Man City boss Pep Guardiola to show Arsenal's Mikel Arteta he still has lot to learn

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola admitted he still feels "so bad for the players" more than two months after their Champions League quarter-final defeat to Lyon. Manchester City headed to Lisbon for the final three rounds of the competition on a high after beating the team dubbed the "kings of the competition" by their manager, dumping Real Madrid out to make the last eight.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola says Virgil Van Dijk's injury is a blow to the whole Premier League.Liverpool defender Van Dijk requires surgery on an ACL injury in his knee after being forced off in the Merseyside derby last weekend following a challenge from Jordan Pickford. The influential defender, who played every minute of Liverpool's impressive Premier League title win last season, is now set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines and could miss the whole of the season.

straight to your inboxJuventus manager Andrea Pirlo has admitted he's hoping to follow in the footsteps of Pep Guardiola, who is an 'example' to all coaches.The former Italian midfield maestro is embarking on his first full season as a manager, having been appointed by Juventus after they sacked Maurizio Sarri last season following their Champions League exit at the hands of Lyon.Pirlo has been tasked with ending Juve's 24-year wait for success in Europe, having dominated in Serie A over the

straight to your inboxManchester City striker Sergio Aguero has been criticised after making contact with assistant referee Sian Massey-Ellis in the club's 1-0 win over Arsenal on Saturday evening after disputing a throw-in.Despite regulations banning players from touching officials, the striker’s actions are expected to go unpunished and the incident has left supporters and pundits questioning what they saw.

straight to your inboxMikel Arteta suggested that the VAR official did not adequately check a possible penalty against Kyle Walker in Manchester City's victory over Arsenal. After City had taken the lead through Raheem Sterling in the first half, Ederson produced three big saves to deny Bukayo Saka and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang when through on goal.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola played down an incident involving Sergio Aguero and official Sian Massey during Manchester City's 1-0 victory over Arsenal. City got back to winning ways on their return to Premier League action on Saturday night after losing to Leicester and drawing with Leeds in the previous two league matches.

straight to your inboxManchester City manager Pep Guardiola explained that he thought it would be better to start Sergio Aguero against Arsenal than leave him on the bench due to his side's current issues up front.City return to Premier League action on Saturday following the international break and will be aiming to return to winning ways after suffering a heavy defeat against Leicester City and drawing with Leeds last time out.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola is hoping his Manchester City side can rediscover "who we are as a team" when they face Arsenal today.The Blues have been inconsistent so far in the Premier League, following an opening weekend win at Wolves with the 5-2 defeat to Leicester City and the 1-1 draw with Leeds before the international break.Guardiola has seen his side put together performances in patches so far, rather than over a full 90 minutes, and the challenge against the Gunners will be made

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola is expecting the Premier League to return to more normal levels of goals as teams 'take a little more care'. Manchester City are used to racking up scores in their matches but there have been more goals and shocks across the league in the opening four rounds of games than ever before with an average of nearly four goals a game plundered.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City morning headlines for Friday, 16 October.Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta believes that Pep Guardiola is happy at Manchester City as the two coaches prepare to face each other for the third time.City host Arsenal on Saturday evening with Guardiola keen to avenge July’s FA Cup semi-final defeat by the Gunners.The Catalan coach is out of contract in 2021 but Arteta has taken it as a positive sign that Guardiola spoke about City’s future in a recent

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola is happy at Manchester City, according to friend and former assistant Mikel Arteta, as speculation continues to surround the Catalan's contract situation.Guardiola is in his fifth season at City, his longest stay at any club in his managerial career, but is out of contract next summer. City are calm about the situation, and are hopeful of persuading Guardiola to stay at the Etihad, but no extension has been signed yet.

straight to your inboxManchester City will face Arsenal on the weekend as master meets apprentice; Pep Guardiola will have to overcome his former assistant in Mikel Arteta, who left Manchester to take over at the Emirates in December.Arteta has improved the Gunners since making the move, but one major problem still persists and it tends to drift under the radar.

straight to your inboxManchester City boss Pep Guardiola focused heavily on improving his defence ahead of the start of the 2020-21 Premier League season with Ruben Dias and Nathan Ake arriving for a combined fee of £102m.However, despite appearing to have strengthened in certain key areas, Guardiola has admitted early season injuries have impacted his side’s results.The absences of Gabriel Jesus and Sergio Aguero have left the former Barcelona coach short of options in attack and he may opt to

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola says football matches behind closed doors leave him feeling empty. The Manchester City manager had said that playing without fans would be pointless when talk of games behind closed doors first emerged, but as the shocking impact of the pandemic swept the country there was an understanding that it would be a necessity to finish the 2019/20 campaign.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola has indicated that Ruben Dias's character was an important factor in Manchester City deciding to make him their new club record signing. The Blues paid £65.2m for the centre-back from Benfica, although they did get £13.7m for Nicolas Otamendi to go the other way.