Pep Guardiola gives Man City injury update after Bournemouth win

straight to your inboxThree Manchester City players have been tested again for coronavirus after Cristiano Ronaldo returned a positive test.The Portuguese football federation confirmed in a statement that the Juventus star does not have symptoms and is "doing well" but has been released from the squad and will go into self-isolation as a consequence of the test.

straight to your inbox Kevin De Bruyne was substituted in Belgium's defeat by England as a precaution as he was not feeling 100 per cent, handing Manchester City a new injury concern. De Bruyne was in fine form for his country at Wembley, as Belgium dominated much of the first half in the Nations League clash, despite England keeping the score at 1-1 at half time.

straight to your inbox Manchester City have been given the best deadline day boost of all – with Sergio Aguero joining squad training for the first time in four months. The Blues ’ all-time top goalscorer has been out since damaging a meniscus in his knee against Burnley in June, an injury which required surgery.

straight to your inbox Manchester City could be eight points behind Premier League leaders Everton and reigning champions Liverpool by tomorrow night. But Blues boss Pep Guardiola said he is not thinking about the gap at such an early stage of the season – and said he was “more than satisfied” after a 1-1 draw at Leeds.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola gave new boy Ruben Dias a glowing tribute after a fine debut against Leeds. Manchester City splashed out a club record £65.2million on the Portugal international - a lot of money for a 23-year-old.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has had almost a week to digest the lessons from the shock defeat by Leicester.But the Manchester City boss said he is not contemplating the fact that they are already six points behind Liverpool, albeit with a game in hand.City head to Elland Road tomorrow for another difficult Premier League game against promoted Leeds, who almost surprised Liverpool in a thrilling 4-3 defeat at Anfield on the opening weekend.City conceded five goals for the first time under

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has hailed Leeds boss as the person he admires most in world football. The Manchester City boss takes his team to Elland Road tomorrow for a clash which many think could be a classic between two teams who only know how to attack.

straight to your inbox Manchester City's injury problems appear to be clearing, after Pep Guardiola confirmed two more players should be back after the international break and that Ruben Dias could make his debut this weekend at Leeds. Speaking ahead of City's Premier League trip to Leeds, Guardiola was asked about the missing players in his squad, as well as offering an encouraging update on the fitness of new signing Dias.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola intends Ruben Dias to be the backbone of this young Manchester City team for the foreseeable future.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola believes that Manchester City ’s transfer business is over for this window after the completion of Ruben Dias ’s club record move. The Blues tied up the move for the 23-year-old Portugal international on Tuesday, paying a fee of £65.2million.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City morning headlines for Thursday, 1 October.Pep Guardiola has explained why he fielded a strong team for Wednesday’s EFL Cup win at Burnley.Cole Palmer made his senior debut for the club but it was a star-studded line-up fielded for the 3-0 win at Turf Moor, with Raheem Sterling, Kevin De Bruyne and Aymeric Laporte all featuring.Guardiola has revealed - ahead of a tricky game against Leeds this weekend - that his players wanted to bounce back

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola says Manchester City's first-teamers wanted to play against Burnley after suffering a humbling Premier League defeat to Leicester. After a winning start away to Wolves, a week that began with such optimism ended in crushing defeat as they lost 5-2 at the Ethad.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola says Cole Palmer has a bright future at Manchester City after making his debut for the club. The 18-year-old was bumped up to first-team training when the players returned after lockdown and has stayed with them for this season.

straight to your inbox Gary Neville has reversed his prediction that Manchester City would win the Premier League title, after only two games. Pep Guardiola's side opened their account with a 3-1 win over Wolves but were thumped 5-2 by Leicester City at the weekend.

straight to your inboxMicah Richards has disagreed with Gary Neville over Manchester City's defending. An upset Richards was talking after City's shock 5-2 defeat to Leicester City, which saw them give away three penalties as they struggled against the Foxes' counter-attack.

straight to your inboxGraeme Souness says Liverpool may run away with the Premier League title following Manchester City's shock 5-2 defeat to Leicester City.City were off the pace last season as Liverpool stormed to their first Premier League title but pundits predicted it would be a closer title race this time around.Yet City's defensive frailties were once again exposed in the 5-2 defeat to the Foxes, who looked devastating on the counter-attack.Speaking on Sky Sports, Souness argued that

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola says Leicester's gameplan led Manchester City players to believe they weren't playing well in the first half, leading to them being picked off on the counter-attack. Riyad Mahrez gave the Blues the perfect start in their third game of the week and season as he rocketed in a loose ball in the box to put them ahead in the fourth minute of the game.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola claims his response to Manchester City 's worst home defeat for 17 years was to remind them how good they are. City fell apart after dominating Leicester early in their Premier League meeting, and taking the lad through a stunning Riyad Mahrez strike.

straight to your inboxGabriel Jesus is facing a month on the sidelines as Manchester City's dire injury situation gets worse.With club record scorer Sergio Aguero one of seven first-teamers to miss the opening Premier League game at Wolves, Jesus led the line and scored in a 3-1 win.