Pep Guardiola explains what has changed at Man City since their last Arsenal defeat

straight to your inbox Manchester City were hit by the loss of Mikel Arteta in the middle of the season, according to Joleon Lescott. Pep Guardiola's No.2 left the club in December to take on his first managerial role when Arsenal came calling, and has already lifted a trophy with the Gunners.

straight to your inboxJoleon Lescott is more confident that Nathan Ake would prove his worth at Manchester City than he is Kalidou Koulibaly.The Blues are close to making Ake their second major signing of the summer after Ferran Torres's move was officially confirmed on Tuesday evening, with the club having agreed a £41m deal with Bournemouth.That is not expected to be the end of their strengthening of the defence this summer though.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City headlines for the evening of Monday August 3.Arsene Wenger names City among his two Champions League favourites Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has named Manchester City among his two favourites to win this season’s Champions League. Pep Guardiola’s team will face Real Madrid in the second leg of their last 16 tie at the Etihad Stadium this Friday and Wenger fancies City to be among the frontrunners to go all the way in the competition.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola has spent more time thinking about how to beat Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool than any other opposition in his career. Manchester City and Liverpool have been comfortably the best two teams in the Premier League over the last two years, with the Blues becoming the first team in a decade to retain the title in 2019 before being blown away by their Merseyside rivals this season.

straight to your inboxKevin De Bruyne has challenged his Manchester City teammates to win the Champions League to give David Silva the perfect end to his time at the club..Silva played his final Premier League game for City in the 5-0 win over Norwich on Sunday, and was applauded off the pitch by his teammates and backroom staff.De Bruyne, who scored twice and assisted another in the comfortable win, hailed Silva as one of the best players to grace the league, saying the no.21 will be a huge

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola made a triple change at half-time against Norwich to give more players the opportunity to impress as he continues to prepare for the Real Madrid game.Manchester City's final Premier League fixture of the season was still competitive, and the milestones clocked up by Kevin De Bruyne, Raheem Sterling and Ederson during it will stand.However, the lack of importance given to the match was signalled earlier in the week when the manager chose to give his players a

straight to your inbox David Silva will play his 309th and final Premier League game this afternoon as he captains Manchester City against Norwich this afternoon. Silva, who leaves City at the end of the season, captains the Blues today in the last game of the extended domestic season against the relegated Canaries.

straight to your inboxKevin De Bruyne has expanded on his role in the Manchester City squad, revealing that manager Pep Guardiola trusts him to organise the team on the field.De Bruyne says he does not speak to Guardiola much over tactics as they share a similar philosophy, as he explained how Guardiola has changed City's approach from top to bottom in the last four seasons."He lets me be myself a lot of the time," De Bruyne told Soccer AM.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola said he has little respect for Arsenal's actions off the pitch as the bad blood between the Gunners and Manchester City continues.The relationship between the two clubs has occasionally boiled over since the Blues were taken over more than a decade ago, with the number of players swapping the Emirates for the Etihad and Arsene Wenger's public comments about City's spending adding to the tension.There have also been specific issues this season.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola spoke about the fire and excitement that he has about leading Manchester City into next season. With two Premier League games to go and second place already assured, the Blues are working towards their Champions League second leg against Real Madrid that will determine whether or not they go through to the quarter-finals with a chance of more silverware this season.

straight to your inbox Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says the Premier League will be improved next season following Leeds' promotion from the Championship. Leeds, under the guidance of Guardiola's mentor Marcelo Bielsa, recovered from play-off disappointment last year to win the Championship this season.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has suggested that the notion that the pupil overcame the master in Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final is disrespectful to Mikel Arteta.The former Manchester City assistant got his tactics spot on to frustrate the Blues and pull off a surprise 2-0 win in the Wembley clash.It was widely portrayed as being a case of Arteta, having learned at the feet of Guardiola, returning to use his own knowledge against him.But the Blues boss rejected that notion and said that

straight to your inboxIlkay Gundogan admitted Manchester City lacked energy and were too slow against Arsenal as they bowed out of the FA Cup with a semi-final defeat at an empty Wembley on Saturday.City started brightly but allowed Arsenal into the game, and the Gunners dealt with everything thrown at them after taking the lead through Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on 18 minutes.Although City were improved after the break, Gundogan conceded that the energy and pace of their performance was not good

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola said he asked his Manchester City players to be more aggressive at half time of the defeat to Arsenal after being disappointed with their performance in the first 45 minutes.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola was left saddened by Manchester City's FA Cup defeat as he accused his players of not turning up for the first half. A 2-0 victory for Mikel Arteta's Arsenal ended a long unbeaten run for the Blues in domestic cups stretching back to February 2018 and leaves them with the Champions League as the only remaining trophy they can win this season.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola has included Kevin De Bruyne and David Silva in a strong Manchester City starting XI to face Arsenal in the FA Cup semi-final on Saturday. Guardiola has rotated his side to prepare for this semi-final, which has become City's priority competition.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola says former Manchester City coach Mikel Arteta is creating something unique at Arsenal, as the two sides prepare to face each other in the FA Cup semi-final. Arteta left City to take the Arsenal head coach job in December, and is already seeing his style of play translate onto the pitch at the Emirates.

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 inboxFernandinho could be Manchester City's surprise weapon in midfield as they look to claim the FA Cup and Champions League.Pep Guardiola has spent the season using the veteran Brazilian at the heart of his defence and dismissed the suggestion that moving him back to his more familiar role would help the team consistency on a number of occasions.However, with Aymeric Laporte and Eric Garcia starting together in defence again at Southampton Fernandinho played in a role more