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straight to your inboxPep Guardiola wants Manchester City to continue their one-game-at-a-time approach, even if they have won the Premier League, to boost their chances of winning more silverware.City are 14 points clear in the Premier League, and can extend that to 17 points with victory over second placed Manchester United on Sunday.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola insists he will restrict some of his Manchester City stars from representing their countries this month if it means they will have to isolate on their return to the club.With the next international break set for the end of March, concerns are growing among Premier League clubs about the UK government's travel restrictions regarding Covid-19.

straight to your inboxRiyad Mahrez agrees with his manager after Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola had warned the squad that they would be dropped if standards dipped.City beat Wolves to move 15 points clear in the Premier League before Manchester United play on Wednesday.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has hailed Gabriel Jesus as Manchester City’s hidden hero after the Brazil striker’s two goals to sink Wolves.The Blues made it 21 wins on the bounce, and have been lauded by their fans for some brilliant team performances.But doubts have remained over Jesus, who has been afforded a chance to claim a regular place in the side by Sergio Aguero’s long injury absence – but trails behind top scorer Ilkay Gundogan and Raheem Sterling with 11 goals.Guardiola says

straight to your inboxNathan Ake is finally due back in training for Manchester City after ten weeks out of action.The Holland international has not played since Boxing Day after suffering a training injury, and has been the only player unavailable to manager Pep Guardiola in the last week or two.Ake has made just nine appearances for the Blues since his £40million move from Bournemouth last summer, due to injury and the form of first-choice centre back pairing John Stones and Aymeric

straight to your inbox Manchester City are closing in on a European record of consecutive wins, and manager Pep Guardiola said the prospect poses “an incredible question” for his players. The Blues can make it 21 victories on the bounce if they beat Wolves at the Etihad Stadium tomorrow night.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has revealed that the only English football team he watches for fun are Championship leaders Norwich City.The Manchester City boss says he has little time to watch the game for recreation, inbetween analysing opponents.But he says that he makes an exception for the Canaries, as they are coached by his friend Daniel Farke, a friend and long-time admirer of the Blues boss’s methods.The popular view of Guardiola is that he is a football obsessive, who spends

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola does not want Gabriel Jesus to be more selfish in front of goal despite the Brazilian failing to find the net more regularly. Manchester City's No.9 scored in midweek against Borussia Monchengladbach in the Champions League but had earlier wasted a golden chance to extend the team's lead when clean through on goal.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola and Manchester City sent messages of support to Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson following the tragic death of his father.Jose Becker, 57, was swimming at a dam on his property in southern Brazil when he drowned on Wednesday.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has seen enough from Arsenal's recent performances to believe they can soon challenge for the Premier League title.Manchester City head to the Emirates nine places and 22 points ahead of the Gunners, who languish in 10th in the table after a fast start to the campaign under Mikel Arteta quickly tailed off.Guardiola knows the value of Arteta as a coach more than most, having enjoyed three years together in Manchester where the former Everton and Arsenal

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola fears Manchester City's recent progress could be undone when his players join up with their national teams next month, increasing their risk of contracting Covid-19.After seeing the impact of the Covid outbreak at City's training ground at the turn of the year, which has impacted the fitness of some players for a number of weeks afterwards, Guardiola is now fearful cases could rise again after the March international break.With only two positive cases returned

straight to your inboxIlkay Gundogan says Phil Foden's recent form is proof that Pep Guardiola should be trusted to manage and make decisions his way.Guardiola has led Manchester City to top spot in the Premier League despite a number of injuries in key areas at various points of the season, particularly in attack.Gundogan has replaced the goals of Sergio Aguero in recent weeks, with 11 strikes in 12 Premier League appearances, while Foden has also produced some influential performances across

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola is eyeing Wednesday’s trip to Everton as the ideal time for Manchester City to put their foot down in the title race.The Blues moved seven points clear of Leicester at the top with a 3-0 victory over Tottenham, although United’s victory at West Brom reduces the gap to five.However, City have a game in hand on all of their nearest rivals and play at Goodison Park on Wednesday on an evening when the only other teams in action are Burnley and Fulham.With the

straight to your inboxGary Lineker says Manchester City could win the quadruple this season after they swept Tottenham aside in the Premier League.City went seven points clear at the top of the league with their 3-0 win over Spurs and also have a game in hand over second-placed Leicester City. After an even opening to the game, Rodri's penalty put City 1-0 up midway through the first half before Ilkay Gundogan's second-half brace secured a comfortable victory.

straight to your inbox Manchester City were last night claiming a new top-flight record of 15 consecutive wins in all competitions, after seeing off Swansea in the FA Cup. But the Blues were, confusingly enough, also adamant that they had broken that particular record in 2017 – when they piled up TWENTY victories on the bounce on their way to a Premier League and League Cup double.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola felt that Raheem Sterling deserved more praise than he got in the dissection of Manchester City's win over Liverpool.Phil Foden rightly dominated headlines after the 20-year-old followed up two assists with a breathtaking goal to seal the 4-1 win over Jurgen Klopp's side in style.