Pep Guardiola responds to Barcelona interest in Man City star Eric Garcia

straight to your inbox Barcelona have made Manchester City defender Eric Garcia their top priority this summer, according to reports. City have struggled in defence this season after failing to replace Vincent Kompany and then being hit with injuries to Aymeric Laporte, John Stones and Nicolas Otamendi.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola was quick to point out Kevin De Bruyne's second goal in a game where the Manchester City star equalled a Premier League record for assists.A ball finished off by Raheem Sterling was enough for the Belgian to draw level with Thierry Henry on 20 assists for a league campaign. He was unable to further add to his tally, although did smash two goals in a 5-0 victory.

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 inbox Arsenal legend Paul Merson believes his old club should go after Manchester City defender John Stones. It has been a rocky start for Gunners boss Mikel Arteta with Arsenal looking likely to miss out on European football.

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.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola says Manchester City deserve an apology from those claiming the club broke Financial Fair Play rules after the Court of Arbitration for Sport cleared the Blues of the charges against them.City were handed the two-year ban for 'serious breaches' of FFP regulations, but CAS yesterday ruled that those allegations were either 'not established or time-barred'.

straight to your inboxRaheem Sterling has taken aim at Piers Morgan on social media for a tweet he posted about him five years ago. On this day in 2015, Sterling completed his £49million move to Manchester City from Liverpool, a deal which was heavily scrutinised by pundits and supporters at the time.

straight to your inboxRaheem Sterling has revealed he is keeping tabs on the race for the Golden Boot after his hat-trick against Brighton & Hove Albion. The attacker netted three times in Manchester City's 5-0 win to move to 17 Premier League goals so far this season.

straight to your inbox Rio Ferdinand claims that Man City boss Pep Guardiola has lost faith in defender John Stones. The Manchester United great was speaking ahead of City 's clash with Newcastle United when he analysed what has gone wrong for Stones.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola dismissed any talk of transfers until the end of the season when Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi were mentioned in a press conference ahead of the Premier League match against Newcastle on Wednesday evening. Having finally been dethroned by Liverpool a fortnight ago, attention has turned to how Manchester City can improve to try and reclaim the Premier League title next season.

straight to your inbox Former Manchester City defender Micah Richards has heaped praise on David Silva but stopped short of labelling him the best player in the club's history. Silva has starred for the Blues ever since arriving at the club back in 2010 from Valencia.