Sterling and Jesus start: Man City predicted line-up vs Olympiacos

straight to your inboxManchester City will be looking to take advantage of Manchester United’s Champions League disappointment in today’s derby.United are reeling after they were knocked out of the competition in the group stages following their 3-2 defeat by RB Leipzig on Tuesday. By contrast, City breezed into the knockout stages of the Champions League with a 3-0 win over Marseille on Wednesday to top Group C.

direct to your inboxManchester United and Man City play each other on Saturday in the first Manchester derby of the season. With sixth-placed United sat one place and one point above City, both sides have had similar starts to the Premier League season, although the Reds suffered a blow in midweek as they were knocked out of the Champions League.

direct to your inboxJohn Stones looks set to start in the back four for Manchester City as they take on their cross-city rivals at Old Trafford on Saturday.The centre-back's recent renaissance has seen him come back into the favour of Pep Guardiola, and it seems that he'll be rewarded with a place in City's starting line-up against Manchester United, alongside Ruben Dias.Stones' return to form has been at the expense of Aymeric Laporte.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has named a strong starting XI for Manchester City's final Champions League group game against Marseille, with Sergio Aguero returning on the bench.City have nothing to play for tonight after securing top spot in last week's hard-fought draw at Porto, so fans were hoping to see some of the club's exciting starlets get a chance from the start for the visit of the French side.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola is expected to recall a number of players for the Premier League visit of Fulham today.After resting some of his big hitters in the Champions League this week, Guardiola can call upon the likes of Kevin De Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan and Kyle Walker again as Manchester City look to build on last week's win over Burnley.With an opportunity for more rotation this week against Marseille, City can afford to go strong against Fulham in order to get three points and also

straight to your inboxFernandinho has praised the impact Gabriel Jesus made in Manchester City's 0-0 draw with Porto, even though he saw his goal disallowed for off-side.City have secured top spot in their Champions League group with a game to spare after a hard-fought draw in Portugal, though it's a game they easily could have won.

straight to your inboxGabriel Jesus has noticed a change in maturity in the Manchester City squad as they continue to search for improvement in the Champions League.City have suffered four consecutive exits at the quarter-final stage or earlier under Pep Guardiola and still have a point to prove in Europe. One player who has relished the challenge in Europe in recent games, however, is Jesus.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola ended speculation over his future as Manchester City last week by putting pen to paper on a contract extension to keep him at the Etihad Stadium until 2023. With this issue settled, City can now start to plot a way forward, with Guardiola expected to guide the club through a rebuild over the next two years.A recent report in the Independent suggests City will target Jack Grealish next summer, with Guardiola said to be a fan of the 25-year-old.

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 inboxA home fixture with Burnley is rarely described as a must-win fixture for Manchester City, but after two games in the Premier League without a win, three points are sorely needed.City followed up a decent draw against Liverpool with the disappointing defeat at Tottenham to sit 13th in the Premier League before this weekend's fixtures.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola will be keen for Manchester City to return to winning ways in the Premier League when they face off against Burnley on Saturday.City suffered defeat to Tottenham last weekend, where their attacking inconsistencies were shown once again, and were less than convincing in their midweek victory over Olympiacos in the Champions League.

straight to your inboxPhil Foden has issued thanks to Manchester City teammate Raheem Sterling following his superb assist in the Champions League triumph against Olympiacos.Victory for Pep Guardiola's side secures a spot in the knockout stage of the competition, becoming the fifth side to do so, and maintains a 100 per cent record in Europe this term.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola still believes Manchester City will have a good season despite their domestic struggles. The Blues have had a slow start to their Premier League title challenge with just 12 points taken from their opening 8 games, and have been uncharacteristically bad at scoring goals.

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 inboxPep Guardiola has told Jose Mourinho to speak to England's medical department after the Tottenham boss hinted Manchester City had put pressure on the Football Association to withdraw Raheem Sterling from Three Lions duty.Sterling linked up with Gareth Southgate's squad for the latest international break, but suffered an injury and the winger returned to City instead without playing a game.

straight to your inboxFerran Torres could start for Manchester City against Tottenham in the Premier League, following on from his starring hat-trick for Spain on international duty.City begin a four-month period without the distraction of international football in north London and have a six-point deficit to make up on early leaders Leicester.

straight to your inboxTottenham boss Jose Mourinho has told Gareth Southgate to name the Premier League managers who put pressure on him to leave their players out of the England squad.Manchester City ace Raheem Sterling withdrew from the England squad during the international break but Mourinho believes that he will feature at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday.Three members of Mourinho's Tottenham side all played at least two games during the international break, with Harry Kane playing