Riyad Mahrez admits first Man City hat-trick helped rid him of 'frustration'

straight to your inboxRiyad Mahrez used his vote for the prestigious FIFA Best Men's Player award to put forward Liverpool's Sadio Mane before Manchester City teammate Kevin De Bruyne. As Algeria captain, Mahrez was able to pick his top three players of the year, with his first pick earning five points, his second three points and his third choice one point to go towards a final total that eventually crowned Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski the clear winner.

straight to your inboxManchester City's New Year trip to Chelsea has been moved after being selected for TV coverage. The fixture is one of several to be shifted, and the Blues' January schedule in the Premier League has now been confirmed.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola insists Manchester City will not underestimate Borussia Monchengladbach in the last-16 of the Champions League after the Bundesliga's stunning showings in the group stage.

straight to your inboxAt least there was one watchable Manchester derby this weekend. The Under-23s went up against each other the day after the Old Trafford snoozefest and there was a lot more than 20 miles separating the two games.

direct to your inboxMan City star Phil Foden wants to emulate Marcus Rashford's achievements at Manchester United and has labelled his England teammate as a "great role model". Ahead of Saturday's Manchester derby, Foden has spoken of his admiration for Rashford, who similarly broke through the United academy to become a first-team regular.

straight to your inboxRio Ferdinand believes Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola saw something that everyone else didn't when signing Ferran Torres over the summer.City completed the signing of Torres from Valencia in the summer transfer window for around £20m - and the Spanish youngster has hit the ground running at the Etihad Stadium.The 20-year-old has scored six goals in all competitions under Guardiola and has already played in numerous positions in the attacking trio.The Spain forward found

straight to your inboxManchester City players took it upon themselves to motivate each other before the Premier League win over Fulham that took them back into Premier League top four for the first time this season.City recorded back to back league wins for the first time in 2020/21 with a comfortable 2-0 win over strugglers Fulham, with both goals scored in the opening 25 minutes.

Rita Ora made a bad decision, and now she's paying for it.The British pop star turned 30 on Nov. 26.

straight to your inboxBenjamin Mendy has the same challenge as John Stones at Manchester City to impress Pep Guardiola. Both defenders have started the last two games and impressed in a team that has won those matches and kept successive clean sheets, with Stones earning high praise from the manager and keeping Aymeric Laporte out of the side.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has told his Manchester City players that they are more likely to maintain their places in his starting XI by getting on the scoresheet.Guardiola saw City record their first win in three Premier League outings, scoring more than once for the first time in seven games in all competitions. City's win was effectively sealed in the first half with a Riyad Mahrez brace followed by Benjamin Mendy's first goal for the club.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola bluntly reminded Manchester City's forwards that they need to score goals if they want to play under him. City have had uncharacteristically struggled this season in front of goal, with the five that they put past Burnley half the number they had managed in their previous eight games combined.

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.

straight to your inboxManchester City's Christmas schedule has been confirmed, as well as their upcoming Premier League games which include a Manchester derby at Old Trafford.City will face Manchester United in the first Premier League derby of the season, looking to avenge their two defeats in the league to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side last season. That game has been moved to the evening kick-off on Saturday December 12, with kick off at 5.30pm.

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 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 inboxScott Carson is not giving up hope of playing for Manchester City, with jokes from his teammates spurring him on to be ready for when the opportunity arises to make his debut.Carson has been at City for the last two seasons on loan from Derby, filling an important role in the squad as a homegrown player and third-choice goalkeeper.

straight to your inboxNot many managers will have overseen such change during their reign as Mark Hughes.The Welshman was the man in the hot seat at Manchester City when the Sheikh Mansour era began - and untold wealth began to pour into the club.Sven-Goran Eriksson had been sacked in the summer of 2008, replaced by Hughes who all of a sudden had riches to spend on his squad.The former United and Chelsea striker was at the helm for three transfer windows before Roberto Mancini took over in