RB Leipzig boss Julian Nagelsmann defends Pep Guardiola tactics in Man City defeat to Lyon

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola's ego has prevented him from replicating his success at Barcelona, according to Germany legend Lothar Matthaus.Guardiola has not won the Champions League since leaving Barcelona, or even reached a final, but has won 13 domestic trophies - including five league titles - at Bayern Munich and Manchester City in eight seasons.That is not good enough for Matthaus, though, with the 1990 World Cup winner calling Guardiola 'egocentric' for his insistance on changing

straight to your inboxLionel Messi wants to leave Barcelona and his shock decision has opened the door to a potential transfer to Manchester City.Messi has spent his entire career, and was expected to retire, at Barcelona but frustrations with how the club has been run in recent years have finally come to a head following the club's embarrassing 8-2 defeat by Bayern Munich in the Champions League.It's not yet a guarantee that City will make the move as Pep Guardiola has always insisted he wants

straight to your inbox Manchester City's hierarchy have always believed Lionel Messi would stay at Barcelona for the rest of his career... but that might have just changed.

straight to your inbox Aleks Zinchenko has defended his comments and those of his new wife Vlada Sedan about Manchester City's Champions League loss to Lyon. Pep Guardiola was heavily criticised after the 3-1 defeat in Lisbon last week, and the manager's tactics were disputed by sports presenter Sedan on her vlog as she discussed the game with Zinchenko.

straight to your inboxAngelino wants to make his loan move from Manchester City to RB Leipzig permanent rather than join Barcelona, according to Leipzig boss Julian Nagelsmann.Left-back Angelino spent the second half of last season on loan at the Bundesliga side after struggling for consistency at City since re-joining from PSV Eindhoven.His time in Germany was a success, as he found plenty of enjoyment as a left wing-back in Nagelsmann's 3-5-2 formation.

straight to your inboxAleks Zinchenko has broken the dressing room silence over Pep Guardiola’s Champions League tactics.The Manchester City defender implied that the manager got things wrong by picking three centre backs in the quarter-final against Lyon.And his fiancee, sports reporter Vlada Sedan, joined in the criticism, calling the tactical set-up employed by Guardiola a “bummer”.Zinchenko has been out of favour at City, only starting once since his mistake had led to defeat at Southampton,

straight to your inboxWhilst Manchester City were left frustrated at not being able to add another Premier League or the Champions League trophy to their cabinet last season, the standout performances of a number of key City players would have been a pleasing aspect of the campaign for Pep Guardiola. City’s best performer this year was Kevin De Bruyne who was rightly awarded the Premier League’s Player of the Year award after scoring 13 goals and registering a further 20 assists.

straight to your inbox Scott Carson has signed for Manchester City on loan for another season, the club have confirmed. Carson, 34, spent the 2019/20 season on loan from Derby County, acting as the third choice keeper to allow Aro Muric to depart on loan.

straight to your inbox“When an ex-player makes the statement, it's not criticism, it's info,” said Pep Guardiola, back in February.That was the Manchester City manager’s response to comments by Thomas Muller, his former Bayern Munich charge, just before the Blues faced the huge challenge of tackling Real Madrid in the Bernabeu.Muller was full of praise for Guardiola, as are most of his former players, but he pinpointed one area where he felt that the former Bayern Munich boss sometimes fell

straight to your inboxSpain and Barcelona legend Xaxi Hernandez has urged Manchester City to back Pep Guardiola in the summer transfer market by securing marquee additions.City endured a disappointing campaign last term, finishing 18 points adrift of Liverpool in the Premier League and suffering a Champions League exit at the hands of Lyon.A host of names have been linked with a move to the Etihad Stadium this summer and Xavi believes that three players are needed in particular.However, he's set

straight to your inboxDavid Silva has issued praise to all three of the managers he played under at Manchester City, in his final interview before leaving the club.Silva was brought to the Etihad by Roberto Mancini, before seeing Manuel Pellegrini and Pep Guardiola also take the City hotseat in the last decade.As he prepares to leave City for a new challenge, Silva told City TV that Mancini made a strong effort to try and sign him while he was still a Valencia player."He used to call me quite

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola said his Manchester City players were well-prepared to play in an unusual formation before crashing out of the Champions League.The Blues began with three central defenders, but never truly looked like themselves until Guardiola switched things by replacing Fernandinho with Riyad Mahrez ten minutes into the second half.That led to the manager being severely criticised for tinkering with City’s set-up.But he said they had been developing it on their Lisbon

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola refused to comment on the VAR decisions that went against Manchester City during their Champions League quarter-final defeat to Lyon.Maxwel Cornet opened the scoring for the French side in the first-half before Kevin De Bruyne finally levelled proceedings after the interval.City should have been ahead but Raheem Sterling missed an open goal from five yards out which sparked a counter-attack from Lyon.Moussa Dembele raced clear and appeared to trip Aymeric

straight to your inbox Rio Ferdinand believes Pep Guardiola made clear mistakes with his Manchester City team selection against Lyon. Guardiola's side crashed out of the Champions League in dramatic fashion on Saturday night after a 3-1 reverse in the quarter-final.

straight to your inbox Rio Ferdinand and Joe Hart both agreed that Moussa Dembele's first goal against Manchester City should have been ruled out by VAR for a foul on Aymeric Laporte. Pep Guardiola's side crashed out of the Champions League in dramatic fashion on Saturday night after a 3-1 reverse in the quarter-final.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola says Eric Garcia has started for Manchester City in their Champions League quarter-final as he has specific qualities to combat Lyon's threats. Garcia was handed just his second-ever Champions League appearance despite telling the club he does not intend on extending his contract past next summer.

straight to your inbox Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has named both Rodri and Fernandinho in his midfield to face Lyon in the Champions League. Joao Cancelo retains his place at left-back after an impressive display during the win against Real Madrid with Benjamin Mendy forced to settle for a place on the bench despite coming back from suspension.