Pundits make their Man City vs Arsenal FC predictions

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City evening headlines for July 6.Eric Garcia says he isn’t taking his place in the Man City first team for granted as he prepares for a crucial run of matches as the season draws to a close.The defender appears to have moved above John Stones and Nicolas Otamendi in the pecking order among City's centre halves, and is keen to repay Pep Guardiola for his faith in the youngster.He said: "I'm really happy for the opportunity but I need to keep working

straight to your inboxNew Manchester City goalkeeper Mikki van Sas has revealed his reasons for joining Manchester City after being lined up by Dutch giants Ajax.The 16-year-old seemed set to join the Amsterdam outfit, but then signed for the Blues, amid great criticism in Holland.The snipers claimed that he was wasting his career by joining City, as so many young foreign players had failed to make the grade.But van Sas, who will play with the under-18s next season, backed his own ability to

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.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City morning headlines for Sunday, 5 July.Rivaldo tips Messi to CityFormer Barcelona and Brazil star Rivaldo believes Lionel Messi could be tempted by a move to Manchester City.The Argentine is out of contract at the Camp Nou next year and is reportedly unhappy with the club he has spent his whole career at.City have long been mentioned as a possible destination for Messi due to his links with Guardiola, who managed him during his time with the

straight to your inboxEngland fans have demanded Gareth Southgate to build his team around Manchester City star Phil Foden in next summer's European Championships.City faced the newly-crowned Premier League champions Liverpool on Thursday night and smashed the Merseysiders 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium.Foden played a starring role in the victory as he set up the second goal with a threaded pass to Raheem Sterling and then bagged the third himself after playing a lovely one-two with Kevin De Bruyne

straight to your inboxMicah Richards believes Manchester City need a leader in defence to close the gap on Liverpool next season. City currently sit 23 points behind the newly-crowned Premier League champions ahead of tonight’s meeting between the two sides.

straight to your inbox Following on from their match against Premier League champions Liverpool on Thursday, Manchester City are back in action once again on Sunday against Southampton. City will make the long trip down south to face the Saints who have had a decent restart to the season, having won two and lost two of their four matches.

straight to your inboxFour days after a successful FA Cup quarter-final it is back to Premier League action for Pep Guardiola and Manchester City on Thursday as they take on newly crowned champions Liverpool at the Etihad.City’s loss to Chelsea in their last Premier League outing meant Liverpool could no longer be caught at the top of the table and have won the league for the first time since 1990.City were back to their best against Newcastle in the FA Cup at the weekend and will be looking to

straight to your inbox Manchester City will aim to prove a point to Liverpool during tonight's Premier League encounter. City ' s defeat by Chelsea saw Liverpool crowned champions last week but the Blues will hope to show Jurgen Klopp that they will be back stronger next season.

straight to your inboxIn what was originally expected to be a thrilling title decider, Manchester City will take on Liverpool on Thursday with the Premier League already decided.As a result, Pep Guardiola is prioritising the FA Cup for the rest of the domestic season and named a very strong side for the 2-0 victory over Newcastle United on Sunday, which saw his team advance to the semi-finals of the competition.Since football resumed in England, Guardiola has been very fond of making a lot of

straight to your inboxLiverpool are bracing themselves for a more competitive Premier League title race next season, led by Manchester City.The newly-crowned Champions will take on the team they have replaced as league winners on Thursday, with City recognising their rivals' success by giving them a Guard of Honour.Liverpool are 23 points ahead of City with seven games remaining, having dropped points in just three games this season.

straight to your inboxAfter an ultimately successful FA Cup quarter-final tie, Manchester United’s attentions now turn back to Premier League action as they face a midweek trip to the south coast.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men take on Brighton and Hove Albion at the Amex Stadium on Tuesday evening as they look to close the gap on the top four in the league.United are in sixth place in the table, three points behind Wolves in fifth and five points adrift of fourth-placed Chelsea.Brighton will be

the German forward rejected the Blues' most recent contract offer.

City in 2017 was regarded as a long-term strategy to prepare for life without Aguero in years to come. A fee of £28.8million brought the highly-rated Brazilian to the Etihad Stadium almost three years ago and his time in Manchester so far has been a success.

United in fifth place on 46 points and Sheffield United in seventh with 44.The Reds drew 1-1 with Spurs in their last outing while the Blades suffered a disappointing 3-0 loss against Newcastle.

Former Manchester City defender Micah Richards has shared his wish for Phil Foden and has sent a message to Pep Guardiola about the midfielder. Foden was one of eight changes for City in the Premier League clash against Burnley, where he scored for the second match in a row after coming off the bench to score against Arsenal last week.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's in-game management is simple and motivational: "Get in the box, Antho." "Mason, just find a position, son, and get a goal." Paul Pogba was alerted to a round of applause from his manager.A United coach - presumably Kieran McKenna - could be heard hollering 'Bruno!' after Marcus Rashford gathered the ball to take what was going to be United's second penalty at Tottenham until the Video assistant referee corrected the ropy Jon Moss.

Sign up here - it only takes a few seconds.United came out on top in the reverse fixture back in December with a Marcus Rashford brace giving them a 2-1 win.Here is what the pundits think the outcome of the match will be this time around.“Spurs drew with Burnley last time out and find themselves in eighth place, four points adrift of fifth-placed United and seven behind Chelsea in fourth, so a win is absolutely vital to their top-four chances.“They will have been buoyed by the return to fitness

Manchester City defender Micah Richards is delighted to see the “frightening” Leroy Sane back in contention after a long injury lay-off, and says he will be a useful weapon from the bench in the final nine games of the season. Sane ruptured his cruciate ligament in City’s Community Shield victory over Liverpool back in August of last year and has not featured since.