Sergio Aguero gives Man City early lift for the new season

straight to your inboxManchester City finally get their new season underway at Wolves tonight with two new faces available but two key players missing.Ferran Torres and Nathan Ake have joined this summer, with the likes of David Silva, Leroy Sane and Claudio Bravo leaving.

Manchester City captain by the rest of the squad and backroom staff.The Brazil international, who was handed a one-year contract extension after impressing as a stand-in centre back last season, has inherited the armband from the departed David Silva.The 35-year-old was picked out by his teammates after last season being one of the “assistant” captains, along with Sergio Aguero and Kevin De Bruyne.Fernandinho could start as City kick-off the new Premier League season at Wolves, with Aymeric

straight to your inboxHere are your evening headlines for Saturday, September 19. Ahead of Manchester City's opening Premier League match against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Monday, Pep Guardiola confirmed Sergio Aguero could miss the opening two months of the season through injury.

straight to your inbox Manchester City fans got some grim news ahead of the new season when Pep Guardiola confirmed that it may be two months before Sergio Aguero is able to play again. The club's record scorer missed the home straight of last season after pulling up with a knee problem in June.

straight to your inboxSergio Aguero could miss the first two months of Manchester City’s season as he struggles to recover from a knee injury.The Blues striker damaged his meniscus in the 5-0 win over Burnley in June, and was sent to Barcelona for surgery a few days later.There had been hopes that he could be back in time to play some part in the Champions League tournament in August, but he was still in Spain at that point.Aguero, who is 32, posted footage of himself training alone on the

straight to your inboxManchester City will be unable to call upon Sergio Aguero and Aymeric Laporte when they take on Wolves on Monday night.Pep Guardiola revealed that Aguero has missed group training this week after the player posted footage of himself doing some individual work.The striker suffered a knee injury against Burnley in June and was forced to undergo surgery in Barcelona.“He hasn’t made one training session with us,” Guardiola said.Meanwhile, Laporte is only just returning to

straight to your inboxManchester City will be without key players Sergio Aguero and Aymeric Laporte when they start the season at Wolves on Monday night. Manager Pep Guardiola revealed that Aguero has not been involved in squad training yet, after the player yesterday posted footage of himself working alone on the training pitch.

straight to your inboxThe home dressing room of the stadium at Manchester City's football academy was not a happy place on Saturday afternoon.Two goals from James McAtee and one from Liam Delap had the Under-23 side 3-1 up in their Premier League 2 opener against Derby with 20 minutes to go.

straight to your inboxNapoli coach Gennaro Gattuso has said that Kalidou Koulibaly will not be sold if Manchester City don't meet their valuation.City have identified Koulibaly as their principal target as they look to secure a long-term partner for Aymeric Laporte at the back, but negotiations have been slow with frosty relations between the two clubs from the fallout of the Jorginho transfer two years ago.Despite missing out on their top target last summer because they refused to meet

City-linked superstar Lionel Messi is again the best player on FIFA Ultimate Team for FIFA 21, followed by Cristiano Ronaldo, Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski and Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne. De Bruyne is the highest-rated player in the Premier League on FIFA 21 Ultimate Team, with City also having Aymeric Laporte and Sergio Aguero in the PL top-rated XI.

Man City and Manchester United aren't exactly short of goalscorers at the moment. Indeed, both teams like to attack and create chances inside the penalty area, meaning it makes it a good bet that the Golden Boot winner will come from the city this season.

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straight to your inboxPhil Foden says making his senior England debut was a dream come true, as he set himself the goal of becoming a regular for his country. The Manchester City attacking midfielder started his first England game as a late Raheem Sterling penalty gave them a 1-0 victory over Iceland.

straight to your inbox Sergio Ramos has urged Lionel Messi to stay at Barcelona for the sake of Spanish football. The six-time Ballon d'Or winner has asked to leave the La Liga giants this summer.Manchester City are the bookmakers' favourites to sign Messi, although it remains unclear what fee any potential suitors would have to pay for the Argentine superstar.

straight to your inboxBarcelona have identified Manchester City forward Gabriel Jesus as their number one choice to replace Luis Suarez this summer - according to reports.Suarez is expected to leave the club in the current transfer window following the appointment of Ronald Koeman as Quique Setien's successor.Lionel Messi could also depart and is a target for City, though Barcelona are fighting to keep the superstar in Spain.