Man City star John Stones told why he should be 'perfect' to play in Pep Guardiola's side

straight to your inboxRaheem Sterling has taken aim at Piers Morgan on social media for a tweet he posted about him five years ago. On this day in 2015, Sterling completed his £49million move to Manchester City from Liverpool, a deal which was heavily scrutinised by pundits and supporters at the time.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City morning headlines for Monday, July 13.Manchester City’s appeal against their European ban has been successful, with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling they will be allowed to compete in the Champions League next season. The club’s fine has also been reduced to €10m.

straight to your inboxRaheem Sterling has revealed he is keeping tabs on the race for the Golden Boot after his hat-trick against Brighton & Hove Albion. The attacker netted three times in Manchester City's 5-0 win to move to 17 Premier League goals so far this season.

straight to your inboxJohn Stones insists Manchester City remain the best team in the Premier League, despite losing the title to Liverpool.It's been a strange season for City as they have continued to play some brilliant football but have let their dominance in the league slip and have lost a massive nine times, more than the two previous seasons put together.While the Blues have struggled for consistency throughout the year, Liverpool have been relentless on the march to their first ever

straight to your inbox Manchester City are “confident” that Eric Garcia will stay with them despite claims he has agreed personal terms with Barcelona. The Blues are ready to give the 19-year-old defender a big pay increase and extended contract after his outstanding form since the restart.

Sir Richard Starkey, celebrated the milestone on Tuesday and some famous names were quick to share some sweet words in his honor.Sir Paul McCartney, the Beatles singer who last reunited with Starr during his July 2019 Los Angeles concert, shared a pic of his former bandmate grinning from ear to ear to celebrate the day.«Happy birthday SIR RICHARD alias RINGO,» McCartney, 78, wrote. «Have a great day my long time buddy!»Yoko Ono, who was famously married to Beatles singer John Lennon before his

straight to your inbox Former Manchester City defender Micah Richards has heaped praise on David Silva but stopped short of labelling him the best player in the club's history. Silva has starred for the Blues ever since arriving at the club back in 2010 from Valencia.

straight to your inboxVirgil van Dijk has revealed the reason he turned down a move to Manchester City in order to join Liverpool.The Dutchman became the world’s most expensive defender back in January 2018 when he made the move to Anfield from Southampton in a £75million deal.He has since gone on to establish himself as one of the world’s top players, and has now won both the Champions League and the Premier League title with the Merseyside club.Things could have been different for the

Angel Gomes the best of luck for the rest of his career after he decided to leave Manchester United.Gomes left Old Trafford along with nine other academy graduates at the end of June when his contract expired after deciding to turn down a new deal.The 19-year-old became United's youngest-ever player when he made his debut at 16 under Jose Mourinho in 2017 but never nailed down a regular spot in the starting XI, like his fellow youngsters Mason Greenwood and Brandon Williams.While United were

straight to your inboxKevin De Bruyne is the best midfielder on the planet right now, according to Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola.The Belgium star scored from the penalty spot, played an unselfish role in the second goal, and played a big role in the other two as the Blues hammered champions Liverpool 4-0.De Bruyne notched up two assists to move within two of Thierry Henry’s Premier League record of 20 in a season and made a powerful claim on the individual player awards by dominating

De Bruyne put his side ahead in the first half from the penalty spot before Raheem Sterling added a second midway through the second period. He has now been directly involved in 30 goals for City this season - more than any of his team-mates.

City in 2017 was regarded as a long-term strategy to prepare for life without Aguero in years to come. A fee of £28.8million brought the highly-rated Brazilian to the Etihad Stadium almost three years ago and his time in Manchester so far has been a success.

Manchester City will be something of an England youth reunion for Phil Foden as he comes up against Mason Mount, with an unfit Callum Hudson-Odoi watching on from the stands.Foden may not have recovered from the knock that saw him limping at the end of his virtuoso performance against Burnley.But if he is fit, and does play, it is the surest sign yet that Pep Guardiola has finally removed all restraints.The 20-year-old followed an excellent cameo as sub against Arsenal with a man-of-the-match

Manchester City man.Fernandes made the long-awaited move to United in January and since arriving in the North West has become neighbours with Ireland, living three doors down the street from one another.Ireland became a fan favourite at the Etihad and was the club's best player for a short while, after coming through the youth ranks at the club, grabbing 13 goals and 13 assists in the 2009/09 season in the creative-midfield role.According to the 33-year-old, his performances left an impression

Aguero started his first match since the Premier League's restart on Monday but wasn't able to see out the first half after feeling discomfort in his knee throughout the game. The Argentine was substituted after being left in a heap from a Ben Mee tackle that won his side a penalty on the way to City's 5-0 victory over Burnley.