Man City evening headlines as Covid drama overshadows Champions League clash with Real Madrid

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City evening headlines for Sunday August 16.Eric Garcia remained guarded on his future at Manchester City after the club's exit from the Champions League on Saturday night.Pep Guardiola's side fell to an unlikely 3-1 defeat against Lyon in Portugal which could stand as Garcia’s last game for City as he has so far refused to sign a new contract and his current deal expires in 2021.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City evening headlines for Thursday, August 13.Kyle Walker says a message delivered by Vincent Kompany before he left Manchester City last summer is being used as inspiration in the club's quest to win the Champions League. Walker has revealed the Belgian told his team-mates last season that they should aim to win the Champions League for him, and for fellow City legend David Silva.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City morning headlines for Thursday, 13 August.City lessons from Lyon defeatManchester City take on Lyon in the quarter-finals of the Champions League but they did fall to a home defeat by the Ligue 1 side in last season’s group stage.A report in the MEN outlines how City can learn their lessons from that match in order to avoid a slip-up this weekend.Pep Guardiola’s side are overwhelming favourites to book their place in the last four but they will

straight to your inboxHere are the latest Man City evening headlines for Wednesday, August 12.Napoli are close to signing £22million defender Gabriel Magalhaes, with personal terms agreed for the defender.The belief is that the move will pave the way for Kalidou Koulibaly to join Manchester City, as Pep Guardiola looks to boost his defensive options.Manchester City and Napoli are yet to agree a fee for the Senegalese international, which could prove a stumbling block, with the Italians keen to

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City evening headlines for Tuesday August 11.Victory for Pep Guardiola and his players on Saturday night will see the Manchester City boss equal a long-standing Jose Mourinho record.The current Tottenham Hotspur manager made a name for himself in UEFA’s flagship competition over 15 years ago with Porto and has since thrived at the top level of European football.However, victory over Lyon on Saturday will see Guardiola equal Mourinho’s record of

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City evening headlines for Monday August 10.Lyon sporting director Juninho Pernambucano believes that star man Houssem Aouar is expected to leave the club this summer.The 22-year-old has linked with a move to the Etihad Stadium on several occasions in the past and recent comments suggest that a move could be possible this summer.Pep Guardiola’s side will face Lyon in the Champions League quarter-finals this week but the Ligue 1 team’s sporting

straight to your inboxRio Ferdinand says the new format of the Champions League should suit Manchester City.Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Europe's premier competition will now have single-legged knockout ties in the quarter-finals and semi-finals.City booked their place in the quarter-final with a victory over Real Madrid on Friday evening and they now face Lyon on Saturday in Lisbon.Speaking on BT Sport, Ferdinand said that Pep Guardiola's relative lack of recent success in Europe

straight to your inbox Injury updates on Sergio Aguero were seen as being of key importance as Manchester City prepared to take on Real Madrid. But Pep Guardiola hinted that the Blues legend might not have played even if he had recovered from a knee injury he picked up shortly after the Premier League re-start.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City headlines for the evening of Monday August 3.Arsene Wenger names City among his two Champions League favourites Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has named Manchester City among his two favourites to win this season’s Champions League. Pep Guardiola’s team will face Real Madrid in the second leg of their last 16 tie at the Etihad Stadium this Friday and Wenger fancies City to be among the frontrunners to go all the way in the competition.

straight to your inboxReal Madrid's Militao confident ahead of City clashReal Madrid defender Eder Militao has made some bullish comments ahead of their trip to Manchester for Friday night’s Champions League meeting.Pep Guardiola’s men boast a 2-1 advantage from the Bernabeu, and the La Liga champions will be without club captain Sergio Ramos after his sending off in the first leg.Militao is set to feature in Ramos’ place and is confident of Los Blancos’ chances of turning the tie around.

straight to your inboxHere are the Manchester City evening headlines for Sunday, August 2Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney believes that Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne is one of the three best players on the planet.Rooney lined up against De Bruyne in two Machester derbies, losing one and drawing one, but lost 3-1 against City after he had joined Everton.

straight to your inboxGood evening, these are your Manchester City headlines for Saturday August 1.Napoli president Aurelio Di Laurentiis has stated the price it will take for him to allow Kalidou Koulibaly to leave the club - and it is ten million euros lower than the last time he was asked about it.Last month, Di Laurentiis said: "If City or United or PSG with €100m (£90m) showed up, I would think about it [selling Koulibaly] and it is probable that they [the player] would leave, always if

straight to your inboxGood evening, Manchester City fans. Here are your evening headlines for Wednesday, July 29.

straight to your inboxGood evening, Manchester City fans. Here are your evening headlines for Saturday, July 25.Kevin De Bruyne insists he’s not thinking about breaking the all-time Premier League assists record ahead of Manchester City's final match of the campaign against Norwich City.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City evening headlines for July 24Manchester City have had to make do without Sergio Aguero for most of the Premier League run-in, with the Argentina forward having picked up an injury in the June victory over Burnley.Aguero has missed seven league games, as well as the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the FA Cup, but there is now hope that he could return in time to face Real Madrid in the last 16 of the Champions League.“[Benjamin] Mendy is