Pep Guardiola looking ahead to 'exciting' Man City challenge next season

straight to your inbox Injury updates on Sergio Aguero were seen as being of key importance as Manchester City prepared to take on Real Madrid. But Pep Guardiola hinted that the Blues legend might not have played even if he had recovered from a knee injury he picked up shortly after the Premier League re-start.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola admitted he got his tactics wrong during the first half of Manchester City's win against Real Madrid in the Champions League.The Spaniard made four changes to the side that defeated Madrid 2-1 at the Bernabeu back in February.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola said that beating Real Madrid twice is an important step in preparing Manchester City to win the Champions League. But if beating the 13-times winners home and away has strengthened the Blues’ mentality and self-belief, the Blues boss says they quickly have to put it into perspective.

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.

straight to your inboxReal Madrid played an intra-squad friendly on Saturday as they prepare to face Manchester City in the Champions League.The La Liga champions are back training after taking a break following the completion of their league campaign, although Mariano Diaz is self-isolating after a positive Covid-19 test on his return to the training ground this week.Zinedine Zidane lined his troops up in the club's new kits, and Pep Guardiola will hope to glean some information from the

straight to your inboxFerran Torres wants to follow in Cristiano Ronaldo's footsteps as he approaches the next challenge of his football career.The 20-year-old Valencia winger is set to join Manchester City this summer after the two clubs agreed a fee of an initial £21m with no other complications to the transfer expected.Despite his young age, Torres already has three years of La Liga experience and has earned rave reviews for his performances both for his club and the Spain youth teams.

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 inbox Ilkay Gundogan talked up Manchester City's attacking options without Sergio Aguero for the Champions League game with Real Madrid ... but was more reluctant to push his own case.

straight to your inboxThe summer transfer window is now open, and Manchester City look set to be pretty active.City will be looking to make some new acquisitions this summer as they look to mount a challenge to wrestle the Premier League title back from Liverpool's grasp next season.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola said that Ederson gets the credit he deserves from within the Manchester City camp, even if his ability is not always recognised more widely. The Brazil international made three important saves to keep his 16th clean sheet of the season – and clinch the Premier League ’s Golden Glove award as Burnley’s Nick Pope conceded twice on the final day.

straight to your inboxKevin De Bruyne insists he is not bothered if he does not break the Premier League assist record in Manchester City's final game of the season at home to relegated Norwich.De Bruyne has 19 assists - his best-ever return in a season - and needs one more to equal Thierry Henry's record in the final match.The Belgian already feels like he has broken the record, but has had two assists taken off him in both meetings with Arsenal, after the Premier League judged the ball took a

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola has called for patience over the progress of Manchester City youngster Jayden Braaf. The 17-year-old has been outstanding in the academy since moving from PSV Eindhoven two years ago and was recently crowned as the club's Under-23 Player of the Year to recognise his season.

straight to your inboxRobert Green has paid tribute to Manchester City legend David Silva ahead of his departure from the club this summer and recalled a conversation the pair once had on the pitch.Three years on from the famous meeting between City and QPR that saw the Blues lift the Premier League for the first time and the London club survive relegation, the two teams once again met at the Etihad on the final day.QPR needed to win to survive but instead of the double miracle that occurred in

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 inboxGabriel Jesus hailed Pep Guardiola as a “genius” for the tactical tweak which brought his goal against Bournemouth.The Brazil striker made it three goals from three games by netting the second goal in a 2-1 Manchester City win.Jesus was finding it tough against a massed Cherries defence, buoyed by their 4-1 win over Leicester at the weekend, and fighting for their Premier League survival.David Silva had fired City ahead with a brilliant free kick, but Bournemouth had

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.