Pep Guardiola tells Benjamin Mendy and Riyad Mahrez why they could start next Man City game

straight to your inboxRiyad Mahrez used his vote for the prestigious FIFA Best Men's Player award to put forward Liverpool's Sadio Mane before Manchester City teammate Kevin De Bruyne. As Algeria captain, Mahrez was able to pick his top three players of the year, with his first pick earning five points, his second three points and his third choice one point to go towards a final total that eventually crowned Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski the clear winner.

straight to your inboxJose Mourinho took aim at Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola and Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp after seeing his Tottenham side beaten by the new league-leaders at Anfield.Roberto Firmino's late header gave the reigning champions a dramatic 2-1 victory in their top-of-the-table clash with Spurs. Mourinho could not hide his frustration at the final whistle, telling Klopp that "the best team lost".

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola questioned the decision to only award four minutes of injury time in Manchester City's game with West Bromwich Albion.The City coach was seen in frenzied discussion with fourth official Anthony Taylor as the electronic board was about to go up to signal four minutes with the game poised at 1-1.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola thinks that the Premier League is moving into a different phase of the season now the Champions League group stages are out of the way. Manchester City's manager has regularly raised the physical and mental battle of the teams that have had to play European football in a condensed schedule - especially for the Blues and other teams that went deep in continental competitions in August while their domestic rivals were able to recuperate.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola insists Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is strong enough to ride out the storm at Manchester United despite coming under increased pressure as a result of their Champions League exit in midweek.Manchester City boss Guardiola believes Solskjaer is the victim of the cycle of instant judgement in modern football, with his job the source of speculation ahead of Saturday's Old Trafford derby.

straight to your inboxRio Ferdinand believes Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola saw something that everyone else didn't when signing Ferran Torres over the summer.City completed the signing of Torres from Valencia in the summer transfer window for around £20m - and the Spanish youngster has hit the ground running at the Etihad Stadium.The 20-year-old has scored six goals in all competitions under Guardiola and has already played in numerous positions in the attacking trio.The Spain forward found

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola says Manchester City need to take their Champions League dead rubber seriously if they want to consider themselves a big team. The Blues confirmed top spot in the group with a drab 0-0 draw at Porto, ensuring an easier draw on paper in the last-16 of the knockout competition next year.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City morning headlines for Monday, 30 November.Guardiola calls on defenders to stamp out errorsManchester City boss Pep Guardiola has challenged his defenders to avoid making mistakes if they want to keep their place in the starting line-up.

straight to your inboxRiyad Mahrez was happy to put a bit of frustration behind him by netting his first Manchester City hat-trick.Mahrez netted his maiden treble for the club as City thumped Burnley 5-0 in Saturday's Premier League clash at the Etihad Stadium.

straight to your inboxBenjamin Mendy was a relieved man to finally get on the scoresheet for Manchester City - after 60 appearances without a goal.Mendy's time at City has been disrupted by a number of injuries, but he has returned from his latest setback in good form, impressing in the last two games at Olympiacos and at home to Burnley.It was against the Clarets that Mendy finally got off the mark for City, timing his run to the back post perfectly to volley home Kevin De Bruyne's lovely cross

straight to your inboxGood morning, Manchester City fans. Here are your morning headlines for Saturday, November 28.No new signings for City in JanuaryManchester City boss Pep Guardiola does not expect new signings to be made in the January transfer window.

straight to your inboxHere are the Manchester City evening headlines for Friday, November 27.Pep Guardiola has revealed that Manchester City have no new injury concerns ahead of tomorrow’s game against Burnley.Fernandinho, Benjamin Mendy and Aleks Zinchenko all returned to the squad as the Blues beat Olympiakos in the Champions League on Wednesday night.Nathan Ake is the only potential absentee with a knock sustained while on international duty with the Netherlands.In his pre-match press

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola is not concerned by Manchester City's troubles in front of goal, despite his side's recent struggles to score when they are on top.City have failed to score more than once in half of their games so far this season, and have five goals in their last six Premier League games. The midweek Champions League win at Olympiacos saw City have 21 efforts on goal, with ten on target, but once again only one goal was scored.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola says no player loved football more than Diego Maradona, as he led Manchester City's tributes to the Argentina legend.Maradona has passed away at the age of 60, leading to tributes to be paid from around the world in respect of one of the greatest players to play the game.The sad news was confirmed before City's Champions League win in Olympiacos, with Guardiola paying tribute to Maradona in his post-match media commitments.Guardiola also offered his

straight to your inboxKyle Walker and Kevin De Bruyne are not injured, Pep Guardiola confirmed, despite them remaining at home for Manchester City's Champions League trip to Olympiacos.The senior duo have been ever-present in City's games this season, but were notable absentees in the travelling squad to Greece for City's latest Champions League group game.However, Guardiola confirmed that the decision to leave them out of the game was taken for fitness reasons, to give the experienced pair a

City know a win will seal a place in the knockout stages of the Champions League, but Olympiacos will offer a tough challenge in Greece. Guardiola opted to leave Kyle Walker and Kevin De Bruyne in Manchester to hand the pair a much-needed rest, but was able to include Fernandinho, Benjamin Mendy and Sergio Aguero in the travelling squad.