Mahrez and Mendy back - Man City predicted XI vs Manchester United

straight to your inboxPortuguese football expert Filipe Diaz believes Manchester City would be making a smart investment by signing Darwin Nunez.Transfer talk has already begun for the summer window at the Etihad Stadium, with Pep Guardiola's side linked with a host of strikers.Sergio Aguero is out of contract in the summer and his injury problems have clouded doubt over whether he will sign a new deal with the club.As a result, Man City are looking at potential options and have been linked with

straight to your inboxPhil Foden is the one player who has been the 'shining light' for Manchester City in recent weeks.That is the view of former Arsenal and England star Alex Scott, who was very impressed with the City academy graduate during their win over Cheltenham Town in the FA Cup.City looked close to being on the receiving end of a cup upset when Alfie May gave the League Two side the lead, but three goals from Foden, Gabriel Jesus and Ferran Torres secured the win for Pep Guardiola’s

straight to your inboxAlan Shearer has compared Phil Foden to Paul Gascoigne after his latest Manchester City display.Foden led the fightback as City survived a major FA Cup scare at Cheltenham Town on Saturday. Pep Guardiola's men trailed to Alfie May's second-half opener until nine minutes from time in their fourth round tie.

straight to your inboxPhil Foden was magnanimous in victory after Manchester City survived a major FA Cup scare against Cheltenham Town. A massive upset was on the cards after Alfie May gave League Two side Cheltenham a shock lead in Saturday's fourth round tie at the Jonny-Rocks Stadium just before the hour mark.

straight to your inboxGabriel Jesus says he is still feeling the effects of his period out with Covid-19 as he gave an honest assessment of his form this season.Jesus was frustrated throughout Manchester City's FA Cup win at Cheltenham, missing one glorious chance in particular, but he controlled a forward Fernandinho ball perfectly to fire home and put the Blues ahead late on and spare a high-profile cup upset.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola could call two academy players up for Manchester City's FA Cup trip to Cheltenham, and use the opportunity to bring back a number of players from injury or the fringes.With Kyle Walker, Sergio Aguero and Kevin De Bruyne out, Guardiola might have to alter some of his plans against the League Two minnows.

straight to your inbox Kevin De Bruyne will be out for up to six weeks to hand Manchester City another blow to their Premier League title hopes. The Blues discovered yesterday that Sergio Aguero faces an undetermined spell out after testing positive for Covid-19.

straight to your inboxThe news that Sergio Aguero has tested positive for Covid-19 has given Manchester City boss another selection headache, who might have seen the FA Cup tie at Cheltenham as an ideal opportunity to bring the striker back.Aguero had been isolating having come into contact with a person who had tested positive for the virus, but was negative himself and might have been back for City's trip to the League Two minnows.

straight to your inboxSergio Aguero has confirmed he has tested positive for Covid-19. The Manchester City striker has missed City's last four fixtures after being forced to isolate having come into contact with someone who tested positive for the virus, despite initially testing negative himself.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has selected a front three without a natural striker in his Manchester City starting line up to face Aston Villa tonight.Guardiola has gone strong in his selection, looking to make it nine wins in succession for City in order to move top of the Premier League - albeit temporarily until Manchester United have the chance to reclaim top spot later this evening.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola marked the fourth anniversary of Gabriel Jesus ’ arrival at Manchester City by saying the Brazil star "knows" what he has to do to improve. The 23-year-old joined up with the Blues in January 2017 after City agreed to delay the move so he could finish a title-winning season with Palmeiras.Since then Jesus has scored an impressive 72 goals in 166 appearances, a goals-per-game average that would be stunning in most teams.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has named a strong Manchester City side to face Crystal Palace, but Rodri has dropped to the bench.City can move up to third in the Premier League with a win, but Palace have taken four points from their last two league visits to the Etihad and will pose a threat this evening.Guardiola confirmed before the match that City's Covid-19 outbreak is clearing up, but Sergio Aguero is still unavailable as he is isolating after coming into contact with someone who

straight to your inboxManchester City will be hoping to continue their winning run in the Premier League this weekend, as they face Crystal Palace on Sunday.City have won their last four league games which has seen them move up into third, with Pep Guardiola's side also having a game in hand over both Liverpool and Manchester United at the top of the table.Gabriel Jesus and Ferran Torres are available once again for City this weekend, but Sergio Aguero, Aymeric Laporte, Nathan Ake and Eric

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola is not sure when he will be able to call on Sergio Aguero with the Manchester City striker isolating after coming into contact with someone who has tested positive for Covid-19.

direct to your inboxGabriel Jesus and Kyle Walker start for Manchester City in their FA Cup third round tie against Birmingham, but Sergio Aguero is not in the squad. Pep Guardiola had suggested Sergio Aguero could makes his first start in over two months against the Championship side, having suffered a setback from his first return from injury in October.

straight to your inbox Ferran Torres says he is happy to be back in Manchester City training after recovering from Covid-19 along with Ederson and Tommy Doyle. The trio tested positive ahead of City's postponed Premier League trip to Everton over Christmas, causing that game to be called off and others to be put in doubt.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has not seen Sergio Aguero in a better mood as the Manchester City striker continues to predict he will score plenty of goals this season.The club record scorer has bagged just two goals in all competitions and hasn't started a match since West Ham away in October when he had to be substituted at half-time.

straight to your inboxKyle Walker, Gabriel Jesus and Sergio Aguero will all have to be assessed in training before Pep Guardiola will decide when he can turn to his players again. Manchester City progressed to the Carabao Cup final for a fourth year in a row by beating neighbours United at Old Trafford with goals from John Stones and Fernandinho in a 2-0 win.

United will be without Edinson Cavani, who is banned, with Victor Lindelof also an injury doubt, with Eric Bailly once again expected to partner Harry Maguire in defence.