Man City suffer fresh injury blow as Raheem Sterling ruled out of England fixtures

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straight to your inboxZack Steffen has taken confidence from his first matches for Manchester City as he settles into a new role providing competition for Ederson. Steffen, 25, was identified as Claudio Bravo's replacement and signed for the club in 2019 before heading to Bundesliga side Dusseldorf last season.

straight to your inboxKoeman hands City Messi boost Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman has not ruled out Lionel Messi leaving the club next summer. The Barca star confirmed over the summer his intention to leave the Camp Nou, but after a stand-off with the club regarding the validity of a release clause he opted to stay and avoid a damaging court battle.

straight to your inboxGary Neville believes Raheem Sterling has justified his move from Liverpool to Manchester City thanks to the help of Pep Guardiola.The Englishman moved to the Etihad Stadium in July 2015 in a controversial £50million deal. The move came after Sterling pushed for a transfer with Liverpool nowhere near fighting for honours whilst City were competing and winning Premier League titles.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola played down an incident involving Sergio Aguero and official Sian Massey during Manchester City's 1-0 victory over Arsenal. City got back to winning ways on their return to Premier League action on Saturday night after losing to Leicester and drawing with Leeds in the previous two league matches.

straight to your inbox Raheem Sterling outlined how Sergio Aguero makes Manchester City much more fluid after the striker returned from injury against Arsenal. Though Aguero had returned to training over the international break, it was a surprise to see his name in the starting XI for City's return to Premier League action after so long out of action.

straight to your inboxMicah Richards has explained that he didn't believe Sergio Aguero was that good when he first played in training with him for Manchester City.Aguero has returned from injury to start for City vs Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League tonight. It's an important comeback for the Blues, who have also been without the services of fellow striker Gabriel Jesus.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City morning headlines for Saturday, 17 October.Aguero and Sterling latest ahead of Arsenal clashManchester City could have both Sergio Aguero and Raheem Sterling available for selection for today’s game against Arsenal. Pep Guardiola will be without midfield ace Kevin De Bruyne, though, after he picked up an injury while on international duty with Belgium.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola is hoping his Manchester City side can rediscover "who we are as a team" when they face Arsenal today.The Blues have been inconsistent so far in the Premier League, following an opening weekend win at Wolves with the 5-2 defeat to Leicester City and the 1-1 draw with Leeds before the international break.Guardiola has seen his side put together performances in patches so far, rather than over a full 90 minutes, and the challenge against the Gunners will be made

straight to your inboxMikel Arteta has described Manchester City's mixed start to the new season as 'unlucky' as he prepares to take his Arsenal side to the Etihad.Former City assistant Arteta has led Arsenal to three wins out of four in the Premier League, while the Blues have one win and one draw from their first three games.With Arteta knowing this City side better than perhaps any other manager, he is well placed to discuss why Pep Guardiola's men have already dropped points twice - in the

straight to your inboxMikel Arteta has confirmed he still doesn't know if defender Kieran Tierney will be available for Arsenal's trip to Manchester City this weekend, but revealed new signing Thomas Partey could make his debut.Arsenal have started the season with three wins from four as Arteta continues to revitalise the Gunners with an attractive playing style.

straight to your inboxKevin De Bruyne has returned to Manchester City after picking up an injury on international duty, Belgium have confirmed.De Bruyne was in action for his country at Wembley on Sunday as they took on England in the Nations League and had to cut his fine performance short after picking up an injury.Despite De Bruyne's efforts, England came back from Romelu Lukaku's early penalty to win 2-1, with Marcus Rashford equalising with his own spot-kick and Mason Mount scoring with a

straight to your inbox Kevin De Bruyne was substituted in Belgium's defeat by England as a precaution as he was not feeling 100 per cent, handing Manchester City a new injury concern. De Bruyne was in fine form for his country at Wembley, as Belgium dominated much of the first half in the Nations League clash, despite England keeping the score at 1-1 at half time.

straight to your inbox Owners and chairmen of Football League clubs have reacted angrily to comments made by Manchester City chief executive Ferran Soriano regarding the introduction of Premier League 'B' teams to the EFL. The issue of proud EFL teams playing Premier League academy sides has been a controversial one for some time, with the introduction of under-21 sides to the EFL Trophy a divisive move in 2016.

straight to your inboxArsenal look to have been dealt a blow ahead of their Premier League clash with Manchester City.Gunners boss Mikel Arteta is set to be without key defender Kieran Tierney for the showdown at the Etihad on Saturday, October 17.Tierney is currently away on international duty with Scotland, who face Israel on Thursday in a crucial Euro play-off semi-final.But the Scots' preparations have suffered a serious setback with the news that Stuart Armstrong has tested positive for

straight to your inboxLeicester City winger Harvey Barnes is looking to learn from Manchester City's Raheem Sterling during the international break as he's set for his England debut.The 22-year-old was called up to the England squad for the first time this week and is looking to make his debut in the clash against Wales on Wednesday.

straight to your inbox Raheem Sterling has praised the resolve and fitness of his Manchester City teammates to navigate a tricky start to the season, despite dropping five points already in the league. City go into the international break having played five games in 13 days, at times with just 12 fit first-team players.