Man City starting XI vs Southampton includes Fernandinho in midfield

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola will be watching his Manchester City players train over the next few weeks to decide which of them are the most committed to take on Real Madrid.Real Madrid have taken a break after winning La Liga but the Blues will not put their feet up between their final Premier League game against Norwich on Sunday and the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie a fortnight later.Guardiola already fully knows what some players can bring to the team, and may well

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has stuck to his word and rotated his Manchester City side again to face Watford.Guardiola said a number of the players who started the FA Cup semi-final defeat to Arsenal would keep their places, but that he also planned to make changes and allow all of his squad numbers get some playing time in the final two games of the season.So against Watford, in the final away game of the campaign, Guardiola made four changes, with Joao Cancelo, Bernardo Silva and Phil

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola has included Kevin De Bruyne and David Silva in a strong Manchester City starting XI to face Arsenal in the FA Cup semi-final on Saturday. Guardiola has rotated his side to prepare for this semi-final, which has become City's priority competition.

straight to your inbox The details of Manchester City ’s stunning appeal victory might never be released by the Court of Arbitation for Sport (CAS). The “written reasons” for the quashing of the Blues’ two-year European ban were expected to be announced today.But the Switzerland-based court has delayed publication of the details of the case until next week – and suggest that they may never see the light of day.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola has rotated his Manchester City side once again for the visit of struggling Bournemouth, as the FA Cup semi-final against Arsenal approaches. Guardiola has made no secret that Saturday's showdown against Arsenal at Wembley is City's priority, after the Blues secured Champions League qualification last week.

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer voiced his support for Financial Fair Play after Manchester City won their appeal against a two-year ban from European football.City were initially hit with a €30million fine and prevented from playing in the Champions League or Europa League by Uefa, but the Court of Arbitration for Sport cleared City of committing 'serious breaches' of FFP regulations between 2012 and 2016.Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp and his Tottenham counterpart Jose Mourinho were

straight to your inboxUefa have issued a statement which emphasises the fact that the Court of Arbitration for Sport had "insufficient conclusive evidence" in its case against Manchester City.The Blues were found not guilty of subverting the European governing body's financial fair play rules, but had a fine - for obstructing the investigation - reduced to ten million euros. CAS announced the verdict this morning, and Uefa issued a statement shortly afterwards.

straight to your inboxLiverpool have been chasing down Manchester City records in the final weeks of the season but with three games to go the Blues are suddenly within sight of one of their own.On the day that Jurgen Klopp's side were pegged back in their chase of 100 points, the dethroned championed smashed in another five goals to move onto 91 for the season.Defeats to Chelsea and Southampton since the restart have shown up the inconsistency that has plagued Pep Guardiola over the past year,

straight to your inbox Micah Richards disagrees with Raheem Sterling’s comments that next season has next season has already started for Manchester City. The England international made the comment prior to City’s game at Southampton last weekend, having beaten newly-crowned champions Liverpool 4-0 in their previous game.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola has recalled Benjamin Mendy to his Manchester City starting XI with them having now confirmed a top four finish in the Premier League. A win for City would see them secure second place with Chelsea dropping points in the earlier kickoff at Sheffield United.

straight to your inboxWith just four league games remaining, Manchester City will be looking to build momentum ahead of the Champions League when they take on Brighton on Saturday.It's been a strange week or so of results for City, as they dismantled the newly-crowned Premier League champions Liverpool 4-0 but followed it up with a shock defeat to Southampton before bouncing back to smash five past Newcastle on Wednesday.It's been a microcosm of the Blues' season and the inconsistency is

straight to your inbox John Stones has said he is fully fit and excited to be back on the Manchester City team sheet for Wednesday night's match against Newcastle United. It's been a hard season for Stones as injury problems have once again limited his playing time - tonight's match will be just his 13th Premier League appearance so far this campaign - and he has also struggled for form when he has managed to make it on the pitch.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola has stayed true to his word and recalled John Stones to his Manchester City starting line-up for tonight's clash with Newcastle. Stones has not played for City since March, when he started the Carabao Cup final win over Aston Villa and the FA Cup win at Sheffield Wednesday three days later.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola said he is not concerned by Southampton’s revelation that they targeted Ederson in Manchester City’s defeat yesterday.Saints boss Ralph Hasenhuttl said that his team had worked on forcing errors from the City defence – and then taking advantage of the fact that the Brazil goalkeeper is often in an advanced position, as he sweeps up behind the defence and also joins in the outfield build-up.That plan worked to perfection when Stuart Armstrong robbed Aleks

straight to your inbox Southampton boss Ralph Hassenhutl has revealed how his team worked on exposing Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson. The Saints pulled off an unlikely win over the Blues, as Che Adams fired a shot over the stranded Brazil stopper, who had strayed outside his area.

straight to your inboxBernardo Silva insists Manchester City played well in their 1-0 defeat at Southampton, despite failing to convert their pressure into goals.City fell behind to a Che Adams long range strike after Aleks Zinchenko was caught in possession, but despite creating 26 shooting opportunities on goal, with 74 per cent possession, Southampton held on for the win.

straight to your inbox Manchester City must rediscover how to make the most of their dominance, according to Pep Guardiola.