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United attempted to sign Haaland in the January transfer window but the 20-year-old snubbed a move over concerns about his own long-term success at the club. Haaland has also been linked with a move to Manchester City with many supporters viewing him as the ideal successor to Sergio Aguero at the Etihad.

Manchester City and other Champions League sides held a minute's silence before Wednesday's fixtures to remember a great of the game. Among the City squad to face Olympiacos was Aguero, who was married to Maradona’s daughter Gianinna.

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.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City headlines for the evening of Tuesday, November 24.Pep Guardiola has provided an update on the fitness of Sergio Aguero, with the Manchester City striker back in training ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League game against Olympiacos.Aguero has been sidelined for the majority of the 2020/21 season, picking up a fresh injury concern after returning from a four-month layoff last month.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has confirmed the entire Manchester City squad is fit apart from Nathan Ake ahead of tomorrow's Champions League meeting with Olympiacos.City had been without Ake as well as Benjamin Mendy and Fernandinho in recent weeks while Sergio Aguero returned during the weekend's defeat against Tottenham.The Blues can all but secure passage to the knockout stages of the competition with a victory in Greece after winning all three of their group stage fixtures thus

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has confirmed Sergio Aguero trained with his Manchester City teammates ahead of the Champions League clash against Olympiacos but hinted he would not be involved against the Greek champions.The Argentine missed four months after suffering a serious knee injury that required surgery back in June.Aguero returned for the Premier League clash against Arsenal last month but was substituted at half-time with a fresh injury concern.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola will not rush Sergio Aguero back into action to solve Manchester City's crisis of confidence in front of goal.The Blues have found the back of the net just 10 times in eight Premier League games this season and have scored five goals in their last six league fixtures, having slumped to a 2-0 defeat at Tottenham on Saturday.Aguero was back on the bench in North London but the Argentine wasn't used and Guardiola intends to take no chances with a player who has

Man City urged to sign a new strikerSky Sports pundits Jamie Redknapp and Micah Richards have called on Pep Guardiola to bring in a new striker.Manchester City have been short of attacking options this season, with both Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus missing periods with injuries.Ferran Torres has deputised well, but the Blues have been short of goals and failed to find the net again in Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at Tottenham.“I’ve got no doubt that Man City will be trying to find the next A-List

straight to your inboxJurgen Klopp does not believe that Liverpool and Manchester City will continue to dominate the Premier League despite Pep Guardiola extending his stay at the club.Guardiola's contract was set to expire this summer but it was announced in the week that he had signed a new two-year deal which will see him remain at the Etihad until at least 2023.The Blues and Liverpool have emerged as the two best teams in the country over the last few years and have been intensely battling

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola suggested Sergio Aguero and Raheem Sterling are not yet fully fit to start for Manchester City in their Premier League trip to Tottenham. Both players had returned to training this week and were named on the City bench at Spurs, but were not quite ready to start.

straight to your inbox Lionel Messi would need both Pep Guardiola and Sergio Aguero to stay at Manchester City in order to sign for the club, according to reports. The six-time Ballon d'Or winner shocked the football world this past summer when he announced his intention to leave Barcelona and City were immediately made the favourites to be his next club.

straight to your inboxBidding farewell to a legendary figure is never easy, as Manchester City have learned the hard way.Pep Guardiola is hopeful that Ruben Dias can be the man to fill the void left by Vincent Kompany after 18 months of struggle to find a suitable replacement for their former captain and leader.A new era is approaching at the Etihad, with the old guard falling away one by one.

straight to your inboxFrance manager Didier Deschamps defended his decision to call up Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma over Manchester City star Aymeric Laporte on Tuesday, before his side went on to lose to minnows Finland the following day.Despite establishing himself as one of the best centre-backs in the Premier League - perhaps second only to Liverpool's Virgil Van Dijk - Laporte has repeatedly been snubbed by the national team and is yet to even make his debut for France.The 26-year-old has

Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes features as the 22nd best male footballer.Six Liverpool players make the list - Jordan Henderson, Mo Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Thiago Alcantara, Sadio Mane and Virgil van Dijk.But De Bruyne is the highest-ranked English-based star - also coming ahead of the likes of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Cristiano Ronaldo.The City midfielder was only pipped to the top spot by Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski."Nobody could have done more than the

straight to your inboxFormer Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane has said Manchester City need more of an attacking threat after Sunday's 1-1 draw with Liverpool.Gabriel Jesus rescued a point for City after Mohamed Salah had equalised from the penalty spot, but Pep Guardiola's men arguably should have won the game after missing a number of key chances.Kevin de Bruyne blazed a spot-kick wide near the end of the first half before Jesus missed a golden chance to seal victory, failing to divert

straight to your inbox Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has accused the Premier League of wanting to be different and called on the authorities to fall into line with the rest of Europe and allow five substitutions.