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straight to your inboxJohn Stones admits it has been "really difficult" being out of the England squad but is hoping to land an international recall. The Manchester City defender has not played for his country since a 7-0 thrashing of Montenegro in a European Championship qualifier at Wembley in November 2019.
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straight to your inboxManchester City are through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League after seeing off Borussia Monchengladbach.Pep Guardiola's men led 2-0 from the first leg of their last 16 tie and beat their German opponents by the same scoreline in Tuesday night's second leg - with goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Ilkay Gundogan - to complete a 4-0 aggregate victory.Due to travel restrictions as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, both matches were played at the Puskas Arena in
straight to your inboxManchester City had Gary Lineker purring about their performance against Borussia Monchengladbach in the Champions League.Pep Guardiola 's men played the second leg of their last 16 tie on Tuesday evening, leading 2-0 from the first leg. Both games were played at the Puskas Arena in Budapest due to travel restrictions as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.City built on their advantage with excellent first-half goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Ilkay Gundogan.
straight to your inboxJohn Stones’ renaissance at Manchester City has been nothing short of remarkable. The 26-year-old all too often made costly errors for City last season, and it was unsurprising to see Stones eventually fall out of contention with Pep Guardiola.
straight to your inboxManchester City are on course to win the Premier League title this season - but can they go on to mount a historic quadruple charge? Match of the Day pundits Alan Shearer and Jermaine Jenas certainly think so, sharing their views on the BBC Sport panel alongside presenter Gary Lineker after Pep Guardiola's side swept aside relegation-threatened Fulham.
straight to your inboxJohn Stones hit back at the suggestion that Pep Guardiola's seven changes had an impact on Manchester City's performance at Fulham, despite a 3-0 win.Guardiola shuffled his pack, dropping Fernandinho, Kyle Walker, Aleks Zinchenko, Ilkay Gundogan, Kevin De Bruyne, Phil Foden and Riyad Mahrez.
straight to your inbox every day for freeDavid de Gea has returned to England following the birth of his daughter but could still be unavailable for Manchester United's Premier league visit of West Ham on Sunday.The Manchester Evening News revealed last week De Gea had been granted permission to fly to Madrid for the birth of his firstborn, Yanay, and that Dean Henderson was told to prepare for the possibility of starting in six successive games.Henderson, 23, lined up for the third game running
straight to your inboxManchester City are determined to bounce back from their disappointing derby defeat by Manchester United, defender Aleks Zinchenko says.City were poor and outplayed by United, who inflicted a first defeat on the league leaders in 29 games. It was a case of one game too much for the Blues, but they remain in control of the Premier League title and are still in the other three cup competitions.
straight to your inboxBefore Manchester City's win over Wolves this week, statisticians rated their chances of winning the Premier League title as 99.9 per cent. Fast forward two days, and City scored three late goals to edge past a stubborn Wolves side for a 21st straight win.
straight to your inboxManchester City are buoyant after another Premier League weekend where their winning run marched on, and their main rivals dropped points.City's hard-fought win over in-form West Ham was their 20th in a row in all competitions, extending their lead at the top to 13 points. Second placed Manchester United reduced that to 12 points with another boring draw in a big game, while third placed Leicester were beaten by Arsenal.
direct to your inboxManchester City and Manchester United are almost guaranteed to finish in the top two places in the Premier League, according to Roy Keane.City now have a 12-point lead at the top of the Premier League table following Saturday’s 2-1 win over West Ham, which was their 20th successive victory in all competitions.United remain in second place despite their frustrating 0-0 draw with Chelsea on Sunday, one point above Leicester, who were beaten 3-1 at home by Arsenal.