Man City team news vs Porto confirmed as Eric Garcia and Fernandinho start

straight to your inboxThe 2020/21 campaign was never going to be an easy one for Manchester City – the fact pre-season training began just 16 days after their Champions League defeat to Lyon is often overlooked. Yet few would have envisioned Pep Guardiola’s side sitting ninth in the Premier League table heading into the Christmas period, although they do have a game in hand on seven of the sides above them.

straight to your inbox Sergio Aguero missed two days of training after Manchester City's Premier League draw with West Brom due to a new injury problem. Aguero played 14 minutes in the West Brom game, his first league appearance since October, as Pep Guardiola tries to manage the return of his star striker.

straight to your inbox every day for freeWayne Rooney has confirmed his son Kai has signed for Manchester United.The Reds have snapped up the oldest son of their former striker, who remains the club's record goalscorer. Rooney, currently player and caretaker manager at Championship side Derby County, announced the news on social media, posting a picture of himself and 11-year-old Kai alongside wife Coleen.

straight to your inboxJohn Stones is not in the squad for Manchester City's match against West Brom on Tuesday, though Phil Foden has returned to the starting XI.City will be looking to return to winning ways at the Etihad after they once again failed to string three victories together on Saturday after they drew in an extremely dull encounter with fierce rivals Manchester United.

straight to your inbox Manchester City take on West Bromwich Albion tonight in a game that will be broadcast live on Amazon Prime Video. City head into the fixture off the back of six successive clean sheets in all competitions, responding well to last month's disappointing 2-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur.

straight to your inboxPablo Zabaleta says John Stones would not be part of his ideal back four for Manchester City.The centre-back has been in excellent form since being recalled to City's starting line-up, having effectively found himself as sixth-choice centre-back during the summer.It has led to plenty of debate over what City's strongest defence is, with Aymeric Laporte missing four of their last five games.The likes of Nathan Ake, Eric Garcia and summer signing Ruben Dias are also vying for

straight to your inboxJohn Stones can still play for England at Euro 2020 as he emerges from a prolonged dip in form and arrives into the best years of his career, according to Joleon Lescott.Stones lost his place in the national team after falling well down the pecking order at Manchester City last season, with questions over his future at the club.

direct to your inbox The Manchester derby takes place this Saturday at 17:30 and will be broadcast live on Sky Sports.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United striker Anthony Martial is fit for the derby this weekend but Edinson Cavani faces a late fitness test.Cavani and Martial did not travel to Leipzig for United's Champions League defeat on Tuesday due to injuries they sustained in the 3-1 win at West Ham last week.United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has confirmed Martial will be back in the squad at Old Trafford and Cavani has returned to training but Solskjaer is yet to decide on whether

straight to your inbox Ilkay Gundogan is set to be fit for Manchester City's trip to Old Trafford, but the Blues will be without Eric Garcia. Both players limped out of the Champions League victory against Marseille on Wednesday night and while Gundogan has trained ahead of the derby, Garcia faces a longer spell on the sidelines.

straight to your inboxBernado Silva says he is 'very happy' to have Sergio Aguero back in the team after the striker made a goalscoring return from injury on Wednesday.Manchester City brought their Champions League group stage campaign to a close in style as they comfortably defeated Marseille 3-0 at the Etihad. Although the early loss of Eric Garcia to injury will come as a blow, Pep Guardiola was finally able to call upon the services of Aguero again, who came on with 25 minutes remaining.

straight to your inboxManchester City lost defender Eric Garcia early in their Champions League group match against Marseille tonight. Pep Guardiola made several changes to his starting lineup with his side having already qualified as group winners, and with an eye on the derby against Manchester United on Saturday.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has named a strong starting XI for Manchester City's final Champions League group game against Marseille, with Sergio Aguero returning on the bench.City have nothing to play for tonight after securing top spot in last week's hard-fought draw at Porto, so fans were hoping to see some of the club's exciting starlets get a chance from the start for the visit of the French side.

straight to your inbox Manchester City take on newly-promoted Fulham this Saturday in a game that will be broadcast live on BT Sport 1. Following an inconsistent start to their league campaign, Guardiola's men got back on track last weekend with a comprehensive victory over Sean Dyche's Burnley.Fulham themselves, however, picked up an impressive victory of their own during the last round of Premier League fixtures.

straight to your inboxSummer signing Diego Rosa has said his farewells to Gremio ahead of a January move to the City Football Group.Manchester City and the CFG agreed a move in August for the midfielder, but couldn't complete the transfer until he turned 18 in October. The Brazilian under-17 World Cup winner signed for an initial £2.65million with another £1.75million to be paid when the deal is completed in January.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola explained why he only made one substitution during Manchester City's 0-0 draw with Porto. The Blues boss had five at his disposal, a number he has regularly called for the Premier League to pick up again this season given the extra physical and mental demands placed on the players following the disruption to the schedule.

straight to your inboxFernandinho has praised the impact Gabriel Jesus made in Manchester City's 0-0 draw with Porto, even though he saw his goal disallowed for off-side.City have secured top spot in their Champions League group with a game to spare after a hard-fought draw in Portugal, though it's a game they easily could have won.

straight to your inboxManchester City supporters would like to see John Stones remain in the starting XI for Tuesday night's encounter with Porto.City are already safely through to the knockout stages of the Champions League but Pep Guardiola is taking no chances in the penultimate group game, a point in which would see his side finish top, saying he will need the 'best players possible' to get a win.

straight to your inboxManchester City are back in Champions League action this week as they travel to Portugal to face Porto.Pep Guardiola 's men secured qualification to the last 16 of the competition with a 1-0 win over Olympiacos last time out. But City will be looking to clinch top spot in Group C, which they can with a win or a draw against Porto.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola is taking a strong squad to Porto as Manchester City look to secure top spot in their Champions League group - but is unlikely to be able to call upon Sergio Aguero. Having returned from his latest setback last week at Olympiacos, Aguero was kept out of the win over Burnley after waking up on the morning of the game feeling something wrong with the knee that kept him sidelined for five months.