Pep Guardiola hails Joao Cancelo transformation at Man City ahead of Real Madrid

straight to your inboxKyle Walker says Manchester City have one of the best chances they will ever get to win the Champions League.The Blues are just two games from the final, with the knockout stages now reduced to single games, played over an 11-day period in Lisbon.After knocking out Real Madrid, they start the final eight tournament next Saturday night with the quarter-final against Lyon – and while the fact it is no longer over two legs makes it more of a lottery, England defender Walker

straight to your inboxGabriel Jesus believes the power of his pressing game was key to Manchester City's victory against Real Madrid in the Champions LeagueThe Brazilian netted in the reverse fixture at the Bernabeu in February and started on the wing again at the Etihad, with Phil Foden operating as the false nine.Jesus was involved from the off, putting Raphael Varane under pressure after just nine minutes and forcing the Frenchman into an early mistake that allowed Raheem Sterling to open the

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola and Zinedine Zidane were locked in conversation at pitchside after Manchester City's win over Real Madrid in the Champions League.The two managers chatted amicably after the Blues’ 2-1 win had secured a place in the last-eight tournament, which starts in Lisbon next week.Defender Raphael Varane admitted his two errors had brought the defeat for Madrid, but Zidane’s failure to reach the quarter-finals will pile pressure on him, even though he led them to

straight to your inboxGary Lineker has revealed Raheem Sterling contacted BT Sport asking for video footage of Manchester City's Champions League exit against Tottenham Hotspur last season in order to analyse his performance.Pep Guardiola's side secured their place in the last eight of this year's competition after a 2-1 victory over Real Madrid, ensuring a 4-2 win on aggregate.Sterling opened the scoring for City with Gabriel Jesus scoring the winning goal in the second half after Karim Benzema

straight to your inboxAfter a brief break following the conclusion of the Premier League, Manchester City will have their biggest game of the season so far on Friday when they take on Real Madrid in the Champions League.City hold the advantage going into the last-16 second leg after their historic 2-1 victory at the Bernabeu back in February thanks to goals from Gabriel Jesus and Kevin De Bruyne.However, Madrid have gone from strength-to-strength since that match and have won an unlikely La Liga

straight to your inboxAfter a long wait, Manchester City return to Champions League action on Friday night as they face La Liga giants Real Madrid, knowing that a draw will see them advance to the quarter-finals of the competition.City will be without the injured Sergio Aguero and the suspended Benjamin Mendy, whilst new signings Ferran Torres and Nathan Ake are both ineligible against Madrid.

straight to your inbox Manchester City are back in action on Friday night in what will be the biggest match of their season so far as they take on Real Madrid in the Champions League. The two sides will finally complete their last 16 tie at the Etihad, with the first leg being played way back in February as City came away with an historic 2-1 victory after coming from behind with goals from Gabriel Jesus and Kevin De Bruyne at the Bernabeu.

straight to your inbox Sergio Aguero’s fight to make the final stages of the Champions League – if Manchester City get there – is looking increasingly difficult.

It was revealed this week that Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane had been named the world's best manager ahead of Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp by French magazine L'Equipe. On the French coach, they said: "He is a coach who has experienced only one club, and quite rarely defeat.

straight to your inbox Former Manchester United player Wayne Rooney says Manchester City 'may never have a better chance to win the Champions League' and said his only concern for the Blues against Real Madrid is over their defence. Pep Guardiola's men are 2-1 up against Madrid going into the last-16 second leg game at the Etihad on Friday night.

straight to your inboxWhen Leroy Sane left Manchester City, Kyle Walker and Raheem Sterling will have both felt they had more of a claim to be Manchester City's fastest player.In a long-running debate between the trio over which player is fastest, there have been sprint races in training and plenty of social media posts between the players on the subject.However, now Walker and Sterling have a definite answer, as the list of the top ten fastest players in the Premier League for the 2019/20

straight to your inboxManchester City are carefully monitoring developments after a Real Madrid player tested positive for Covid-19. Both clubs are currently pushing ahead with preparations for the second leg of the Champions League last 16 clash at the Etihad Stadium on August 7.

straight to your inbox Manchester City and Real Madrid are continuing to prepare for their Champions League showdown next Friday despite one player at the Spanish club testing positive for Covid-19.

straight to your inboxManchester City’s second leg against Real Madrid has been thrown into severe doubt by reports that one of the Spanish champions’ players has tested positive for Covid-19.Spanish radio reporter Fernando Burgos first broke the news that a Madrid star has gone down with the virus and been confined to his home.

straight to your inbox Manchester City’s Champions League showdown with Real Madrid will go ahead as scheduled despite the government’s clampdown on people travelling from Spain. The UK decided yesterday to impose restrictions on anyone arriving in the country from Spain following a spike in coronavirus cases, requiring them to self-isolate for 14 days after touching down.

straight to your inboxManchester City have joined Arsenal in the race to sign Real Madrid midfielder Dani Ceballos in the upcoming transfer window - according to reports.Ceballos joined the Gunners on a season-long loan deal last summer after falling out of favour under Zinedine Zidane in the Spanish capital.

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 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 Kyle Walker has insisted Manchester City still have their eyes firmly set on two more pieces of silverware this season. Pep Guardiola's side take on Arsenal in the FA Cup semi-final on Saturday, looking to retain the trophy after a 6-0 demolition of Watford in the final last season.