straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola says his Manchester City squad are 'incredibly happy' to get the green light to compete in next season's Champions League competition.
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straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola is planning to face Real Madrid without Sergio Aguero but Manchester City remain hopeful that they will be able to call on the striker again this season. Aguero suffered a problem with his meniscus in the second game back after the restart and will miss the remainder of the Premier League and FA Cup campaign after undergoing surgery in Barcelona.
straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola says his Manchester City squad are 'incredibly happy' to get the green light to compete in next season's Champions League competition.
straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City morning headlines for Tuesday, July 14.Manchester City received significant news when they had their two-year ban from European football overturned. The decision clears them from a UEFA investigation, but the Premier League are holding a separate investigation into the club's finances.
straight to your inboxManchester City players will be relieved to learn that the club's Champions League ban has been overturned, former defender Micah Richards says.City's appeal against UEFA sanctions for 'serious breaches' of Financial Fair Play regulations was successful, with the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling that the allegations were 'not established or time-barred.'The verdict allows City to compete in the Champions League next season, ending the uncertainty that surrounded the
straight to your inboxPep Guardiola hailed Raheem Sterling’s maturity as a player after the Manchester City ace struck a superb hat-trick at Brighton. The Blues and England winger sparked a 5-0 win on the south coast and made himself firm favourite to be the first City player for nine years to score more goals in a season than the legendary Sergio Aguero.
straight to your inbox The Court of Arbitration of Sport have confirmed that they will announce their decision on Manchester City's appeal against a ban from Champions League football on Monday.
straight to your inbox Sergio Aguero will not be fit to face Real Madrid in the Champions League next month. The Manchester City striker has been ruled out by manager Pep Guardiola, after having surgery on a knee meniscus problem he picked up in the 5-0 win over Burnley last month.
straight to your inboxDespite training alongside Sergio Aguero at Manchester City every day, Phil Foden has overlooked his club teammate when asked to name the best finisher he has played alongside.Foden has enjoyed a breakthrough season, especially since the Premier League restart, as he has repaid Pep Guardiola with some impressive performances when given extended game time with City.His form has prompted calls for an England call-up next season, with BT Sport pundit Rio Ferdinand saying he
straight to your inboxThe days of teams winning titles built on a defensive approach are long gone.
straight to your inboxPep Guardiola praised the unique ability of Gabriel Jesus to improve Manchester City as the spotlight focuses on the attack without Sergio Aguero.An injury to Aguero leaves the Blues without their club record scorer for at least the rest of their domestic campaign and potentially the whole season including the Champions League.
straight to your inboxBarcelona great Rivaldo has urged Gabriel Jesus to stick with Manchester City and Pep Guardiola this summer. The 23-year-old joined City for £27m from Palmeiras in 2016 and has scored a combined 63 goals in 139 games for City.
straight to your inboxPep Guardiola is unsure whether club legends Sergio Aguero and Fernandinho will stay beyond next summer.But the Manchester City boss is committed to a rebuild of the squad which will begin this summer.The departures of David Silva, Claudio Bravo and Leroy Sane this year, just 12 months after Vincent Kompany departed, has continued the break-up of the sensational squad which won successive Premier League titles.But by next summer Aguero – the biggest name of all – will be
Manchester City morning headlines on Monday, June 29.Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes his players have overcome their penalty woes, after Kevin De Bruyne’s successful conversion against Newcastle United.The Belgian made no mistake as he gave City the lead in their 2-0 FA Cup quarter-final win over the Geordies on Sunday.Missed penalties have been an issue for City this season, with Raheem Sterling, Sergio Aguero, Gabriel Jesus, and Ilkay Gundogan all having failed from 12
Manchester City have overcome their penalty woes after Kevin De Bruyne fired in another goal from the spot.The team have been plagued by misses this season, with failed attempts from Raheem Sterling, Sergio Aguero, Gabriel Jesus, and Ilkay Gundogan - some more costlier than others.Kevin De Bruyne stepped up when needed to convert at the Bernabeu to complete City's turnaround in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 clash with the Spanish giants, and then stepped up to stroke home
City in 2017 was regarded as a long-term strategy to prepare for life without Aguero in years to come. A fee of £28.8million brought the highly-rated Brazilian to the Etihad Stadium almost three years ago and his time in Manchester so far has been a success.
Manchester City players can "survive" their remaining Premier League games in order to give them the best chance of winning their knockout competitions.The Blues started back again with just Claudio Bravo and John Stones sidelined, but Sergio Aguero, Phil Foden, and Joao Cancelo were all added to that list by the end of their second match of the restart.
Manchester City midfielder paid the price for his heroics against the Clarets, with his leg swelling up the next day and forcing him to miss Thursday’s trip to Chelsea, when the Blues finally gave up their Premier League crown with a defeat.But Foden is fighting to be ready for the FA Cup quarter-final at Newcastle on Sunday, with the knock not thought to be too serious.Guardiola revealed that Foden picked up the problem - “a huge kick” - in the opening stages of the 5-0 victory over Burnley on
Manchester City's match tonight against Chelsea.Pep Guardiola has made six changes following Monday's victory over Burnley and three of them have been enforced with Foden, Joao Cancelo and Sergio Aguero missing out through injury.The Argentine suffered a knee injury against Burnley which has since required surgery and he will likely miss the rest of the Premier League season.
Manchester City as the Premier League edges closer to its conclusion.However, the Spaniard will have to manage without Sergio Aguero for an extended period of time after the star striker suffered a knee injury against Burnley last week.The 32 year-old is set to undergo surgery, but the positive news is that his absence should allow Gabriel Jesus to showcase his ability to eventually lead City's attack when Aguero finally departs.The Brazilian is commonly recognised as a top player but when
Aguero injury not down to restart - Guardiola Manchester City lost striker Sergio Aguero to a knee injury in the 5-0 win over Burnley earlier in the week, but manager Pep Guardiola says the problem was merely down to poor fortune rather than the league having been restarted after too short a period of training time. “Unlucky.
Sergio Aguero’s injury was not a result of the hasty re-start of the Premier League season.And the Manchester City manager expressed his hope that even if the worst is realised, the blow will simply give someone else the chance to shine in the Champions League next month.The 32-year-old striker has been ruled out of the rest of the domestic season after undergoing knee surgery on Wednesday, and City are awaiting the verdict on the length of his absence.Guardiola suggested there was a chance he