Pep Guardiola issues Man City transfer update

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola admitted he still feels "so bad for the players" more than two months after their Champions League quarter-final defeat to Lyon. Manchester City headed to Lisbon for the final three rounds of the competition on a high after beating the team dubbed the "kings of the competition" by their manager, dumping Real Madrid out to make the last eight.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola played down an incident involving Sergio Aguero and official Sian Massey during Manchester City's 1-0 victory over Arsenal. City got back to winning ways on their return to Premier League action on Saturday night after losing to Leicester and drawing with Leeds in the previous two league matches.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola is hoping his Manchester City side can rediscover "who we are as a team" when they face Arsenal today.The Blues have been inconsistent so far in the Premier League, following an opening weekend win at Wolves with the 5-2 defeat to Leicester City and the 1-1 draw with Leeds before the international break.Guardiola has seen his side put together performances in patches so far, rather than over a full 90 minutes, and the challenge against the Gunners will be made

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola is happy at Manchester City, according to friend and former assistant Mikel Arteta, as speculation continues to surround the Catalan's contract situation.Guardiola is in his fifth season at City, his longest stay at any club in his managerial career, but is out of contract next summer. City are calm about the situation, and are hopeful of persuading Guardiola to stay at the Etihad, but no extension has been signed yet.

straight to your inboxManchester City will face Arsenal on the weekend as master meets apprentice; Pep Guardiola will have to overcome his former assistant in Mikel Arteta, who left Manchester to take over at the Emirates in December.Arteta has improved the Gunners since making the move, but one major problem still persists and it tends to drift under the radar.

straight to your inboxJoining Manchester City would have been a 'good opportunity', according to summer target Jules Kounde.City identified Kounde as an option towards the end of the transfer window as they searched for a second central defensive signing to join Nathan Ake at the Etihad.Kalidou Koulibaly had been the prime target throughout the transfer window, but as the chances of completing that deal faded, City began to look for alternatives - including Kounde, Jose Gimenez and Ruben

straight to your inboxKevin De Bruyne has offered his take on the prospect of Lionel Messi signing for Manchester City.MEN Sport understands that the Blues will be in a position next season to try and sign the Barcelona forward after he handed in a transfer request this summer.City were merely interested observers during the summer window as Messi ended up staying put, but that may change next year.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City transfer headlines for Monday, October 5.What to expect from City on deadline dayManchester City are expecting a quiet deadline day following the arrival of Ruben Dias last week.Eric Garcia remains a Barcelona target, though the Blaugrana could wait for the player’s contract to expire next summer before making a move.City are also rumoured to be searching for a new left-back after some questionable performances from Benjamin Mendy, but any move

straight to your inboxThe odds for any Manchester City signings on deadline day reflect the reality that the club are not expecting a busy finale to the transfer window.

straight to your inboxThe chances of Manchester City adding any more players to their squad before Monday’s transfer deadline are almost non-existent.There is a slim chance that they could still move for a left back, but that depends on several factors all falling into place.One of those factors is that Aleks Zinchenko has a change of heart and decides he wants a move away – and another is that the club can find a buyer ready to meet the asking price for the Ukraine international.If that

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 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 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 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 inbox Hours after appearing to confirm he has played his final game for Benfica, Ruben Dias has appeared to 'like' a post claiming an agreement has been reached for his transfer to Manchester City.Dias captained Benfica and scored on Saturday, but was emotional in his post-match interview, describing the win as a 'special' and 'important' game.His manager Jorge Jesus later admitted he expects that Dias has played his final game for the Portuguese side, admitting he doesn't want

Manchester City defender Nicolas Otamendi is close to being completed. City stepped up their interest in Dias, 23, on Friday, with Portuguese sources confirming City had started serious talks over a move for Dias - potentially involving Otamendi.But Dias was involved in Benfica's 2-0 win over Moreirense on Saturday, captaining the side and scoring the opening goal.