Man City fans furious after VAR works against them again in Champions League against Lyon

straight to your inbox Manchester City fans couldn't help but get excited over new signing Ferran Torres, as he produced a crucial cross to set up a late equaliser on his Spain debut. Torres started for Spain in last night's Nations League fixture, giving City fans a first look at their new signing.

straight to your inbox Barcelona presidential candidate Toni Freixa expects Lionel Messi to join Manchester City in a move that he thinks could be liberating for the Catalan club. Messi is currently involved in a standoff with the club he has played at for his entire career, with the 33-year-old having failed to show up for pre-season as he attempts to leave the Nou Camp.

straight to your inboxThere are any number of reasons for to be cautious about a Manchester City deal for Lionel Messi.It remains unclear how many millions of pounds it will cost to sign the Barcelona forward amid a dispute in his contract, and even if they were to sign him there are questions over how it would affect Pep Guardiola and the City squad.

straight to your inboxSome Manchester City fans believe Lionel Messi is definitely on his way to the Etihad this summer after Pep Guardiola was spotted in Barcelona on Friday.News broke earlier this week that Messi wants to call time on his Barcelona career following their disappointing end to the season, which saw them lose out to Real Madrid in the La Liga title race and also lose 8-2 to Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals.City are one of the few clubs that could realistically

straight to your inbox England and Manchester City captain Steph Houghton has joined fellow Lionesses Anita Asante and Danielle Carter to call on players to show their support for the Black Lives Matter movement when the Women’s Super League season kicks off next weekend. Houghton revealed that teams have been taking a knee in their pre-season friendlies, and added that she expected it to continue in Saturday’s Women’s Community Shield match against Chelsea at Wembley.

straight to your inboxThe first Gremio player to win the Under-17 World Cup was a young man by the name of Ronaldo de Assis Moreira – better known as Ronaldinho. If the latest player from the “Immortal Tricolor” - as the Brazilian club are known - proves anywhere near as good, Manchester City have just landed themselves a bargain.

straight to your inbox Manchester City youngster Liam Delap smashed in a hat-trick against Everton Under-18s as the academy teams prepare for the start of the new season. Youth football was curtailed in March as a result of the pandemic but the club's youngsters are back at the City Football Academy getting ready to begin a new campaign as well as having their efforts recognised for last year by the academy coaches.

straight to your inbox Barcelona have joined RB Leipzig in the race for Angelino but Manchester City are holding out for €30m. The 23-year-old returned to the Etihad on a permanent deal last summer when the Blues exercised their £5.3m buyback clause, but was unable to hold down a regular place in the team.

straight to your inboxClaudio Bravo has thanked Manchester City fans for their support and treatment of his family as his four-year spell at the Etihad came to an end.Bravo left City at the end of the season, having signed a short-term extension over the summer to continue playing in the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League campaigns.

straight to your inbox Kevin De Bruyne warned his Manchester City team-mates they “need to learn” after their Champions League upset against Lyon. Pep Guardiola’s side suffered yet more heartache in Europe as they were beaten 3-1 in their quarter-final clash in Portugal.

straight to your inboxManchester City must add fight to their pre-match preparations if they want to progress in the Champions League quarter final against Lyon on Saturday.That is according to defender Aymeric Laporte, who insists City are prepared after a week of training in Portugal, but that will count for nothing if they are not up for a battle against their French opposition in Lisbon."The team is prepared," Laporte told reporters in the pre-match press conference, where he appeared

straight to your inboxIlkay Gundogan has warned his Manchester City teammates that they are only one mistake away from exiting the Champions League.City face Lyon in Saturday's quarter-final in Lisbon, in the new one-game format for this season's adapted Champions League finale.The Blues booked their place in the last eight by overcoming Real Madrid by 2-1 for the second time, capitalising on two mistakes from Raphael Varane in the visitors' defence.And Gundogan has warned City that the one-game

straight to your inboxKyle Walker insists he will be the first to volunteer to go in goal again if the situation arises in Manchester City's Champions League campaign.City are in Lisbon preparing for a quarter-final with Lyon, with Barcelona or Bayern Munich awaiting in the semi-final.

straight to your inbox Manchester City fans labelled Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos 'classy' after the German embraced Kevin De Bruyne after Friday night's match. After months of waiting following the first leg, City and Madrid finally contested the reverse fixture and the Blues emerged as 4-2 aggregate victors.