Pep Guardiola defends playing without a striker for Man City vs Chelsea

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola says his future beyond 2021 is not important as he works to make sure the Manchester City chairman is no longer unhappy with him.City have celebrated as a club this week after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) overturned their two-year Champions League ban, allowing them to keep hold of their best players and continue to build as they have done over the last decade.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City headlines for the evening of Tuesday, July 14.City boss Pep Guardiola has responded to criticism by head of La Liga Javier Tebas after the Court of Arbitration for Sport cleared the club of UEFA’s charges against them.Tebas has been an outspoken figure in the media in recent years and a notable critic of City and PSG’s spending in the transfer market.Guardiola has consistently defended the club and been on the record to say he’s never doubted

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has called on his players to show that Manchester City are a big club capable of winning the Champions League.The Blues will carry a 2-1 advantage into the second leg of their clash with Real Madrid and the draw for the latter rounds was mapped out on Friday, with potentially Juventus and then Barcelona standing in the way of a first final appearance.City's manager was in no mood to discuss anything beyond Real Madrid though.

straight to your inboxHere are the Manchester City evening headlines for Friday, July 10.Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola believes the club will be successful in their appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).UEFA have banned City from European competition, starting from next season, for two years.City, who are second in the Premier League and have effectively confirmed their place in the top four, are hopeful that the decision will be overturned this month.“The intention is every

straight to your inbox Sergio Aguero will not be fit to face Real Madrid in the Champions League next month. The Manchester City striker has been ruled out by manager Pep Guardiola, after having surgery on a knee meniscus problem he picked up in the 5-0 win over Burnley last month.

straight to your inbox Manchester City are “confident” that Eric Garcia will stay with them despite claims he has agreed personal terms with Barcelona. The Blues are ready to give the 19-year-old defender a big pay increase and extended contract after his outstanding form since the restart.

straight to your inbox Rio Ferdinand claims that Man City boss Pep Guardiola has lost faith in defender John Stones. The Manchester United great was speaking ahead of City 's clash with Newcastle United when he analysed what has gone wrong for Stones.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola dismissed any talk of transfers until the end of the season when Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi were mentioned in a press conference ahead of the Premier League match against Newcastle on Wednesday evening. Having finally been dethroned by Liverpool a fortnight ago, attention has turned to how Manchester City can improve to try and reclaim the Premier League title next season.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola says his Manchester City side must improve and take their chances if they want to win the FA Cup and Champions League. City couldn't convert any of their 26 shots at Southampton on Sunday and fell to a 1-0 defeat on the South Coast - their ninth of the season in the Premier League.

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 inboxPep Guardiola praised the unique ability of Gabriel Jesus to improve Manchester City as the spotlight focuses on the attack without Sergio Aguero.An injury to Aguero leaves the Blues without their club record scorer for at least the rest of their domestic campaign and potentially the whole season including the Champions League.

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 inboxKevin De Bruyne is the best midfielder on the planet right now, according to Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola.The Belgium star scored from the penalty spot, played an unselfish role in the second goal, and played a big role in the other two as the Blues hammered champions Liverpool 4-0.De Bruyne notched up two assists to move within two of Thierry Henry’s Premier League record of 20 in a season and made a powerful claim on the individual player awards by dominating

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola was delighted with Manchester City's victory over Liverpool but doesn't believe it will be significant in the Premier League. Having given Jurgen Klopp's side a guard of honour onto the pitch, the Blues blasted them away with three first-half goals before Raheem Sterling wrapped up a thumping 4-0 win in the second half to inflict Liverpool's second league defeat of the season.