Nuno Espirito Santo reveals Wolves blueprint for ending Man City record and gives Raul Jimenez injury update

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straight to your inboxPep Guardiola says he wants Joao Cancelo to move into midfield to guard against the counter-attack and defend 'with the ball'.Cancelo has been excellent this season for Manchester City, and has impressed with his performances from full-back that see him regularly move into a defensive midfield position when the Blues have possession to link up with his attacking teammates from the centre.The 'inverted full-back' role has been likened to Guardiola's use of Phillip Lahm at

straight to your inboxJoleon Lescott has said he never wants Sergio Aguero to leave Manchester City after the striker ended his 13-month Premier League goal drought. The Argentine striker - whose last league goal came in January 2020 against Sheffield United - wrapped up the scoring for City in their 3-0 win over Fulham on Saturday.

straight to your inboxIt took little more than 10 minutes for Birmingham City's youngsters to abandon their starting formation and drop to a five-man defence in order to deal with Liam Delap - but the damage had already been done.There were only three minutes on the clock when Manchester City's under-18s got their first chance to take the lead and it was Delap who grabbed it, setting City on their way to a strong start to their defence of the FA Youth Cup.With City making a new striker their top

straight to your inboxAymeric Laporte could not resist aiming a cheeky dig at opponent Jannik Vestergaard following Manchester City's victory over Southampton. Pep Guardiola's men beat the Saints 5-2 at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday evening as they bounced back from their derby defeat to Manchester United.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola has revealed how his Manchester City players have reacted to their derby loss to Manchester United – and says they have been “on fire” ahead of tomorrow’s clash with Southampton. The Reds brought a record 21-game winning streak to an end with a 2-0 win at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.

straight to your inbox every day for free Anthony Martial is back in the Manchester United squad for the derby at City on Sunday but there is a doubt over Edinson Cavani's availability. Martial, 25, missed the midweek draw with Crystal Palace through injury and has scored two goals in his last 15 games - both of them in the 9-0 evisceration of Southampton.

straight to your inbox every day for freeLee Sharpe has picked out four Manchester United players that could be crucial in ending Manchester City's winning run at the weekend.United and City go head-to-head on Sunday in a game that is likely to have more bearing on the former's chances of the top four than anything else.

straight to your inboxAymeric Laporte was not impressed with VAR after Manchester City's win over Wolves, despite the Blues' late flurry of goals to secure a record-equalling win.City have matched their club record for 28 games unbeaten, and are on a run of 21 wins in succession to move 15 points clear in the Premier League.However, Laporte, recalled to the starting line up, still wasn't happy after the match - as he felt the decision to overrule his first half effort for offside was

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has hailed Gabriel Jesus as Manchester City’s hidden hero after the Brazil striker’s two goals to sink Wolves.The Blues made it 21 wins on the bounce, and have been lauded by their fans for some brilliant team performances.But doubts have remained over Jesus, who has been afforded a chance to claim a regular place in the side by Sergio Aguero’s long injury absence – but trails behind top scorer Ilkay Gundogan and Raheem Sterling with 11 goals.Guardiola says

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has made six changes to his Manchester City side as he looks to navigate a 21st consecutive victory.After the cagey win over West Ham at the weekend, which required Ruben Dias and John Stones goals to secure another win that took City 12 points clear at the top of the Premier League.City can extend that to 15, albeit for 24 hours, but will need to be better in attack against a Wolves side who have caused Guardiola's side problems in recent meetings - including

straight to your inboxManchester City could win their fifteenth successive Premier League in on Tuesday, as they host Wolves at the Etihad Stadium.Despite City's only injury concern being defender Nathan Ake, Pep Guardiola could still rotate against Nuno Espirito Santo's side in midweek, particularly with the Manchester Derby coming up next weekend.

straight to your inboxNathan Ake is finally due back in training for Manchester City after ten weeks out of action.The Holland international has not played since Boxing Day after suffering a training injury, and has been the only player unavailable to manager Pep Guardiola in the last week or two.Ake has made just nine appearances for the Blues since his £40million move from Bournemouth last summer, due to injury and the form of first-choice centre back pairing John Stones and Aymeric

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola could make a massive six changes to his Manchester City side for Tuesday's match against Wolverhampton Wanderers.The Blues boss also rung the changes in Saturday's narrow 2-1 victory over an impressive West Ham United, which left City looking out of sync with a few players who haven't had much game time in recent weeks starting.A win looked guaranteed following Ruben Dias' first-half opener but the high-flying Hammers fought back before the break through

straight to your inboxSergio Aguero says he is itching to get back on the pitch after a long absence after he was handed a first Manchester City start for four months.Aguero last started in City's reverse fixture against West Ham, but was substituted at half time as his managed return from injury suffered another setback that saw him miss much of the following four months.