Man City signing Ferran Torres gets backing from Spain boss Luis Enrique

straight to your inboxDavid de Gea found escapism again between the sticks for Luis Enrique's renascent Spain, who recorded a comprehensive 4-0 win over the Ukraine.De Gea received the armband after Sergio Ramos came off with half-an-hour to go and Spain had all but won the game before half-time by taking a 3-0 lead into the interval.

straight to your inbox Spain coach Luis Enrique praised Ferran Torres after the Manchester City signing made his debut for the national team.

straight to your inbox Manchester City fans couldn't help but get excited over new signing Ferran Torres, as he produced a crucial cross to set up a late equaliser on his Spain debut. Torres started for Spain in last night's Nations League fixture, giving City fans a first look at their new signing.

straight to your inbox Spain manager Luis Enrique has thrown his backing behind David de Gea after a tough season for Manchester United.After a short hiatus, competitive football returned on Thursday night as the Nations League got underway, with the marquee clash being Spain's match against Germany in Stuttgart.

straight to your inboxManchester City's summer transfer window is an eventful one so far, with the early arrivals of Ferran Torres and Nathan Ake.But there could be much, much more to come with the rumour mill rumbling about the possible arrivals of Lionel Messi and Kalidou Koulibaly.There is, of course, a long way to go in the window, and a lot can happen.MEN City correspondent Simon Bajkowski hosted a live Q&A session on Wednesday, where he answered fans' questions on all the burning transfer

straight to your inboxBarcelona have identified Manchester City forward Gabriel Jesus as their number one choice to replace Luis Suarez this summer - according to reports.Suarez is expected to leave the club in the current transfer window following the appointment of Ronald Koeman as Quique Setien's successor.Lionel Messi could also depart and is a target for City, though Barcelona are fighting to keep the superstar in Spain.

straight to your inboxThe first Gremio player to win the Under-17 World Cup was a young man by the name of Ronaldo de Assis Moreira – better known as Ronaldinho. If the latest player from the “Immortal Tricolor” - as the Brazilian club are known - proves anywhere near as good, Manchester City have just landed themselves a bargain.

straight to your inboxManchester City fans want to see Kalidou Koulibaly and Ferran Torres start in their opening Premier League fixture of the new season.City will kick off their new campaign against Wolves on September 19, with their gameweek one fixture with Aston Villa postponed in order to give the Blues 30 days off between finishing the 2019/20 season and starting the new campaign.That also gives City an extra week to complete any transfer business before the season starts, to go with the

straight to your inboxManchester City's first two signings of the summer will both sit next to members of the team's leadership group in the home dressing room at the Etihad.City have moved early to secure Ferran Torres from Valencia and Nathan Ake from Bournemouth and the pair will take their place for games in the Blues' state-of-the-art facility at the stadium that was redeveloped in 2017.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola does not sugarcoat how difficult he makes life for the central defenders in his teams.The Manchester City manager has played an unapologetically high line throughout his coaching career as he looks for his teams to be able to control the ball and the game away from potentially dangerous areas near their own goal.In the words of director of football Txiki Begiristain: "You’ve got a ******* of a job if you’re a central defender in this team."Nathan Ake has

straight to your inboxFerran Torres has come to Manchester City to work with the manager he believes is the best in the world.Torres, 20, is the first major signing of the summer with the Blues agreeing an initial fee of £21m with Valencia in a financial package that could go up to £31m.

straight to your inbox Ferran Torres, Nathan Ake and any other new signings at Manchester City this summer will support the club's pursuit of Champions League glory from afar before linking up with the squad. In normal circumstances, summer transfers would be able to join their new team as soon as possible.

straight to your inbox It was revealed this week that Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane had been named the world's best manager ahead of Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp by French magazine L'Equipe. On the French coach, they said: "He is a coach who has experienced only one club, and quite rarely defeat.

straight to your inbox Manchester City have completed the signing of Bournemouth defender Nathan Ake as Pep Guardiola's rebuild begins to take shape for next season. Ferran Torres, the exciting young Spanish winger, has already been confirmed as a Blue this week in a £21m deal with Valencia.

straight to your inboxHere are the Manchester City morning headlines for Wednesday, August 5.Manchester City’s rebuilding project has begun with the arrival of Ferran Torres from Valencia.The Spanish winger, a replacement for Leroy Sane after the German’s move to Bayern Munich, joins in a deal worth £20.8m and will be available for the start of the 2020/21 Premier League season.Torres scored four goals in La Liga last season and another two in the Champions League, including a goal and assist in

Manchester City.Torres has put pen to paper on a five-year contract with City, joining for an initial fee of £20.8m.

Ferran Torres and beat a number of 'very large teams' to his signature, the winger has revealed. City announced the signing of Torres, 20, from Valencia on Tuesday evening on a five year contract, as the club move quickly in the summer transfer market.