his squad once more with less than 48 hours of recovery time between the win over Newcastle and the trip to Everton.City came through the Newcastle win unscathed, with Sergio Aguero getting another run-out and a number of regulars getting some rest.

straight to your inboxManchester City will prioritise Premier League games when considering when to rest Kevin De Bruyne. After playing 90 minutes for City against Newcastle on Boxing Day, De Bruyne may be needed once again for the trip to Everton on Monday.

straight to your inboxManchester City turn their attentions back to the Premier League tonight with a Boxing Day clash against Newcastle United. After booking a spot in the Carabao Cup semi-final in midweek with an emphatic victory over Arsenal, Pep Guardiola will be looking to close the current eight-point gap on Liverpool at the top of the table when struggling Newcastle visit the Etihad.

straight to your inboxManchester City will head into the post-Christmas period aiming to hit top form as they look to climb the Premier League table.Pep Guardiola's men are eighth as things stand - eight points behind leaders Liverpool but with a game in hand.They booked a place in the semi-final of the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night thanks to a 4-1 victory at Arsenal.City are back in Premier League action on Boxing Day when they take on Newcastle United at the Etihad Stadium.Here is the latest

straight to your inboxManchester City's 2020 hasn't quite gone to plan after they conceded the Premier League title to Liverpool and did not venture as far in the Champions League as they would have liked.While this term has begun with City navigating their way through the group stages once again, Pep Guardiola's side are already adrift of Liverpool in the hunt for the title.A major move in the summer to the future saw Guardiola put pen to a new deal at the Etihad Stadium and significant

straight to your inboxManchester City secured their place in the final four of the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night with a 4-1 victory over Arsenal.Pep Guardiola 's men took advantage of the Gunners' poor form to dump them out the competition and rewrite some wrongs from last season's FA Cup semi-final defeat. Gabriel Jesus, Riyad Mahrez, Phil Foden and Aymeric Laporte were all on the scoreline as City rediscovered their goal-scoring touch in front of goal.

straight to your inboxManchester City changed their tactics for the second half to get the better of Arsenal in the Carabao Cup. Pep Guardiola's side raced out of the blocks and were ahead inside three minutes when Gabriel Jesus nodded home Aleks Zinchenko's cross at the Emirates.

straight to your inboxManchester City fans want Pep Guardiola to make seven changes for their Carabao Cup semi-final against Arsenal.City have won the competition in each of the previous three seasons and have reached the last eight once again this time around.

straight to your inboxManchester City are doing everything they can to rediscover what made them so prolific in front of goal before this season. The Blues topped the scoring charts under Pep Guardiola for the last three years but have struggled in this campaign with ten teams outscoring them in the Premier League.

straight to your inboxManchester City fans want to see Aymeric Laporte make his first domestic appearance in a month in the Carabao Cup quarter-final at Arsenal.Laporte has not played in the Premier League since City's last visit to North London, where they were beaten 2-0 by Tottenham.

straight to your inboxManchester City have a 'genuine' belief that Lionel Messi will leave Barcelona this summer, reports say.City are in a position to sign Messi if he becomes available, with the Argentine able to leave Barcelona at the end of the season. He wanted to leave this year, but decided to stay for another season to avoid a lengthy legal battle.Since then, Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu has stood down, with elections taking place in January to choose a replacement.

straight to your inboxManchester City star Kevin De Bruyne is being backed to reach the same heights this season that he did last term.De Bruyne was named Premier League player of the season for 2019-20, as well as being voted PFA players' player of the year. He also provided a joint league record 20 assists over the course of the campaign as City finished runners-up to Liverpool.

straight to your inboxManchester City defender Yan Couto is still holding out hopes of playing for the club this season.Couto, 18, joined the club this summer from Coritiba, and was one of three players to join sister club Girona on loan for the season along with Pablo Moreno and Aro Muric. The Brazilian has made five appearances for the La Liga 2 side.