Rio Ferdinand hails Pep Guardiola's 'genius' over Ferran Torres' Man City form

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has been named as the best coach of the Century for 2001-2020. The Manchester City manager has been recognised for the prestigious award, presented by Globe Soccer, for his record at Barcelona B, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and City.

straight to your inboxFerran Torres has challenged his Manchester City teammates to continue their momentum after the 2-0 victory over Newcastle United on Boxing Day.The win marks only the second time this season that City have won three times in succession, after edging out Southampton and thrashing Arsenal earlier this week, and they move above Chelsea and Tottenham in the table.There won't be much time to celebrate, however, as the Blues will be back in action on Monday when they travel to

straight to your inboxThere have been a couple of heartwarming come-back stories in the Manchester City defence so far this season but before we discuss John Stones we have to talk about Joao Cancelo.What a turnaround he has had in 2020.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola was thrilled with Manchester City's performance in their 2-0 win over Newcastle.

straight to your inboxIlkay Gundogan played down injury concerns after picking up a knock in Manchester City's Boxing Day victory over Newcastle United.Gundogan scored the opening goal as Pep Guardiola's men beat Newcastle 2-0 at the Etihad Stadium in their first game after Christmas.

direct to your inboxRB Leipzig boss Julian Nagelsmann has revealed that Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola visited their training base ahead of their UEFA Champions League match with Manchester United in October.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side beat the Bundesliga side 5-0 in Group H but were knocked out of the competition in the reverse leg on matchday six with a disastrous defeat in Leipzig.

straight to your inboxJose Mourinho took aim at Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola and Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp after seeing his Tottenham side beaten by the new league-leaders at Anfield.Roberto Firmino's late header gave the reigning champions a dramatic 2-1 victory in their top-of-the-table clash with Spurs. Mourinho could not hide his frustration at the final whistle, telling Klopp that "the best team lost".

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola questioned the decision to only award four minutes of injury time in Manchester City's game with West Bromwich Albion.The City coach was seen in frenzied discussion with fourth official Anthony Taylor as the electronic board was about to go up to signal four minutes with the game poised at 1-1.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola said that Manchester City cannot afford more setbacks like this if they are to have any hope of winning the Premier League title. The Blues headed into a home game with struggling West Bromwich Albion knowing that a win would take them to within three points of leaders Liverpool and Tottenham, but a poor collective performance saw them drop two more points as the newly-promoted side frustrated them.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola thinks that the Premier League is moving into a different phase of the season now the Champions League group stages are out of the way. Manchester City's manager has regularly raised the physical and mental battle of the teams that have had to play European football in a condensed schedule - especially for the Blues and other teams that went deep in continental competitions in August while their domestic rivals were able to recuperate.

direct to your inboxRoy Keane and Gary Neville have both criticised Manchester City and Manchester United for not chasing a victory during their dull 0-0 draw at Old Trafford. In a lifeless Manchester derby, both teams settled for a point with neither Ole Gunnar Solskjaer nor Pep Guardiola prepared to take any risks in pursuit of three points.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola insists Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is strong enough to ride out the storm at Manchester United despite coming under increased pressure as a result of their Champions League exit in midweek.Manchester City boss Guardiola believes Solskjaer is the victim of the cycle of instant judgement in modern football, with his job the source of speculation ahead of Saturday's Old Trafford derby.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola says Manchester City need to take their Champions League dead rubber seriously if they want to consider themselves a big team. The Blues confirmed top spot in the group with a drab 0-0 draw at Porto, ensuring an easier draw on paper in the last-16 of the knockout competition next year.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City morning headlines for Monday, 30 November.Guardiola calls on defenders to stamp out errorsManchester City boss Pep Guardiola has challenged his defenders to avoid making mistakes if they want to keep their place in the starting line-up.

straight to your inboxRiyad Mahrez was happy to put a bit of frustration behind him by netting his first Manchester City hat-trick.Mahrez netted his maiden treble for the club as City thumped Burnley 5-0 in Saturday's Premier League clash at the Etihad Stadium.

straight to your inboxIt was "normal service resumed" for Manchester City fans after Saturday's thrashing of Burnley. Pep Guardiola's men cruised to a 5-0 victory over the Clarets at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.