Pep Guardiola gives injury update on three players after Man City beat Arsenal

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City headlines for the evening of Thursday, November 5.Manchester City forward Gabriel Jesus thinks his side must beat Premier League champions, Liverpool, on Sunday to be considered title challengers this season.The Brazilian returned to action after a spell on the sidelines through injury in the Champions League win over Olympiacos on Tuesday evening and could feature in this weekend’s fixture at the Etihad Stadium.“It's a very important game for

straight to your inboxGabriel Jesus says Manchester City must beat Liverpool on Sunday to be considered title contenders. The Blues have only lost one game in all competitions this season and picked up their third straight win with a 3-0 victory over Olympiacos in midweek.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola's Manchester City future is in his own hands but there are only two clubs left in the world he can manage.Those are the thoughts of former City players Joleon Lescott and Owen Hargreaves, who spoke about Guardiola's future on BT Sport.Guardiola has been linked with a return to Barcelona in recent days, with presidential candidate Victor Fort claiming the City boss should come back to the club he first managed at.Whilst Guardiola has denied any return to Barca,

straight to your inboxOwen Hargreaves says Sergio Aguero should come back into Manchester City's starting line-up when fit even with Ferran Torres' impressive form up front.The summer signing has been deputising in a rather unfamiliar role up front due to injuries to Aguero and Gabriel Jesus but has impressed, scoring in three successive Champions League matches.With Aguero not far off fitness, former City midfielder Hargreaves says the iconic striker needs to come back into Pep Guardiola's

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City morning headlines for Wednesday, 4 November.Pep Guardiola reacts to Gabriel Jesus’ returnGabriel Jesus made the perfect return to action last night, coming off the bench to score against Olympiacos. The Manchester City striker had been out of action since September, but took a little over 10 minutes to get back among the goals after replacing Riyad Mahrez in an eventual 3-0 victory.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola will give Gabriel Jesus the chance to prove his fitness to face Olympiakos on Tuesday, but could turn to Ferran Torres or Raheem Sterling to lead the line. Jesus has had one training session with his teammates as he steps up his return from injury and if he gets through a session on Monday afternoon he could be involved against the Greek champions in Manchester City's third Champions League group fixture.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has challenged his Manchester City players to keep their motivation as their injury crisis shows no sign of improving.The City boss may have been able to welcome a fully-fit Bernardo Silva and João Cancelo into the team to face Arsenal, as well as hand Sergio Aguero and Ilkay Gundogan their first minutes of the season.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has warned against comparing new signing Ruben Dias with club legend Vincent Kompany.The arrival of Dias, a club-record signing this summer, ended a two year search for a high-profile central defensive signing after Kompany left the club after a glorious 11-year spell.With Nathan Ake also signing, City finally appeared to have solidified their defensive options.

straight to your inbox Raheem Sterling outlined how Sergio Aguero makes Manchester City much more fluid after the striker returned from injury against Arsenal. Though Aguero had returned to training over the international break, it was a surprise to see his name in the starting XI for City's return to Premier League action after so long out of action.

straight to your inboxMicah Richards has explained that he didn't believe Sergio Aguero was that good when he first played in training with him for Manchester City.Aguero has returned from injury to start for City vs Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League tonight. It's an important comeback for the Blues, who have also been without the services of fellow striker Gabriel Jesus.

straight to your inboxManchester City are back in action in the Premier League as they welcome Arsenal to the Etihad this evening.The Blues were lost their last game against Arsenal in the FA Cup semi-final and have made a slow start to the season - winning one, drawing one and losing one of their opening three league fixtures. Nevertheless, City are unbeaten in their last nine league games against Arsenal, scoring at least twice in all nine of those games.

straight to your inbox Manchester City are back in Premier Leagu e action on Saturday and they will be hoping to get back to winning ways when Arsenal visit the Etihad. It's been an inconsistent start to the season for City as an impressive victory at Wolves was then followed up by a 5-2 loss to Leicester and a 1-1 draw with Leeds.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has backed Bernardo Silva to return to his title-winning best this season.The 26-year-old stepped up in the absence of Kevin De Bruyne in the 2018/19 campaign and was the outstanding player in the Premier League as Manchester City won a domestic clean sweep.

straight to your inboxManchester City ended the summer transfer window with their customary big-name purchase, as Pep Guardiola secured a deal for Portuguese international Ruben Dias.Guardiola has prioritised strengthening his central defensive options this summer, with Dias joining Dutch defender Nathan Ake as new faces at the Etihad Stadium.The City boss could potentially remain in the market in the coming week or so, with the EFL transfer window extended until October 16.The signing of Ake

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City morning headlines for Friday, 9 October.City fans want a new striker City fans have singled out attack as the area of the pitch Pep Guardiola needs to improve in when the transfer window reopens.