Man City drawn against Arsenal in FA Cup semi-final at Wembley

straight to your inbox Kyle Walker has insisted Manchester City still have their eyes firmly set on two more pieces of silverware this season. Pep Guardiola's side take on Arsenal in the FA Cup semi-final on Saturday, looking to retain the trophy after a 6-0 demolition of Watford in the final last season.

straight to your inboxManchester City are hoping to reach the FA Cup Final once again when they take on Arsenal on Saturday night.The Blues are aiming to retain the trophy that they won last year as they seek a potential cup treble.City have already wrapped runners-up spot in the Premier League and have been in imperious form in recent matches, so they'll be confident of reaching the final where they'd play either Manchester United or Chelsea.City will be coming up against an Arsenal side that

straight to your inboxManchester City are aiming to win the FA Cup for the second season in a row, but must first get past Mikel Arteta's Arsenal side in the FA semi-final on Saturday.Pep Guardiola will be without cup goalkeeper Claudio Bravo against the Gunners, with Ederson set to take his place, whilst Kevin De Bruyne and Aymeric Laporte are set to come back into the side after being rested against Bournemouth in midweek.So, what team will Guardiola go with against Arsenal? And, what will the

straight to your inbox Former Manchester City striker Shaun Goater says Mikel Arteta's knowledge of the Blues squad will give Arsenal an advantage ahead of their FA Cup semi-final on Saturday. Arteta left his role as City assistant to take charge of Arsenal in December, but the Gunners were beaten 3-0 when the former assistant returned to the Etihad last month.

straight to your inbox After weeks of playing games with next to nothing riding on them, Manchester City will be involved in a significant fixture once again on Saturday when they compete in the FA Cup semi-final.

straight to your inboxManchester City can move one step closer to winning their second piece of silverware of the season on Saturday when they face off against Arsenal at Wembley in the FA Cup semi-final.City haven't had much to play for in recent weeks after Liverpool won the Premier League title and Champions League qualification was almost guaranteed but, after some disappointing results, they have begun to return to form as of late with three victories in succession.Building momentum ahead

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola’s first season in charge of Manchester City was the first time in his career he had failed to win a trophy.And the blank campaign was confirmed when Alexis Sanchez bundled in an extra-time winner at Wembley to eliminate the Blues and set up an all-London FA Cup final against Chelsea.That first season was difficult, with some fine football interspersed with dramatic defeats as the Blues players wrestled with the new manager’s radical ideas.But Guardiola says

straight to your inboxManchester City face their most important game of the season so far as they face Arsenal in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley later.With the Premier League won by Liverpool, City's next priority is the FA Cup, as Pep Guardiola's men look to complete a cup treble this season by adding the cup and Champions League to the Carabao Cup.Guardiola has rotated his side in recent weeks to ensure City are in the best possible condition for this semi-final, with Kevin De Bruyne and

ManchesterFA Cup final.The Manchester City boss is too focussed on the job in hand, which is the semi-final against Arsenal, to consider the possibility of a piece of football history.The nearest City and Manchester United have come to a final was when they met in the 2011 semi-final at Wembley, when Yaya Toure’s goal sent them into the final, where they ended a 35-year trophy drought with victory over Stoke.But United face Chelsea on Sunday, the day after the Blues take on the Gunners.Sadly, if

straight to your inbox Ederson will start for Manchester City in Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final against Arsenal with Claudio Bravo out injured. The Chile international has played in previous rounds, in line with Pep Guardiola ’s practice of giving his second-string keepers valuable game time by playing them in the domestic cup competitions.

straight to your inbox The details of Manchester City ’s stunning appeal victory might never be released by the Court of Arbitation for Sport (CAS). The “written reasons” for the quashing of the Blues’ two-year European ban were expected to be announced today.But the Switzerland-based court has delayed publication of the details of the case until next week – and suggest that they may never see the light of day.

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer voiced his support for Financial Fair Play after Manchester City won their appeal against a two-year ban from European football.City were initially hit with a €30million fine and prevented from playing in the Champions League or Europa League by Uefa, but the Court of Arbitration for Sport cleared City of committing 'serious breaches' of FFP regulations between 2012 and 2016.Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp and his Tottenham counterpart Jose Mourinho were

straight to your inboxUefa have issued a statement which emphasises the fact that the Court of Arbitration for Sport had "insufficient conclusive evidence" in its case against Manchester City.The Blues were found not guilty of subverting the European governing body's financial fair play rules, but had a fine - for obstructing the investigation - reduced to ten million euros. CAS announced the verdict this morning, and Uefa issued a statement shortly afterwards.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola has told Manchester City fans to expect up to six changes to the starting XI for the next game. At Brighton on Saturday evening, there were six changes from the Blues side that had hammered Newcastle 5-0 in midweek.

straight to your inboxUEFA have confirmed that the draws for the Champions League quarter-finals, semi-finals and final will take place at their headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on Friday 10 July.The governing body last month announced that the 2019/20 Champions League will conclude with a ‘final-eight’ mini-tournament in Lisbon in August.The quarter- and semi-finals will be reduced to one leg from the standard two-leg format, with the games commencing on 12 August and the final taking place on

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola is happy that his Manchester City players have ended his concerns that developed after victories over Arsenal and Burnley. The Blues were quick out of the blocks following the restart of the Premier League, easing past Arsenal 3-0 at the Etihad before knocking five past Burnley a few days later.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City evening headlines for Wednesday, July 1.

straight to your inboxManchester City's FA Cup semi-final against Arsenal will take place on Saturday July 18, it has been confirmed.City comfortably beat Newcastle in the quarter-finals to set up a meeting with Mikel Arteta's Gunners - the last side to beat City in the competition back in the same stage in 2017.