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straight to your inboxKevin De Bruyne has played down fears over the long-term nature of his injury while speaking to a gamer on Twitch.De Bruyne limped out of Manchester City's win over Aston Villa, and is expected to be out for a fortnight, putting his participation against Liverpool on February 7 in doubt.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola was left hoping on Wednesday night that the injuries that forced Kyle Walker and Kevin De Bruyne off against Aston Villa will not be too serious.Manchester City continued their good form, winning their sixth straight league game and ninth in all competitions to reach the Premier League summit for the first time this season thanks to late goals from Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan.However, they had to make do without two of their starting XI for long spells.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has selected a front three without a natural striker in his Manchester City starting line up to face Aston Villa tonight.Guardiola has gone strong in his selection, looking to make it nine wins in succession for City in order to move top of the Premier League - albeit temporarily until Manchester United have the chance to reclaim top spot later this evening.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola marked the fourth anniversary of Gabriel Jesus ’ arrival at Manchester City by saying the Brazil star "knows" what he has to do to improve. The 23-year-old joined up with the Blues in January 2017 after City agreed to delay the move so he could finish a title-winning season with Palmeiras.Since then Jesus has scored an impressive 72 goals in 166 appearances, a goals-per-game average that would be stunning in most teams.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has named a strong Manchester City side to face Crystal Palace, but Rodri has dropped to the bench.City can move up to third in the Premier League with a win, but Palace have taken four points from their last two league visits to the Etihad and will pose a threat this evening.Guardiola confirmed before the match that City's Covid-19 outbreak is clearing up, but Sergio Aguero is still unavailable as he is isolating after coming into contact with someone who

straight to your inboxManchester City will be hoping to continue their winning run in the Premier League this weekend, as they face Crystal Palace on Sunday.City have won their last four league games which has seen them move up into third, with Pep Guardiola's side also having a game in hand over both Liverpool and Manchester United at the top of the table.Gabriel Jesus and Ferran Torres are available once again for City this weekend, but Sergio Aguero, Aymeric Laporte, Nathan Ake and Eric

straight to your inboxGabriel Jesus and Kyle Walker could return to the starting XI this weekend as Manchester City take on Crystal Palace.While all attention will be on Anfield on Sunday as the Premier League's top two battle it out, City could move up to second place themselves with a win, depending on the result on Merseyside.Much has been made of the growing title race between Liverpool and Manchester United while City have quietly got back to their best in recent weeks and, with a game in

direct to your inboxGabriel Jesus and Kyle Walker start for Manchester City in their FA Cup third round tie against Birmingham, but Sergio Aguero is not in the squad. Pep Guardiola had suggested Sergio Aguero could makes his first start in over two months against the Championship side, having suffered a setback from his first return from injury in October.

straight to your inbox Ferran Torres says he is happy to be back in Manchester City training after recovering from Covid-19 along with Ederson and Tommy Doyle. The trio tested positive ahead of City's postponed Premier League trip to Everton over Christmas, causing that game to be called off and others to be put in doubt.

straight to your inboxKyle Walker, Gabriel Jesus and Sergio Aguero will all have to be assessed in training before Pep Guardiola will decide when he can turn to his players again. Manchester City progressed to the Carabao Cup final for a fourth year in a row by beating neighbours United at Old Trafford with goals from John Stones and Fernandinho in a 2-0 win.

United will be without Edinson Cavani, who is banned, with Victor Lindelof also an injury doubt, with Eric Bailly once again expected to partner Harry Maguire in defence.

straight to your inboxManchester City have announced that Scott Carson and Cole Palmer, as well another member of staff, have tested positive for cornavirus.

straight to your inboxKevin De Bruyne might be needed to continue as a false nine when Manchester City take on Manchester United for a place in the Carabao Cup final.City travel to Old Trafford for a one-leg semi-final full of confidence after beating Chelsea on Sunday.

straight to your inboxKevin De Bruyne says Manchester City need to be winning games against top four rivals more often if they want to challenge at the top of the Premier League.De Bruyne played as a false nine as City were without Gabriel Jesus and Ferran Torres at Stamford Bridge, while Sergio Aguero was only fit enough for the bench. The Belgian was in superb form and registered a goal and assist as City raced into a 3-0 half time lead thanks to a ruthless display in the first 45 minutes.

straight to your inboxFerran Torres, Ederson, and Tommy Doyle are the three Manchester City players that tested positive ahead of the Everton game on Monday. Pep Guardiola was without Kyle Walker and Gabriel Jesus for the Newcastle game on Boxing Day after the pair were confirmed to be carrying the virus following the team's trip down to London to play Arsenal before Christmas.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has confirmed that Manchester City will be without at least five players for the Premier League game with Chelsea. Kyle Walker and Gabriel Jesus have been self-isolating since Christmas Day after returning positive Covid-19 tests and a further three players subsequently tested positive following the Newcastle game.