Mendy out, Fernandinho in - Man City fans pick new strongest line up with fully fit squad

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 inboxAymeric Laporte should be back playing again within a fortnight but Manchester City will be without Benjamin Mendy and Gabriel Jesus for longer. Laporte and Mendy have joined Jesus on the treatment table after picking up muscle injuries during the international break.

straight to your inboxAymeric Laporte and Benjamin Mendy have been ruled out of Manchester City's clash at home to Arsenal and it has led to plenty of reaction.City were already without the services of Kevin De Bruyne for the clash with the Gunners at the Etihad Stadium but have been now dealt a further double blow.Both Laporte and Mendy have been ruled out due to injuries despite starting City's last game against Leeds United.Neither were involved in France's matches during the international

straight to your inboxAymeric Laporte and Benjamin Mendy both miss Manchester City's game with Arsenal in the Premier League due to injury. The pair started at Elland Road - City's last fixture - and spent the international break training at the City Football Academy given they were not needed with their national team.

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 inboxItalian giants Juventus have reportedly joined the race for Bayern Munich defender David Alaba, striking a blow to Manchester City's chances of signing him.City strengthened their defence significantly in the summer with the signings of Nathan Ake and Ruben Dias but were unable to get a new left-back in before the deadline.The continued poor performances of Benjamin Mendy so far this season, along with Aleks Zinchenko's fitness problems, meant the Blues considered

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United and Manchester City supporters have joined forces with fan groups from Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, and Tottenham to oppose Project Big Picture.News broke earlier this week of the radical proposals aiming to overhaul the Premier League in order to safeguard clubs playing in the English Football League.United and Liverpool were at the forefront of the plans that would see the size of the Premier League reduced to 18 teams and give greater

straight to your inboxThe majority of Manchester City supporters are still unsure whether their side can overtake champions Liverpool this season.City were beaten to the Premier League title last campaign by the Reds - who finished 18 points clear at the top of the table.Pep Guardiola and the club’s board have signed a host of new players in order to fight Jurgen Klopp’s side for the crown this season.Ruben Dias, Nathan Ake and Ferran Torres - most notably - have all arrived at the Etihad

straight to your inbox Manchester City named their 21-man squad for the Champions League group phase on Thursday morning, and Phil Foden's absence from the 'A list' of players may have raised eyebrows among some supporters.

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straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City transfer headlines for Monday, October 5.What to expect from City on deadline dayManchester City are expecting a quiet deadline day following the arrival of Ruben Dias last week.Eric Garcia remains a Barcelona target, though the Blaugrana could wait for the player’s contract to expire next summer before making a move.City are also rumoured to be searching for a new left-back after some questionable performances from Benjamin Mendy, but any move

straight to your inboxThe odds for any Manchester City signings on deadline day reflect the reality that the club are not expecting a busy finale to the transfer window.

straight to your inbox Benjamin Mendy told Manchester City fans that he knows he must cut the mistakes out of his game. The French defender started well at Elland Road on Saturday night as Pep Guardiola's side came flying out of the blocks and took the lead.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola believes Manchester City are finished in the transfer market this summer after the arrival of Ruben Dias. The 23-year-old joined City on Tuesday for a fee of £65.2 million and will provide a much-needed boost to Guardiola’s backline.The club still have an eye on the market as they consider potential options at left-back in the wake of Benjamin Mendy’s poor performance against Leicester City on Sunday.

Aleks Zinchenko from the Manchester City team threw fuel on the fires of the Nicolas Tagliafico transfer talk. The Blues have been in touch with Ajax about at possible £20million move for the Argentina left back ahead of the transfer deadline on Monday, amid growing doubts about Benjamin Mendy ’s form and fitness.

straight to your inbox Manchester City fans have mixed feelings on the team that Pep Guardiola has selected for Wednesday night's Carabao Cup clash with Burnley.

straight to your inbox There were two surprise names on the Manchester City teamsheet for their latest EFL Trophy triumph - Claudio Gomes and Matthew Smith. The pair had not featured so far this season after spending last season out on loan - Gomes at PSV under-21s and Smith at QPR and Charlton.

straight to your inbox New Manchester City signing Ruben Dias is a ready-made leader who will only get better , according to his international centre-back partner. City have agreed to sign Dias, 23, for £62m, but they will get back around £13m from the sale of Nicolas Otamendi to Dias' former club Benfica.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola turned to 17-year-old striker Liam Delap, making his Premier League debut, to try to stem the tide as Manchester City slumped to a 5-2 home defeat by Leicester. And while that was a remarkable vote of confidence in the youngster – who scored on his first appearance for the Blues in the Carabao Cup on Thursday – it was also a bold gamble.

straight to your inbox Manchester City fans are disappointed that Eric Garcia has started against Leicester City, and are also gutted that Liam Delap has been left on the bench. City's taxing first week of the season will come to an end today with a match against Brendan Rodgers' side at the Etihad Stadium and they will be hoping to continue their winning start to the campaign.