Declan Rice put club rivalries aside to perk up Jack Grealish after Manchester City's defeat to Arsenal.
26.09.2023 - 20:01 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester City extended their perfect start to the season with a hard-fought 2-0 win at home to Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
Goals from Phil Foden and Erling Haaland put City two up inside 14 minutes, with a repeat of last season's 6-0 drubbing on the cards. However, Rodri's loss of composure saw him sent off for shoving Morgan Gibbs-White in the throat and Pep Guardiola's side spent the second half with 10 men.
They held on for a clean sheet, however, and go into Wednesday's Carabao Cup third round tie at Newcastle United off the back of eight consecutive wins across all competitions. Guardiola might hope to rotate in midweek and could welcome back a few of his injured players.
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Newcastle team news
Kalvin Phillips will start for City against Newcastle in the Carabao Cup, while Mateo Kovacic is back from injury and will play some part.
City have a number of ongoing injury concerns, and Guardiola said he would have to rest some regulars for the Carabao Cup third-round tie in order to help them recover.
Previewing the game, Guardiola confirmed that Phillips would start at St James' Park with Rodri suspended, while Ederson is likely to sit out as he usually does in the domestic cup competitions in place of Stefan Ortega.
See what the Blues boss had to say here.
Saka injury concern
Arsenal could be left sweating on the fitness of Bukayo Saka for their clash with Manchester City next month after Mikel Arteta confirmed his winger suffered a foot problem in Sunday's 2-2 draw against Tottenham.
Saka starred in a
Declan Rice put club rivalries aside to perk up Jack Grealish after Manchester City's defeat to Arsenal.
Kyle Walker underwent an individual training session indoors during his first day with the England squad.
Manchester City have entered the international break in unfamiliar territory after Sunday's 1-0 defeat at Arsenal left them third in the Premier League.
Manchester City are now over a fifth of the way into their Premier League campaign and well on the way to the Champions League knockout stage.
Manchester City suffered back-to-back Premier League defeats for the first time since 2018 upon their 1-0 loss to Arsenal on Sunday.
Manchester City are preparing to face Arsenal in a clash that could send an early message in the title race this weekend.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has provided an update on Bukayo Saka’s fitness ahead of their clash with Manchester City.
The losing streak is over.
Phil Foden says partnering with Rico Lewis in midfield for Manchester City is a dream come true, as he echoed his manager's sentiments on the youngster's potential.
Manchester City return to Champions League action on Wednesday evening after recording successive domestic defeats for the first time since January.
Bernardo Silva won't be fit to return for Manchester City at Wolves this weekend and the Blues will also be without John Stones and Kevin De Bruyne for the trip to Molineux.
Manchester City have spent the day refocusing after suffering their first defeat since the Community Shield at the beginning of August, on Wednesday night.
Arsenal could be left sweating on the fitness of Bukayo Saka for their clash with Manchester City next month after Mikel Arteta confirmed his winger suffered a foot problem in Sunday's 2-2 draw against Tottenham.
Manchester City are poised to welcome back Mateo Kovacic for the Carabao Cup third-round tie with Newcastle United at St James' Park on Wednesday night (8pm).
Gary Neville has slammed Manchester City midfielder Rodri for his moment of "madness" during the victory over Nottingham Forest this weekend.
Mikel Arteta has admitted he is unsure how long Declan Rice could be ruled out for following Arsenal’s 2-2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur.
Phil Foden admitted he's been 'frustrated' by his lack of luck in front of goal so far this season and is looking to improve his output.
Phil Foden’s opening goal in Manchester City’s 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest saw 46 consecutive passes put together in what was almost a new Premier League record.
Pep Guardiola praised Jeremy Doku's decision-making in the final third after the £55million winger continued the bright start he has made to his Manchester City career against Nottingham Forest.
You will have to go back a long way to find the last time Pep Guardiola picked a Manchester City team lacking the ingredient he usually treasures above all others: control. So perhaps it was fitting that by the end everyone inside the Etihad had chucked the shackles away and embraced the chaos.