Pep Guardiola explains John Stones and Claudio Bravo absences from Man City squad

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 is happy that his Manchester City players have ended his concerns that developed after victories over Arsenal and Burnley. The Blues were quick out of the blocks following the restart of the Premier League, easing past Arsenal 3-0 at the Etihad before knocking five past Burnley a few days later.

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 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 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 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.

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.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola says that Eric Garcia is more than ready to return to the Manchester City starting XI for tonight's match against Liverpool.Garcia started City's first game back in action after the coronavirus-induced break against Arsenal on June 17 and played well but had to be substituted late on after a sickening collision with his own goalkeeper Ederson.The Spaniard received 10 minutes of treatment before being stretchered off and taken to hospital, where he spent the

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola is unsure whether club legends Sergio Aguero and Fernandinho will stay beyond next summer.But the Manchester City boss is committed to a rebuild of the squad which will begin this summer.The departures of David Silva, Claudio Bravo and Leroy Sane this year, just 12 months after Vincent Kompany departed, has continued the break-up of the sensational squad which won successive Premier League titles.But by next summer Aguero – the biggest name of all – will be