Pep Guardiola warns Man City players over injury crisis

straight to your inboxThere could still be some transfer business involving Manchester City this week before the EFL's domestic transfer deadline closes on Friday. Clubs in the lower divisions have until 5pm on Friday to complete any transfers, meaning it would be the last opportunity for City to send out any players out on loan for valuable first team experience.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola is happy at Manchester City, according to friend and former assistant Mikel Arteta, as speculation continues to surround the Catalan's contract situation.Guardiola is in his fifth season at City, his longest stay at any club in his managerial career, but is out of contract next summer. City are calm about the situation, and are hopeful of persuading Guardiola to stay at the Etihad, but no extension has been signed yet.

straight to your inboxManchester City will face Arsenal on the weekend as master meets apprentice; Pep Guardiola will have to overcome his former assistant in Mikel Arteta, who left Manchester to take over at the Emirates in December.Arteta has improved the Gunners since making the move, but one major problem still persists and it tends to drift under the radar.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola says football matches behind closed doors leave him feeling empty. The Manchester City manager had said that playing without fans would be pointless when talk of games behind closed doors first emerged, but as the shocking impact of the pandemic swept the country there was an understanding that it would be a necessity to finish the 2019/20 campaign.

straight to your inboxKevin De Bruyne has returned to Manchester City after picking up an injury on international duty, Belgium have confirmed.De Bruyne was in action for his country at Wembley on Sunday as they took on England in the Nations League and had to cut his fine performance short after picking up an injury.Despite De Bruyne's efforts, England came back from Romelu Lukaku's early penalty to win 2-1, with Marcus Rashford equalising with his own spot-kick and Mason Mount scoring with a

Manchester City and Manchester United youngsters, at St. George's Park on Thursday afternoon was the first of a planned double-header against Scotland but, shortly before the interval, the game was abandoned.

straight to your inboxRaheem Sterling has been ruled out of England's three fixtures over the international break with injury, handing Manchester City another injury concern.But the problem is a minor hamstring issue and is not expected to keep the player out for long.City's medical team will take a look at the problem now Sterling has been released by the FA, but it is hoped he will be close to a return to training after the international break.The Blues  have seen key players like Sergio

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola has indicated that Ruben Dias's character was an important factor in Manchester City deciding to make him their new club record signing. The Blues paid £65.2m for the centre-back from Benfica, although they did get £13.7m for Nicolas Otamendi to go the other way.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola refused to blame Ederson for Manchester City dropping points at Leeds and instead praised the effort of his players. The goalkeeper dropped a corner at the feet of substitute Rodrigo to see the scores level, although he also produced a number of superb saves to stop the visitors conceding any more at Elland Road.

straight to your inbox Manchester City could be eight points behind Premier League leaders Everton and reigning champions Liverpool by tomorrow night. But Blues boss Pep Guardiola said he is not thinking about the gap at such an early stage of the season – and said he was “more than satisfied” after a 1-1 draw at Leeds.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has had almost a week to digest the lessons from the shock defeat by Leicester.But the Manchester City boss said he is not contemplating the fact that they are already six points behind Liverpool, albeit with a game in hand.City head to Elland Road tomorrow for another difficult Premier League game against promoted Leeds, who almost surprised Liverpool in a thrilling 4-3 defeat at Anfield on the opening weekend.City conceded five goals for the first time under

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has hailed Leeds boss as the person he admires most in world football. The Manchester City boss takes his team to Elland Road tomorrow for a clash which many think could be a classic between two teams who only know how to attack.

straight to your inboxMarcelo Bielsa says Pep Guardiola could definitely be successful in any division, with or without a lot of transfer funds, just like he has been at Leeds.Guardiola takes his Manchester City side to Elland Road on Sunday to take on Bielsa's Leeds, with the pre-match build up understandably focussing on the relationship between the two managers.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola had Manchester City fans wondering if the squad had been hit by a serious Covid-19 outbreak in his post-match interview last night.The Blues boss was asked about his team’s display in the 3-0 win at Burnley and gave a stock answer about the team playing well and how important it was to keep a clean sheet after the 5-2 home defeat by Leicester.But he then added: “We are still far away from our best because we’re not training much.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola believes that Manchester City ’s transfer business is over for this window after the completion of Ruben Dias ’s club record move. The Blues tied up the move for the 23-year-old Portugal international on Tuesday, paying a fee of £65.2million.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola says Manchester City's first-teamers wanted to play against Burnley after suffering a humbling Premier League defeat to Leicester. After a winning start away to Wolves, a week that began with such optimism ended in crushing defeat as they lost 5-2 at the Ethad.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola says Cole Palmer has a bright future at Manchester City after making his debut for the club. The 18-year-old was bumped up to first-team training when the players returned after lockdown and has stayed with them for this season.

straight to your inboxRoy Keane accused Manchester City's players of lacking 'hunger and desire' after their shock defeat by Leicester City.Pep Guardiola's side succumbed to a 5-2 loss to the Foxes on Sunday and currently find themselves six points off top spot in the Premier League - albeit with a game in hand on the early pace-setters.

straight to your inboxMicah Richards has disagreed with Gary Neville over Manchester City's defending. An upset Richards was talking after City's shock 5-2 defeat to Leicester City, which saw them give away three penalties as they struggled against the Foxes' counter-attack.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola says Leicester's gameplan led Manchester City players to believe they weren't playing well in the first half, leading to them being picked off on the counter-attack. Riyad Mahrez gave the Blues the perfect start in their third game of the week and season as he rocketed in a loose ball in the box to put them ahead in the fourth minute of the game.