Micah Richards makes Man City admission after Leeds United draw

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 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

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 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 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 inboxGood morning, Manchester City fans. Here are your morning headlines for Sunday, October 11.

straight to your inboxKevin De Bruyne has offered his take on the prospect of Lionel Messi signing for Manchester City.MEN Sport understands that the Blues will be in a position next season to try and sign the Barcelona forward after he handed in a transfer request this summer.City were merely interested observers during the summer window as Messi ended up staying put, but that may change next year.

straight to your inboxFootball as come to know a cheeky chipped penalty as the “Panenka” in honour of the Czech footballer who did it in the 1976 European Championship final.But Manchester City fan Dave Massey has unearthed evidence that Billy Meredith – who also played for Manchester United and is often labelled football’s first superstar – was doing it for the Blues over 70 years before the man whose name it carries!Antonin Panenka won the Euros for his country with a nerveless dinked spot

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 inbox Leeds changed their approach in the second half of their Premier League draw with Manchester City to specifically target the Blues defence and earn a point at Elland Road. That is according to Leeds midfielder Kalvin Phillips, who helped his side to a deserved draw after going in 1-0 down at the break.

straight to your inboxHere are the Manchester City morning headlines for Saturday, October 3Pep Guardiola finally has options to choose from in his Manchester City defence ahead of Saturday’s game at Leeds United.M.E.N.

straight to your inboxNicolas Otamendi has bid an emotional farewell to Manchester City after sealing a move to Benfica.The defender's five-year spell at City has come to an end as he heads to Portugal on a permanent deal, with Ruben Dias moving in the opposite direction.Otamendi made 210 appearances for the club, scoring 11 goals along the way.

straight to your inboxRoy Keane accused Manchester City's players of lacking 'hunger and desire' after their shock defeat by Leicester City.Pep Guardiola's side succumbed to a 5-2 loss to the Foxes on Sunday and currently find themselves six points off top spot in the Premier League - albeit with a game in hand on the early pace-setters.

straight to your inboxMicah Richards has disagreed with Gary Neville over Manchester City's defending. An upset Richards was talking after City's shock 5-2 defeat to Leicester City, which saw them give away three penalties as they struggled against the Foxes' counter-attack.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola claims his response to Manchester City 's worst home defeat for 17 years was to remind them how good they are. City fell apart after dominating Leicester early in their Premier League meeting, and taking the lad through a stunning Riyad Mahrez strike.

straight to your inboxFormer Manchester United defender Gary Neville has issued a damning verdict on Manchester City's defence following the defeat to Leicester City. Riyad Mahrez opened the scoring against his former side to give City the lead but the Foxes responded valiantly, with Jamie Vardy netting a hat-trick before James Maddison and Youri Tielemans added further gloss to the scoreline.