Man City morning headlines as Guardiola explains transfer targets strategy

straight to your inboxKoeman hands City Messi boost Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman has not ruled out Lionel Messi leaving the club next summer. The Barca star confirmed over the summer his intention to leave the Camp Nou, but after a stand-off with the club regarding the validity of a release clause he opted to stay and avoid a damaging court battle.

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 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 inboxPep Guardiola is hoping his Manchester City side can rediscover "who we are as a team" when they face Arsenal today.The Blues have been inconsistent so far in the Premier League, following an opening weekend win at Wolves with the 5-2 defeat to Leicester City and the 1-1 draw with Leeds before the international break.Guardiola has seen his side put together performances in patches so far, rather than over a full 90 minutes, and the challenge against the Gunners will be made

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola is expecting the Premier League to return to more normal levels of goals as teams 'take a little more care'. Manchester City are used to racking up scores in their matches but there have been more goals and shocks across the league in the opening four rounds of games than ever before with an average of nearly four goals a game plundered.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City morning headlines for Friday, 16 October.Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta believes that Pep Guardiola is happy at Manchester City as the two coaches prepare to face each other for the third time.City host Arsenal on Saturday evening with Guardiola keen to avenge July’s FA Cup semi-final defeat by the Gunners.The Catalan coach is out of contract in 2021 but Arteta has taken it as a positive sign that Guardiola spoke about City’s future in a recent

straight to your inboxMan City have been ‘unlucky’, claims Arteta Mikel Arteta has described Manchester City’s start to the new season as ‘unlucky’.

straight to your inboxManchester City will face Arsenal on the weekend as master meets apprentice; Pep Guardiola will have to overcome his former assistant in Mikel Arteta, who left Manchester to take over at the Emirates in December.Arteta has improved the Gunners since making the move, but one major problem still persists and it tends to drift under the radar.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City evening headlines for Wednesday 14 October.Belgium boss Roberto Martinez has said that Kevin De Bruyne was released early from international duty in order to protect the player’s ‘well-being’.De Bruyne was withdrawn from the Belgium squad to face Iceland this evening having been substituted after 73 minutes in the defeat by England.De Bruyne faces a busy period with City playing seven matches between now and November 7.“The opposite - with

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola says football matches behind closed doors leave him feeling empty. The Manchester City manager had said that playing without fans would be pointless when talk of games behind closed doors first emerged, but as the shocking impact of the pandemic swept the country there was an understanding that it would be a necessity to finish the 2019/20 campaign.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City morning headlines for Wednesday, 14 October.Pep Guardiola’s Premier League title prediction being proved wrongManchester City boss Pep Guardiola’s prediction of a tight title race in 2020-21 is already feeling like an incorrect call by the Spaniard. City’s patchy form at the start of the campaign means they now trail league leaders Everton by eight points, albeit with a game in hand.

straight to your inboxHere are your evening headlines for Tuesday, October 13.Sevilla defender breaks silence on City interest Jules Kounde says joining Manchester City would have been a “good opportunity” after the Premier League club showed interest in the Sevilla centre-back during the summer. City made the capture of a new defender to play alongside Aymeric Laporte a priority for the transfer window, ultimately signing Ruben Dias from Benfica as well as Nathan Ake from Bournemouth.

straight to your inboxAngelino has reminded people of his Manchester roots with a thinly veiled dig at Manchester United.The fullback is on loan at RB Leipzig from Manchester City and was discussing Leipzig’s Champions League opponents which are Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir and United.He told rblive.de: “I don’t know that much about Basaksehir.

straight to your inboxBrennan: How City’s squad may look in 2025 A look at Manchester City’s youthful squad provides a clue as to how they could line up in 2025. As detailed by MEN Sport’s Stu Brennan, City have reduced the age profile of their squad by roughly four years since Pep Guardiola’s arrival.

De Bruyne makes injury predictionAfter a hectic schedule following lockdown earlier in 2020, Kevin de Bruyne has expressed his concern about potential injury issues. “I've played flat out for two years - but nobody listens to the players.

straight to your inboxGood morning, Manchester City fans. Here are your morning headlines for Sunday, October 11.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City morning headlines for Friday, 9 October.City fans want a new striker City fans have singled out attack as the area of the pitch Pep Guardiola needs to improve in when the transfer window reopens.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola has indicated that Ruben Dias's character was an important factor in Manchester City deciding to make him their new club record signing. The Blues paid £65.2m for the centre-back from Benfica, although they did get £13.7m for Nicolas Otamendi to go the other way.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City morning headlines for Sunday, October 4.Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola praised new signing Ruben Dias after the centre-back put in a fine performance on his debut against Leeds United.As he only joined the Blues last week for a club-record £65.2 million and they were facing an aggressive and attacking Leeds team, it seemed unlikely that he would be thrown straight in.But Guardiola explained that he had "no choice" but to play him as John

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has hailed Leeds boss as the person he admires most in world football. The Manchester City boss takes his team to Elland Road tomorrow for a clash which many think could be a classic between two teams who only know how to attack.