Pep Guardiola concerned about Man City fixture list after Arsenal

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola said he is not concerned by Southampton’s revelation that they targeted Ederson in Manchester City’s defeat yesterday.Saints boss Ralph Hasenhuttl said that his team had worked on forcing errors from the City defence – and then taking advantage of the fact that the Brazil goalkeeper is often in an advanced position, as he sweeps up behind the defence and also joins in the outfield build-up.That plan worked to perfection when Stuart Armstrong robbed Aleks

straight to your inbox Manchester City must rediscover how to make the most of their dominance, according to Pep Guardiola.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola insists that Manchester City still need a stroke of luck if they are to win the Champions League this season.But the Blues boss believes that the thumping 4-0 win over Liverpool has given his team a major boost ahead of the resumption of the elite European competition next month.City are waiting to hear whether the second leg of their last 16 tie with Real Madrid, due to be played on August 7 or 8, will be switched to Portugal.The decision has been delayed

straight to your inboxJurgen Klopp insists he has no personal issues with Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola. The pair are currently in charge of two of the best sides in Premier League history and have seen their sides dominate English football in the past few years.

straight to your inbox Phil Foden has already played – and excelled – in three different positions for Manchester City. But Blues boss Pep Guardiola is already planning for a day when the 20-year-old adds another string to his bow, and learns how to play as a holding midfielder.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola said Phil Foden can be an “incredible player for the next ten years” at Manchester City. The Blues boss has been criticised for holding back the 20-year-old midfield prodigy, but Foden is now showing that approach was right by playing brilliantly at the highest level.

Guardiola warned his Manchester City players about Andy Carroll's threat before their FA Cup quarter-final with Newcastle. Carroll started for Steve Bruce's side, and wasted no time in getting physical with Aymeric Laporte as he clashed with the French defender in just the second minute of the game.

City are playing their third game in just over a week but weren't showing any fatigue in the first-half against Chelsea, as they dominated the ball and controlled the game. Despite all their possession, however, the Blues had struggled to fashion many clear-cut chances and Frank Lampard's side were looking more dangerous on the counter.

Chelsea will continue to be without duo Callum Hudson-Odoi and Fikayo Tomori for Thursday's clash with Manchester City. Chelsea made their long-awaited return to Premier League action on Sunday, as they came from behind to defeat relegation-threatened Aston Villa thanks to goals from Christian Pulisic and Olivier Giroud.

Manchester City have no plans to buy a replacement for Leroy Sane if he leaves in the next transfer window.Instead, the Blues will look to the players they already have to fill the void, if and when the Germany winger joins Bayern Munich.The manager confirmed on Friday that Sane will leave the club either in the next transfer window or when his contract expires next summer.Bayern Munich are at the front of the queue to sign Sane, who returned to the squad for the win over Arsenal last week,

Manchester City got straight to winning ways again against Arsenal on Wednesday.It's not football as we previously knew it though. The most notable difference is obviously the lack of supporters, with all games staged behind closed doors for the foreseeable future.But the changes aren’t limited to the absence of fans.

Garcia received ten minutes of treatment in City's Premier League win over Arsenal after colliding with Ederson, who had rushed out to clear a forward ball.

Ederson: Didn't put a foot wrong in goal, and came close to notching another assist with an almighty ball through to Riyad Mahrez in the Arsenal penalty area. 7Walker: Keen to get involved in building the play across the defence but needed his pace to bail him out of a number of heavy touches that nearly gave the ball away in dangerous areas.

Garcia, a surprise pick to start alongside Aymeric Laporte ahead of Fernandinho, Nicolas Otamendi and John Stones, had enjoyed a solid game when the centre-back was clattered by City goalkeeper Ederson as they both tried to react to a long ball over the top from Arsenal stopper Bernd Leno.City players surrounded Garcia and medical staff spent more than five minutes with the 19-year-old assessing him and then moving him onto a stretcher in what was a sombre way to end what had been a comfortable