Man taken to hospital in serious condition following 'assault' as police cordon off home and bus stop

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has challenged his Manchester City players to keep their motivation as their injury crisis shows no sign of improving.The City boss may have been able to welcome a fully-fit Bernardo Silva and João Cancelo into the team to face Arsenal, as well as hand Sergio Aguero and Ilkay Gundogan their first minutes of the season.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola thinks that Sergio Aguero still has to earn a new contract at Manchester City just like he does.The club record scorer is in the final year of his deal at City, but after so many years of consistently high performances the Blues will not be pushing him out of the door.However, Aguero’s appearance against Arsenal was his first since June and the club are keen for him to show that he is over his injury problems, while the possibility of signing Lionel Messi on a

Manchester Evening News that 'football and rugby fans' began to fight each other before the skirmish turned into a 'big brawl'. In dramatic scenes, one man was left 'crawling' from the pub before being taken away in an ambulance, according to those passing the pub at the time.The eyewitness said: "Roughly three or four lads got put in the back of the police vans.

hereGreater Manchester Police have confirmed that two people were injured.

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.

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straight to your inbox Manchester City fans are unsurprisingly delighted to see Sergio Aguero return to the starting XI against Arsenal.City return to domestic action following the international break and Pep Guardiola will be hoping to see his side return to winning ways.

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.

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straight to your inboxSergio Aguero and Lionel Messi are like an 'old married couple' when they room together on international duty, the Manchester City man has revealed. Aguero, City's all-time leading goalscorer, was discussing his relationship with Messi on sports show Santo Sábado, when he outlined how the close friends have different approaches to deadlines.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City morning headlines for Friday, 9 October.City fans want a new striker City fans have singled out attack as the area of the pitch Pep Guardiola needs to improve in when the transfer window reopens.

straight to your inbox Manchester City have been given the best deadline day boost of all – with Sergio Aguero joining squad training for the first time in four months. The Blues ’ all-time top goalscorer has been out since damaging a meniscus in his knee against Burnley in June, an injury which required surgery.

here"Initial enquiries suggest that the man was stabbed after being hit by a car driven by the offender."The victim was taken to hospital with serious injuries and remains there in a stable condition."No arrests have been made and enquiries are ongoing." Get breaking news first on the free Manchester Evening News app - download it here for your Apple or Android device. You can also get a round-up of the biggest stories sent direct to your inbox every day with the MEN email newsletter -

a double stabbing in north Manchester.He was said by police to be in a 'critical' condition.A second man, who suffered knife wounds and went to hospital of his own accord later, was said to be in a 'serious condition'.Armed police and emergency services were scrambled to Church Lane in Moston at 2.40pm on Tuesday.Detectives said initial enquiries have found 'a group of individuals had been involved in an altercation'.One witness said they heard a car crash into another car before fighting broke