Pundits react to 'boring' Man City claims following win against Burnley

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola reckons Manchester City have been the better team in their last two calamitous Champions League knockouts to Lyon and Spurs.

straight to your inboxJurgen Klopp says Liverpool would not be so far behind Manchester City in the Premier League if it were a “normal season”.City are 10 points clear of second-placed Manchester United and 16 points ahead of defending champions Liverpool in sixth place ahead of this weekend’s fixtures.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola called Tommy Doyle a 'special' player, but picked out an incident in Manchester City's win over Swansea as an area for improvement.Doyle, City's under-23 captain, started in the FA Cup fourth round tie at Cheltenham last month, and was included in the travelling party to face Swansea on Wednesday.

direct to your inboxManchester United and Manchester City are both being linked with a summer move for Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland.United and City are among a string of clubs said to be interested in the 20-year-old forward, along with Liverpool, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Juventus to name a few. The speculation is perhaps not surprising considering Haaland 's prolific form in front of goal.

direct to your inboxManchester City and Manchester United are battling it out for the Premier League title this season, but if one of them was to drop down to fourth place, there could be a loophole that has an impact.As it stands, City top the table, three points clear of second-placed United, but the league leaders have a game in hand on their neighbours.Leicester City are in third after they capitalised on Liverpool's 1-0 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion on Wednesday evening.Both Manchester

straight to your inboxFormer Premier League referee Peter Walton has explained why VAR didn't deem James Tarkowski's challenge on Gabriel Jesus a 'clear and obvious' error despite contact on the Manchester City forward.Pep Guardiola 's side continued their fine Premier League form as they beat Burnley 2-0 at Turf Moor on Tuesday night. First-half goals from Jesus and Raheem Sterling did the business for City but they felt aggrieved not to be awarded a penalty after the break.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has named a strong Manchester City side to face Burnley, with Aymeric Laporte picked at left-back. After Manchester United earned a record-equalling win last night, they moved level on points with City at the top of the Premier League, albeit having played two games more.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has admitted that Manchester City star Bernardo Silva 'struggled' in the aftermath of his ban last season over an offensive tweet.Bernardo was suspended for one game in November, 2019, after he compared teammate Benjamin Mendy to a character on a packet of Conguitos chocolates in a social media post.

straight to your inboxManchester City will be looking to continue their recent good form when they take on Sheffield United this weekend.Pep Guardiola 's men face Chris Wilder's Blades at the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday (3pm kick-off). City have won 11 consecutive matches in all competitions and are unbeaten in 18 games overall.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has taken a swipe at the pundits who wrote off his Manchester City team’s title chances.The Blues were not even in the conversation when they dropped to 13 following defeat at Tottenham in November, and were again dismissed after draws against West Brom and Manchester United the following month had followed a climb up to sixth.Since then they have won seven Premier League games on the bounce, and 11 in all competitions, to take over top spot from United, reach

direct to your inboxManchester City lead the way in what looks like being an intriguing race for the Premier League title this season.City are one point ahead of rivals Manchester United following their 5-0 thrashing of relegation-threatened West Bromwich Albion on Tuesday evening, but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side will reclaim top spot this evening with victory over bottom side Sheffield United.

straight to your inboxManchester City could go to the top of the Premier League with a win against West Brom on Tuesday, albeit temporarily, with rivals Manchester United in action on Wednesday.City will be without Kevin De Bruyne, Sergio Aguero, Nathan Ake and Kyle Walker for the trip to The Hawthorns this midweek, with Ruben Dias and John Stones set to start once again in the centre of City's defence.Bernardo Silva should drop into midfield alongside Ilkay Gundogan and Rodri, whilst Phil

straight to your inboxManchester City travel to the Hawthorns to face West Brom on Tuesday, January 26, in a game live on BT Sport 2. With a game in hand on the teams around them, a win for Guardiola's men could see them temporarily take top spot.

direct to your inboxGareth Taylor heaped praise on Chloe Kelly as Manchester City Women netted seven goals for the second successive week. After a 7-0 victory over Aston Villa last weekend in the Barclays FA Women’s Super League, City followed it up with a 7-1 win away at Brighton & Hove Albion.

straight to your inboxPhil Foden is the one player who has been the 'shining light' for Manchester City in recent weeks.That is the view of former Arsenal and England star Alex Scott, who was very impressed with the City academy graduate during their win over Cheltenham Town in the FA Cup.City looked close to being on the receiving end of a cup upset when Alfie May gave the League Two side the lead, but three goals from Foden, Gabriel Jesus and Ferran Torres secured the win for Pep Guardiola’s

straight to your inboxAlan Shearer has compared Phil Foden to Paul Gascoigne after his latest Manchester City display.Foden led the fightback as City survived a major FA Cup scare at Cheltenham Town on Saturday. Pep Guardiola's men trailed to Alfie May's second-half opener until nine minutes from time in their fourth round tie.

straight to your inboxPhil Foden was magnanimous in victory after Manchester City survived a major FA Cup scare against Cheltenham Town. A massive upset was on the cards after Alfie May gave League Two side Cheltenham a shock lead in Saturday's fourth round tie at the Jonny-Rocks Stadium just before the hour mark.