Man City Premier League season predictions - how De Bruyne, Jesus and Aguero will perform

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 inboxManchester City look to have strengthened their major weak points this summer, with the recent arrival of Ruben Dias from Benfica the most high-profile of the club’s transfers.Nathan Ake and Ferran Torres set the club back about £60million, too, but Pep Guardiola might feel there is more business to do.The European transfer window shuts tonight, but there is still time for Premier League sides to bring in players from the Championship, League One and League Two.Following

straight to your inbox Manchester City have been given the best deadline day boost of all – with Sergio Aguero joining squad training for the first time in four months. The Blues ’ all-time top goalscorer has been out since damaging a meniscus in his knee against Burnley in June, an injury which required surgery.

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 inboxManchester City's 2020/21 Carabao Cup campaign continues on Wednesday evening, as City take on Burnley at Turf Moor in the Round of 16.Pep Guardiola is likely to field a rotated side in this cup tie, with Tommy Doyle, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Eric Garcia and others all set to feature.City have various injury concerns ahead of the game, with Bernardo Silva, Sergio Aguero, Joao Cancelo, Gabriel Jesus and Adrian Bernabe all absent through injury, whilst

straight to your inboxManchester City have held talks over signing Napoli forward Arkadiusz Milik to solve their injury crisis - according to reports.City have no fit senior strikers with both Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus both currently ruled out.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola has named Raheem Sterling up front to face Leicester City in the absence of Gabriel Jesus and Sergio Aguero. The Manchester City boss had admitted before the game that he had just 13 fit players to pick from, and his team selection against Leicester showed just how thin his options are.

straight to your inboxGabriel Jesus has added to Manchester City's injury woes as he has been ruled out for a month with a knock picked up against Wolves.Jesus missed the midweek Carabao Cup win over Bournemouth, with young striker Liam Delap coming in and scoring a fine goal on his debut.

straight to your inboxGabriel Jesus is facing a month on the sidelines as Manchester City's dire injury situation gets worse.With club record scorer Sergio Aguero one of seven first-teamers to miss the opening Premier League game at Wolves, Jesus led the line and scored in a 3-1 win.

straight to your inboxManchester City finally get their new season underway at Wolves tonight with two new faces available but two key players missing.Ferran Torres and Nathan Ake have joined this summer, with the likes of David Silva, Leroy Sane and Claudio Bravo leaving.

Manchester City captain by the rest of the squad and backroom staff.The Brazil international, who was handed a one-year contract extension after impressing as a stand-in centre back last season, has inherited the armband from the departed David Silva.The 35-year-old was picked out by his teammates after last season being one of the “assistant” captains, along with Sergio Aguero and Kevin De Bruyne.Fernandinho could start as City kick-off the new Premier League season at Wolves, with Aymeric

straight to your inboxMan City star Kevin De Bruyne has been named on a three-man shortlist for the Champions League midfielder of the season award.Even though City only managed to lift a single piece of silverware last season, De Bruyne enjoyed a terrific campaign in which he 13 goals and grabbed 23 assists across all competition.The brilliant Belgian has already claimed one prestigious accolade this summer after he was named the PFA Player of the Year, ahead of four representatives of Premier

straight to your inboxManchester United's Premier League season finally gets underway this weekend as Crystal Palace visit Old Trafford to kick off the campaign.It marks the start of a 38-match marathon that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hopes will see the Reds improve on the last campaign, and maybe even challenge for the title.With one big signing made in Donny van de Beek, and efforts ongoing to bring in Jadon Sancho before the end of the transfer window, hopes are high that United could make further

Nathan Ake and Ferran Torres will be hoping to make an early impression after their summer signings. Meanwhile, the transfer window remains open for a few more weeks, and City are still hoping to sign centre back Kalidou Koulibaly from Napoli before the deadline on October 5.

straight to your inboxMonday marked a momentous day in Manchester United's pre-season, with a full squad finally back in place at Carrington for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to work with.Unfortunately for Solskjaer the arrival of the cavalry in the form of seven players checking in for the first time this summer came only six days before United's Premier League season begins.This week will be spent assessing fitness levels, getting players up to speed and working on shape as United seek to hit the

straight to your inboxManchester United's 2020/21 Premier League gets underway next Saturday, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side taking on Crystal Palace at Old Trafford.Ahead of the new campaign, United have strengthened their squad with the signing of midfielder Donny van de Beek from Ajax, who joined the club for a fee of £34.6m, which could reach up to £39m with add-ons.The Reds are still hoping to tie up signings before the transfer window closes, with Borussia Dortmund forward Jadon Sancho a

straight to your inboxManchester United great Gary Neville believes that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side might have to wait a few more years to win the Premier League.United showed signs of improvement last season, finishing third in the top flight to secure Champions League football this term. However, Neville believes that his former club is not yet ready to win the league title and believes Liverpool and Manchester City are still the teams to beat.

straight to your inboxManchester City may not be in action during the Premier League's opening weekend but they will have certainly kept a close eye on proceedings.Encouragement may have been found from Liverpool's performance in the dramatic 4-3 victory over Leeds United at Anfield, where defensive vulnerabilities in Jurgen Klopp's side were exposed.