Pep Guardiola names four Man City fringe players who impressed him vs Newcastle

Kalvin Phillips has not yet decided on his Manchester City future but a January transfer is increasingly likely the longer he is starved of game time, reports claim.

Kyle Walker says it is not up to him to rewrite the hectic football schedule, despite Pep Guardiola’s suggestion that players should speak up about the increasing workload.

Oscar Bobb might have only just taken the first steps in his fledging career, but the Manchester City prospect has done enough to win over two men who matter most to the Norwegian.

Alan Shearer said he almost dozed off during Manchester City’s 1-0 defeat to Arsenal such was the poor quality on show.

TV pundit Ian Wright has flagged up the roles played by Scott McTominay and Alejandro Garnacho after the two Manchester United substitutes paved the way for a pulsating comeback win over Brentford.

The losing streak is over.

Phil Foden says partnering with Rico Lewis in midfield for Manchester City is a dream come true, as he echoed his manager's sentiments on the youngster's potential.

Pep Guardiola said a third successive defeat would not have shaken his faith that Manchester City can have a good season.

Manchester United had 11 players out with injury at one stage last month. The club had taken a lot of flack for their underwhelming start to the season but any team that loses a whole starting XI of players are going to struggle.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola will be expecting his team to bounce back this weekend when they travel to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League.

Pep Guardiola has called on the players to take a stand if they want a reduction in the number of games in the schedule, insisting the authorities won't listen to the Manchester City manager or his fellow bosses.

Bernardo Silva won't be fit to return for Manchester City at Wolves this weekend and the Blues will also be without John Stones and Kevin De Bruyne for the trip to Molineux.

Manchester City have spent the day refocusing after suffering their first defeat since the Community Shield at the beginning of August, on Wednesday night.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is expected to shuffle his star-studded pack for their Carabao Cup third-round tie against Newcastle United on Wednesday night (8pm).

Phil Foden’s opening goal in Manchester City’s 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest saw 46 consecutive passes put together in what was almost a new Premier League record.

Pep Guardiola praised Jeremy Doku's decision-making in the final third after the £55million winger continued the bright start he has made to his Manchester City career against Nottingham Forest.

You will have to go back a long way to find the last time Pep Guardiola picked a Manchester City team lacking the ingredient he usually treasures above all others: control. So perhaps it was fitting that by the end everyone inside the Etihad had chucked the shackles away and embraced the chaos.

The pundits are predicting Manchester City to maintain their 100 percent Premier League record this weekend.

Pep Guardiola has leapt to the defence of striker Erling Haaland, telling anyone who doubts his finishing that they will soon eat their words.

Pep Guardiola is likely to tinker with his Manchester City side when Nottingham Forest visit the Etihad Stadium this weekend.