Man City fans react in predictable fashion as Sergio Aguero starts vs Arsenal

The Times reports that the backlash has had the desired effect and an official u-turn is expected to be announced next week, with the view at a Premier League shareholder’s meeting on Thursday being that no matches after November’s international break until the end of the year should be subject to the PPV charge.

straight to your inboxIt’s a long time since Manchester City boasted a wealth of options at centre-forward.Roberto Mancini had Mario Balotelli, Sergio Aguero, Edin Dzeko and Carlos Tevez at his disposal during the 2011/12 title-winning campaign.The quartet scored 70 goals between them in all competitions that season, with all four featuring prominently in the famous final-day Premier League-clinching victory over QPR.

straight to your inboxOwen Hargreaves says Sergio Aguero should come back into Manchester City's starting line-up when fit even with Ferran Torres' impressive form up front.The summer signing has been deputising in a rather unfamiliar role up front due to injuries to Aguero and Gabriel Jesus but has impressed, scoring in three successive Champions League matches.With Aguero not far off fitness, former City midfielder Hargreaves says the iconic striker needs to come back into Pep Guardiola's

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola will give Gabriel Jesus the chance to prove his fitness to face Olympiakos on Tuesday, but could turn to Ferran Torres or Raheem Sterling to lead the line. Jesus has had one training session with his teammates as he steps up his return from injury and if he gets through a session on Monday afternoon he could be involved against the Greek champions in Manchester City's third Champions League group fixture.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has challenged his Manchester City players to keep their motivation as their injury crisis shows no sign of improving.The City boss may have been able to welcome a fully-fit Bernardo Silva and João Cancelo into the team to face Arsenal, as well as hand Sergio Aguero and Ilkay Gundogan their first minutes of the season.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola thinks that Sergio Aguero still has to earn a new contract at Manchester City just like he does.The club record scorer is in the final year of his deal at City, but after so many years of consistently high performances the Blues will not be pushing him out of the door.However, Aguero’s appearance against Arsenal was his first since June and the club are keen for him to show that he is over his injury problems, while the possibility of signing Lionel Messi on a

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 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 inbox Raheem Sterling outlined how Sergio Aguero makes Manchester City much more fluid after the striker returned from injury against Arsenal. Though Aguero had returned to training over the international break, it was a surprise to see his name in the starting XI for City's return to Premier League action after so long out of action.

straight to your inboxAymeric Laporte and Benjamin Mendy have been ruled out of Manchester City's clash at home to Arsenal and it has led to plenty of reaction.City were already without the services of Kevin De Bruyne for the clash with the Gunners at the Etihad Stadium but have been now dealt a further double blow.Both Laporte and Mendy have been ruled out due to injuries despite starting City's last game against Leeds United.Neither were involved in France's matches during the international

straight to your inboxMicah Richards has explained that he didn't believe Sergio Aguero was that good when he first played in training with him for Manchester City.Aguero has returned from injury to start for City vs Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League tonight. It's an important comeback for the Blues, who have also been without the services of fellow striker Gabriel Jesus.

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 inboxHere are your Manchester City morning headlines for Saturday, 17 October.Aguero and Sterling latest ahead of Arsenal clashManchester City could have both Sergio Aguero and Raheem Sterling available for selection for today’s game against Arsenal. Pep Guardiola will be without midfield ace Kevin De Bruyne, though, after he picked up an injury while on international duty with Belgium.

straight to your inboxManchester City could welcome Raheem Sterling and Sergio Aguero back to face Arsenal.Kevin De Bruyne has added to Pep Guardiola's injury worries with the Belgian joining Gabriel Jesus on the sidelines after picking up a problem on international duty.However, Sterling has trained "much better in the last few days" after pulling out of the England squad with a minor hamstring injury and should be in contention for the Premier League game against Mikel Arteta's side.And there

straight to your inboxManchester City fans have been reacting to the blow of losing star midfielder Kevin De Bruyne to injury on social media this afternoon.De Bruyne was ruled out of City's clash with Arsenal on Saturday evening with an injury picked up while on international duty with Belgium. Pep Guardiola confirmed the news today, confirming in today's press conference that De Bruyne is out but for just how long he does not know.

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United and Manchester City supporters have joined forces with fan groups from Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, and Tottenham to oppose Project Big Picture.News broke earlier this week of the radical proposals aiming to overhaul the Premier League in order to safeguard clubs playing in the English Football League.United and Liverpool were at the forefront of the plans that would see the size of the Premier League reduced to 18 teams and give greater

straight to your inboxSergio Aguero and Lionel Messi are like an 'old married couple' when they room together on international duty, the Manchester City man has revealed. Aguero, City's all-time leading goalscorer, was discussing his relationship with Messi on sports show Santo Sábado, when he outlined how the close friends have different approaches to deadlines.

straight to your inboxManchester City fans couldn't help but get excited over a FIFA 21 match between midfielder Phil Foden and Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland, giving their young midfielder a new nickname in the process.Foden, 20, was taking part in a promotional video for the release of the latest game in the FIFA series, where he took on Haaland under the watchful eye of former England striker Gary Lineker.