Man City player Ilkay Gundogan opens up on COVID-19 recovery and makes plea to public

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has challenged his Manchester City players to keep their motivation as their injury crisis shows no sign of improving.The City boss may have been able to welcome a fully-fit Bernardo Silva and João Cancelo into the team to face Arsenal, as well as hand Sergio Aguero and Ilkay Gundogan their first minutes of the season.

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 inboxMikel Arteta has described Manchester City's mixed start to the new season as 'unlucky' as he prepares to take his Arsenal side to the Etihad.Former City assistant Arteta has led Arsenal to three wins out of four in the Premier League, while the Blues have one win and one draw from their first three games.With Arteta knowing this City side better than perhaps any other manager, he is well placed to discuss why Pep Guardiola's men have already dropped points twice - in the

straight to your inboxPhil Foden is into his fourth full season with Pep Guardiola, but the knock-on effect of him being the first Manchester City academy player in the Sheikh Mansour era to successfully graduate to the first team are still being felt. After joining the Blues' set-up at Platt Lane seven years ago, the players James McAtee looked up to and saw shining in a similar position as his own game developed were Foden and Brahim Diaz.

straight to your inboxRobinho has volunteered to take a wage of just £200 per month on his return to boyhood club Santos for a fourth spell. The former Manchester City striker was the Blues' marquee signing on deadline day in 2008 to welcome in the club's new owners after Sheikh Mansour's takeover.

straight to your inbox Manchester City named their 21-man squad for the Champions League group phase on Thursday morning, and Phil Foden's absence from the 'A list' of players may have raised eyebrows among some supporters.

straight to your inboxHere are the Manchester City evening headlines on Tuesday 6th October.Manchester City midfielder Luka Ilič has secured a loan move to Dutch side FC Twente, after spending two years on loan with NAC Breda."When FC Twente recently arrived I had no doubts, a proud feeling that a large club like FC Twente came forward,” the 21-year-old declared upon signing for the former Eredivisie winners.Twente was home to former Premier League midfielder Dušan Tadić who currently plays for

straight to your inboxFC Twente have announced the signing of Manchester City youngster Luka Ilic on a season-long loan pending a work permit. Ilic, 21, joined City from Red Star Belgrade in 2017 alongside his brother Ivan but was loaned back to the Serbian side for the rest of the season.

straight to your inboxMicah Richards reckons Manchester City are not yet fully up to speed this season.City have taken four points from their opening three Premier League fixtures.Having beaten Wolves in their league opener, Pep Guardiola's men were then humbled 5-2 at home by Leicester City.And on Saturday evening, they were held to a 1-1 draw by newly-promoted Leeds United at Elland Road.Raheem Sterling put the visitors ahead in the 17th minute but Rodrigo levelled for Marcelo Bielsa's side

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has been impressed with Phil Foden’s mentality after his England troubles.But the Manchester City boss had no qualms with the national team boss Gareth Southgate deciding to leave the 20-year-old out of his squad for the upcoming international break.Foden is expected to play at Leeds tomorrow as City aim to get their Premier League campaign back on track.But he will then be one of a small handful of players who remain at the City Football Academy for the

straight to your inboxAfter their home defeat to Leicester City last week, Manchester City will be hoping to get their 2020/21 Premier League campaign back on track with a win on Sunday, as Pep Guardiola's side travel to Elland Road to take on newly-promoted Leeds United.Guardiola is still without both Gabriel Jesus and Sergio Aguero for this game, so Raheem Sterling is likely to play centrally here, with Ferran Torres and Phil Foden in the wide positions.New signing Ruben Dias could also make

straight to your inbox Manchester City's injury problems appear to be clearing, after Pep Guardiola confirmed two more players should be back after the international break and that Ruben Dias could make his debut this weekend at Leeds. Speaking ahead of City's Premier League trip to Leeds, Guardiola was asked about the missing players in his squad, as well as offering an encouraging update on the fitness of new signing Dias.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola believes Manchester City are finished in the transfer market this summer after the arrival of Ruben Dias. The 23-year-old joined City on Tuesday for a fee of £65.2 million and will provide a much-needed boost to Guardiola’s backline.The club still have an eye on the market as they consider potential options at left-back in the wake of Benjamin Mendy’s poor performance against Leicester City on Sunday.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has hailed Nicolas Otamendi as THE key defender in Manchester City's greatest-ever season.The Blues manager said his farewells this week to the 31-year-old, who has joined Benfica in a £13.7million move, with Ruben Dias heading in the other direction for £65.2million.And while many City fans are glad to see the back of the Argentina international after some poor performances in the past two seasons, Guardiola had nothing but praise.And he pointed out that when

straight to your inbox Enzo Maresca did not escape the impact of coronavirus this summer and was forced to delay his start as Manchester City’s new EDS head coach after testing positive for Covid-19. Maresca is arguably the most high-profile appointment since Patrick Vieira seven years ago and will replace Paul Harsley in the role.

straight to your inbox Enzo Maresca was forced to delay his start as Manchester City's new EDS head coach this season due to quarantine restrictions but has wasted no time making his mark on the academy. The former player and assistant is an interesting choice to replace Paul Harsley and probably the most high profile appointment since Patrick Vieira seven years ago.

straight to your inbox Kalidou Koulibaly is set to stay at Napoli this summer despite Manchester City's transfer interest, according to sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli. Despite already signing Bournemouth's Nathan Ake,Pep Guardiola has been hoping to add another quality centre-back to his ranks and Koulibaly has been the top target throughout the summer.

straight to your inbox Micah Richards has insisted Manchester City have been vindicated by their decision to start Phil Foden after he was sent home from international duty by England. The City youngster scored during their win over Wolves in their first game of the Premier League season on Monday, and in last night's Carabao Cup victory over Bournemouth.