Man City morning headlines as Guardiola lays down contract challenge to Aguero

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City morning headlines for Sunday, November 8. Guardiola heaps praise on Sterling Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has explained how Raheem Sterling has become a crucial part of his team in recent times. The England star has netted five goals and provided four assists so far this season and Rodri is the only outfield player to play more Premier League minutes to date this campaign.

straight to your inboxManchester City manager Pep Guardiola has named Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool and Luis Enrique's Barcelona as the two toughest sides he has ever faced in management.Unfortunately for Guardiola, he will be up against one of those sides on Sunday when the Premier League champions visit the Etihad for their first meeting of the season.While City's form has been sporadic in the opening stages of the campaign, Liverpool have largely remained consistent and already look the favourites

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola believes seven teams could yet be involved in this season's Premier League title race, but the Manchester City boss insists Liverpool are the favourites to retain their crown.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola took notice of Liverpool's result against Atalanta in the Champions League ahead of their visit to Manchester City this week.The Premier League champions have not been as mean at the back this season and a serious injury to Virgil van Dijk will not help their efforts to keep opponents out over the course of the campaign.Guardiola again wished Van Dijk well in his recovery and would rather have two fully-fit teams to be able to put on the best spectacle

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has dismissed the idea that Sunday's Etihad fixture with Liverpool is going to have a major impact on the Premier League title race. The two sides meet an early stage of the season and while Jurgen Klopp's side are already top of the table, victory for Manchester City Sunday afternoon will close the gap to two points and they still have a game in hand.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola says Virgil Van Dijk's injury is a blow to the whole Premier League.Liverpool defender Van Dijk requires surgery on an ACL injury in his knee after being forced off in the Merseyside derby last weekend following a challenge from Jordan Pickford. The influential defender, who played every minute of Liverpool's impressive Premier League title win last season, is now set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines and could miss the whole of the season.

straight to your inboxJuventus manager Andrea Pirlo has admitted he's hoping to follow in the footsteps of Pep Guardiola, who is an 'example' to all coaches.The former Italian midfield maestro is embarking on his first full season as a manager, having been appointed by Juventus after they sacked Maurizio Sarri last season following their Champions League exit at the hands of Lyon.Pirlo has been tasked with ending Juve's 24-year wait for success in Europe, having dominated in Serie A over the

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 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 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

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straight to your inboxHere are your evening headlines until Friday, October 16.De Bruyne ruled out of Arsenal clashManchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne will miss the Premier League clash against Arsenal tomorrow, Pep Guardiola has confirmed.

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 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 inboxDe Bruynereturns to CityKevin De Bruyne has returned from international duty early following his substitution against England at Wembley.The midfielder was withdrawn during the second half of Belgium’s 2-1 defeat on Sunday as a precaution, according to national team boss Roberto Martínez.Belgium’s official Twitter account revealed that De Bruyne had not travelled with the rest of the squad for their UEFA Nations League tie against Iceland.The severity of De Bruyne’s injury