Man City academy boosted after helping Pep Guardiola beat Real Madrid

straight to your inboxGraeme Souness says Liverpool may run away with the Premier League title following Manchester City's shock 5-2 defeat to Leicester City.City were off the pace last season as Liverpool stormed to their first Premier League title but pundits predicted it would be a closer title race this time around.Yet City's defensive frailties were once again exposed in the 5-2 defeat to the Foxes, who looked devastating on the counter-attack.Speaking on Sky Sports, Souness argued that

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola says Leicester's gameplan led Manchester City players to believe they weren't playing well in the first half, leading to them being picked off on the counter-attack. Riyad Mahrez gave the Blues the perfect start in their third game of the week and season as he rocketed in a loose ball in the box to put them ahead in the fourth minute of the game.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola claims his response to Manchester City 's worst home defeat for 17 years was to remind them how good they are. City fell apart after dominating Leicester early in their Premier League meeting, and taking the lad through a stunning Riyad Mahrez strike.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City morning headlines for Sunday, 27 September.Delap in contention as Jesus injury adds to City’s striking woesManchester City manager Pep Guardiola has been discussing his limited striking options ahead of Sunday’s game against Leicester City at the Etihad Stadium.With club-record scorer Sergio Aguero one of seven first-teamers to miss the opening Premier League game at Wolverhampton Wanderers, Gabriel Jesus led the line and scored in a 3-1 win.

straight to your inbox Dortmund are "delighted" with the signing of Jamie Bynoe-Gittens from Manchester City's academy but do not want to raise expectations too early. The Bundesliga club have announced the arrival of the talented teenager, who joined City at Under-14 level from Reading and made his Under-18 debut aged just 15 but decided that he had better prospects of first team football by following the Jadon Sancho path.

straight to your inbox Manchester City's injury situation is unlikely to get better in time for the Premier League game with Leicester on Sunday. Eric Garcia played his first game of the season against Bournemouth after missing the win over Wolves with a head injury.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola will manage Fernandinho's fitness this season to ensure the veteran can still play a major role in Manchester City's season. The 35-year-old was a surprise selection in midfield for the opening games of the 2020/21 campaign - sitting alongside Rodri with John Stones picked as Nathan Ake's partner in central defence - and was excellent in the 3-1 win.

straight to your inbox It's the dawn of a new season and with it comes a selection by Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola that sees John Stones start the match against Wolves. City face bogey side Wolves on Monday night in their opening match of the Premier League   season, just over a month after the previous campaign came to a crushing end with defeat to Lyon in the Champions League quarter-finals.

straight to your inboxFerran Torres is not interested in a season of adaptation as he prepares to make his Manchester City debut at Wolves.Torres, a summer signing from Valencia, comes highly rated and having just made his senior international debut for Spain.

straight to your inbox Jamie Carragher has compared Man City boss Pep Guardiola to Manchester United great Sir Alex Ferguson and Jurgen Klopp in regards to the Catalan's ability to 'put his reputation on the line' with big spending. City have once again been busy in the summer transfer window by signing the likes of Nathan Ake and Ferran Torres, and have spent considerably in every summer window under Guardiola.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola says Manchester City will be happy if they end the transfer window with their current squad - despite the club still trying to bring in at least another defender. Nathan Ake and Ferran Torres were secured early in the summer and both are in contention to play in the Premier League opening game with Wolves.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola says Manchester City did not try to sign his former Barcelona star Thiago Alcantara. The Spain international midfielder is on the verge of a  bargain £20million move to Liverpool - and when his availability became known the Blues were linked with him.

straight to your inboxReplacing Leroy Sane will be a tough task for Manchester City new boy Ferran Torres.The Germany international built up a legion of fans in his four years with the Blues, even if it seemed at times that manager Pep Guardiola was not one of them!City spent less than half of the £44million they got up front for Sane from Bayern Munich on bringing in Torres from Valencia – and even if he wins everything with the Blues and is a roaring success, his fee will only rise to the

straight to your inboxThe home dressing room of the stadium at Manchester City's football academy was not a happy place on Saturday afternoon.Two goals from James McAtee and one from Liam Delap had the Under-23 side 3-1 up in their Premier League 2 opener against Derby with 20 minutes to go.

straight to your inboxNathan Ake has been signed to bolster Manchester City's central defensive options, but the new signing has hinted that manager Pep Guardiola plans to use him in midfield as well.Ake signed from Bournemouth in a £40m deal, becoming the first centre-back signing since Vincent Kompany departed last summer.