Man City fixtures could give them edge on Liverpool FC in Premier League title race

straight to your inboxFormer Liverpool star Danny Murphy has provided his prediction ahead of the 2020/21 Premier League season. Both Man City and Manchester United are looking for improvements after the previous campaign.

TEAMtalk, have also told the chasing pack they should believe they can close the gap and even knock Liverpool off their perch, especially with the signings they have made.Last season’s runners-up, Manchester City, have added Nathan Ake and Ferran Torres to their squad, while Chelsea have added no fewer than seven new players to their squad from last season.Joining Frank Lampard’s side for the new season are Timo Werner, Hakim Ziyech, Thiago Silva, Xavier Mbuyamba, Ben Chilwell, Malang Sarr and

straight to your inboxJamie Carragher thinks that Manchester United can only challenge for the Premier League title next season if they sign Jadon Sancho.MEN Sport understands the Englishman remains a top transfer target for United this summer despite negotiations stalling with Borussia Dortmund.The Bundesliga club want a fee of £108million for Sancho's services but have now stated the player won't leave this summer.The signing of Donny van be Beek stands as United's only transfer arrival this

Manchester United midfielder turned pundit Robbie Savage believes his old club could challenge Liverpool for the Premier League title this season. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 's men were way off champions Liverpool last season, despite turning things around in the second half of the campaign.

straight to your inbox Gary Neville believes Manchester United need another four or five signings if they are to mount a genuine Premier League title challenge next season. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side finished the last campaign in third place but remained well off the pace set by both Man City and champions Liverpool.

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 inbox The Premier League have announced that two of Manchester City 's matches in the opening month of the 2020/21 season will be shown live on TV. Both City's clash at Wolves on Monday, September 21 and the Blues' home match at the Etihad Stadium against Leicester City on Sunday, September 27 have been chosen by the Premier League 's broadcast partners.

straight to your inboxFormer Manchester City defender Richard Dunne believes the signing of Lionel Messi could have a similar effect on the club as the arrival of Robinho in 2008.Dunne was City captain when Sheikh Mansour bought the Blues and has recalled the difference made overnight as world-class players started to arrive.The signing of Robinho was a turning point in City’s history and Dunne thinks Messi’s arrival could have a similar effect.“It was brilliant,” Dunne told Sky Sports.

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 Phil Foden has been rewarded for his fine Manchester City form with a debut call-up to the senior England squad. Foden, 20, has been knocking on the door of the England side for some time, but manager Gareth Southgate has always insisted the youngster must be playing regularly for City in order to be considered.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City headlines for the evening of Thursday, August 20.Former Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure says Pep Guardiola’s team might have to change their approach if they are to finally win the Champions League.City suffered a shock exit from the competition last week, losing to Lyon in the quarter-finals, prompting an inquest over what needs to be done at the Etihad Stadium for the club to conquer Europe.

straight to your inboxHere are the Manchester City morning headlines for Thursday, August 20.With Claudio Bravo having left Manchester City, the club have moved to secure further back-up in goal for the 2020/21 season.It’s Scott Carson, who was with the club last season too.

straight to your inbox Manchester City will kick off their Premier League title challenge a week late, with an away game at Wolves. The Blues were handed a home fixture with Aston Villa for the opening weekend, but they and neighbours Manchester United have both been given an extra break due to their involvement in the European competitions.

Premier League set to reveal the schedule for all 380 matches on Thursday morning.This will include all the fixtures on the opening day of the season, all the big derbies, the Boxing Day fixtures, the matches for the final day, and all the others in between.The new Premier League season will kick-off on September 12, but it is being reported that Manchester City and Manchester United will not play on the opening weekend, however, this is yet to be confirmed by the Premier League.Glenn Thompson,

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola must decide whether to reinstate Benjamin Mendy for Manchester City's Champions League quarter final with Lyon tonight.Mendy was suspended for the last-16 second leg win over Real Madrid last week, with Joao Cancelo deputising at left-back having played there for the final two games of the Premier League season.