Pep Guardiola message for Man City defenders after Van Dijk comparison to Ruben Dias

straight to your inboxJamie Redknapp has compared Man City star Ruben Dias to Manchester United Nemanja Vidic after the Blues' 1-0 win at Arsenal.City signed Dias for £65million in the summer. The former Benfica defender has impressed throughout his first season at the club, and was once again excellent at the Emirates Stadium.

straight to your inboxMan City were handed multiple injury boosts in their midweek win over Everton.Kevin De Bruyne made an appearance off the bench in the match for what was his first game since January 20 and Ruben Dias started after missing last week's win over Spurs. Sergio Aguero was also on the substitutes bench again as he continues to feel his way back to fitness following his time on the sidelines with Covid-19.

straight to your inboxJamie Carragher has changed his prediction regarding which Manchester City star will win the PFA Player of the Year award. The former Liverpool defender previously tipped Ruben Dias to claim the gong thanks to the impact the summer signing has had on Pep Guardiola's defence.

straight to your inboxMan City return to Premier League action on Saturday, as they take on Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad Stadium, three days after their FA Cup exploits against Swansea City.City have a number of injury concerns ahead of the game against Spurs with Fernandinho, Rodri, Ruben Dias and Sergio Aguero all ruled as doubtful for this weekend, whilst Kevin De Bruyne and Nathan Ake have been ruled out through injury.If neither of Fernandino or Rodri are fit enough to start, midfielder

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola confirmed a double injury boost for Manchester City ahead of the Premier League clash with Tottenham as he confirmed Rodri and Ruben Dias are back in training.Dias missed the trip to Swansea this week with a fever, while Rodri limped out of that cup win after a needless late challenge.

straight to your inboxManchester City's win at Swansea came at a cost as three key players are now doubts for the Premier League clash with Tottenham this weekend.Fernandinho and Ruben Dias didn't travel to South Wales, with Rodri limping off after a late challenge in the second half, and TV cameras showing him in discomfort as he walked down the tunnel at the Liberty Stadium.With Sergio Aguero, Nathan Ake and Kevin De Bruyne still out at various stages of recovery from injury, City now have six

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola could not confirm if Ruben Dias will be fit to face Tottenham as he waits for news on the extent of Rodri's injury. Dias missed his first match since moving to Manchester City from Benfica in September, absent from the matchday squad at Swansea after 30 consecutive appearances in them.

straight to your inboxManchester City's preparations for Anfield last season could not have been more chaotic.With Aymeric Laporte already ruled out for the game and no central defenders filling his shoes, Ederson pulled up in the Champions League encounter with Atalanta three days before to mean Pep Guardiola had to use a back five including Claudio Bravo and Angelino as well as Fernandinho out of position.The landscape could not be more different for Sunday's encounter.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola might have to break up his defence for the trip to Liverpool, despite eight clean sheets in the last nine outings.At Burnley this week, City used a back three of Aymeric Laporte, John Stones and Ruben Dias.

straight to your inboxJamie Carragher says Ruben Dias should become the seventh centre-back to be named PFA Player of the Year.The Manchester City defender has been a rock in defence since joining from Benfica in the summer, keeping eight clean sheets in his last nine Premier League matches to help Pep Guardiola's side to the top of the Premier League table.Dias has also formed a solid partnership with a rejuvenated John Stones and Carragher paid tribute to the way the former Everton defender

straight to your inboxAymeric Laporte insists he has happy at Manchester City but has hinted he might look to assess his future at the club if his playing time does not increase.Laporte has struggled with injury in different spells this season, while he also missed some games after isolating for Covid-19. Since being dropped after defeat at Tottenham, the Frenchman has struggled to disrupt the partnership of John Stones and Ruben Dias as City have gone 19 games unbeaten in all competitions.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has named a strong Manchester City side to face Burnley, with Aymeric Laporte picked at left-back. After Manchester United earned a record-equalling win last night, they moved level on points with City at the top of the Premier League, albeit having played two games more.

straight to your inboxSeeing – and hearing – Ruben Dias in action has Gareth Barry harking back to his early days in the Manchester City dressing room.The former Blues midfielder was brought to the club in 2010 as an experienced 28-year-old who had played at a high level for Aston Villa for ten years, playing nearly 450 games.But it was a 23-year-old Vincent Kompany who startled Barry, whose own experience was a key reason City stumped up a bargain £12million for the England international.Both

straight to your inboxGary Neville has warned Manchester City that Liverpool could ride a similar wave of momentum to themselves following back-to-back Premier League wins.Pep Guardiola's side have risen to the top of the table after a run of 12 matches unbeaten, including nine victories. City's defensive record has been impressive too, with John Stones and Ruben Dias forming a fantastic partnership at centre-back, which has seen only two goals conceded during that run.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola praised the fight of his Manchester City players as they defended as a unit to keep out Sheffield United. Ruben Dias led the defence superbly from the back to pick up another clean sheet that laid the platform for yet another Premier League victory for the Blues.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has revealed Ilkay Gundogan will definitely start against Sheffield United tomorrow.The Manchester City manager rarely reveals any of his hand in advance, but said that the midfielder, who is in scintillating form and has seven goals in his last eight games, is already on the teamsheet.Gundogan scored twice in the 5-0 rampage at West Brom in midweek, as well as filling the creative boots of Kevin de Bruyne by playing in a mire advanced position.And the Germany