Man City give Ilkay Gundogan injury update after substitution vs Marseille

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola was encouraged by Sergio Aguero's latest cameo as the Manchester City striker fights his way back from injury.The last of Aguero's three starts this season came in October at West Ham when he was forced off with a hamstring issue, while the knee problem that kept him out before that has continued to sideline him since.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola was thrilled with Manchester City's performance in their 2-0 win over Newcastle.

straight to your inboxIlkay Gundogan played down injury concerns after picking up a knock in Manchester City's Boxing Day victory over Newcastle United.Gundogan scored the opening goal as Pep Guardiola's men beat Newcastle 2-0 at the Etihad Stadium in their first game after Christmas.

direct to your inboxThe date and kick-off details for Manchester United and Manchester City's Carabao Cup semi-final have been confirmed. The match will come after a hectic festive fixture schedule for both clubs and be played on January 6 at Old Trafford, with kick-off at 7:45pm.

direct to your inboxManchester United will host Manchester City in one of the Carabao Cup semi-finals in a repeat of last year's last-four tie. Earlier this year City won 3-2 on aggregate after the Blues won 3-1 at Old Trafford and United won the reverse fixture 1-0.

straight to your inboxJamie Redknapp has warned Manchester City that they have to start planning for life after Sergio Aguero. The legendary City forward has been plagued by injuries so far this season, making just seven appearances in all competitions.

straight to your inboxHarry Redknapp is tipping Manchester City to sign a striker in the January transfer window. The former Tottenham boss was on punditry duty for City 's 1-0 win at Southampton and discussed their season so far - and the challenges they are currently facing.

straight to your inboxIlkay Gundogan admits Manchester City are struggling to meet the high expectations placed upon them this season.City were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw by lowly West Bromwich Albion in Tuesday night's Premier League clash at the Etihad Stadium.Gundogan put Pep Guardiola's men ahead in the first half but a Ruben Dias own goal earned the Baggies a share of the spoils.City have failed to hit the heights they have shown themselves capable of in recent years so far this

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola questioned the decision to only award four minutes of injury time in Manchester City's game with West Bromwich Albion.The City coach was seen in frenzied discussion with fourth official Anthony Taylor as the electronic board was about to go up to signal four minutes with the game poised at 1-1.

straight to your inboxAlan Shearer has bemoaned Manchester City's lack of firepower - but is not writing them off just yet. Pep Guardiola's men were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw by struggling West Bromwich Albion at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola will make a late decision on Sergio Aguero's fitness for Manchester City's Premier League fixture with West Brom after the striker returned to training. Aguero came off the bench to score against Marseille in the Champions League last Wednesday, but he was suffering from gastroenteritis over the weekend which ruled him out of the derby with United at Old Trafford.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer felt Manchester United were so tactically settled they did not need to make any more substitutions in their stultifying derby draw with City.United and City each managed just two attempts on target and Solskjaer and Pep Guardiola both only made one substitution.Solskjaer and Guardiola have been vocal in calling for the Premier League to reintroduce the five substitutions rule in a gruelling season for players but Solskjaer only sent

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United striker Anthony Martial is fit for the derby this weekend but Edinson Cavani faces a late fitness test.Cavani and Martial did not travel to Leipzig for United's Champions League defeat on Tuesday due to injuries they sustained in the 3-1 win at West Ham last week.United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has confirmed Martial will be back in the squad at Old Trafford and Cavani has returned to training but Solskjaer is yet to decide on whether

straight to your inbox Ilkay Gundogan is set to be fit for Manchester City's trip to Old Trafford, but the Blues will be without Eric Garcia. Both players limped out of the Champions League victory against Marseille on Wednesday night and while Gundogan has trained ahead of the derby, Garcia faces a longer spell on the sidelines.

straight to your inboxBernado Silva says he is 'very happy' to have Sergio Aguero back in the team after the striker made a goalscoring return from injury on Wednesday.Manchester City brought their Champions League group stage campaign to a close in style as they comfortably defeated Marseille 3-0 at the Etihad. Although the early loss of Eric Garcia to injury will come as a blow, Pep Guardiola was finally able to call upon the services of Aguero again, who came on with 25 minutes remaining.

straight to your inboxManchester City lost defender Eric Garcia early in their Champions League group match against Marseille tonight. Pep Guardiola made several changes to his starting lineup with his side having already qualified as group winners, and with an eye on the derby against Manchester United on Saturday.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has named a strong starting XI for Manchester City's final Champions League group game against Marseille, with Sergio Aguero returning on the bench.City have nothing to play for tonight after securing top spot in last week's hard-fought draw at Porto, so fans were hoping to see some of the club's exciting starlets get a chance from the start for the visit of the French side.

straight to your inboxManchester City fans have had their say on how they want to see Pep Guardiola line-up for tonight's game against Marseille. With the Manchester derby to follow at the weekend and City's place in the knockout stages already secured, fans are keen to see 10 changes from the side that beat Fulham at the weekend.

straight to your inboxRodri could miss Manchester City's final Champions League group game with Marseille as a precaution after sitting out the team training session on Tuesday. The midfielder, who has been one of Pep Guardiola's most trusted and used players this season, was not feeling 100 per cent for the session so a decision was taken not to risk him.

direct to your inboxManchester United carried on their unbeaten start to the Women's Super League season on Saturday when the Reds won 2-0 away to Aston Villa. And United manager Casey Stoney was full of praise for 21-year old forward Ella Toone after the match, whose long-range lob notched United's second of the game and Toone's fifth in all competitions this season.