Steve McManaman explains where Liverpool FC still trail Man City ahead of summer transfer window

straight to your inboxIlkay Gundogan has warned his Manchester City teammates that they are only one mistake away from exiting the Champions League.City face Lyon in Saturday's quarter-final in Lisbon, in the new one-game format for this season's adapted Champions League finale.The Blues booked their place in the last eight by overcoming Real Madrid by 2-1 for the second time, capitalising on two mistakes from Raphael Varane in the visitors' defence.And Gundogan has warned City that the one-game

straight to your inbox Zinedine Zidane has revealed Gareth Bale expressed a desire not to be included in Real Madrid's squad to face Manchester City in the Champions League. The Welshman was a notable absentee from Madrid's travelling squad ahead of the second-leg.

straight to your inboxReal Madrid's Militao confident ahead of City clashReal Madrid defender Eder Militao has made some bullish comments ahead of their trip to Manchester for Friday night’s Champions League meeting.Pep Guardiola’s men boast a 2-1 advantage from the Bernabeu, and the La Liga champions will be without club captain Sergio Ramos after his sending off in the first leg.Militao is set to feature in Ramos’ place and is confident of Los Blancos’ chances of turning the tie around.

straight to your inbox Bayern Munich director Oliver Kahn has admitted that Manchester City ’s victory in over-turning Uefa’s European ban has made it tougher for Bayern to win the Champions League. And the former Germany goalkeeper called for tougher financial fair play (FFP) rules to “get more balanced competition”.

straight to your inboxNew details of Manchester City's 2020/21 away kit appear to have been leaked as the club prepare to release the new strip on Monday.City will unveil their new Puma away shirt at 8am on Monday according to their website, and it is expected to be the black and navy blue 'architecture' design that has been 'leaked' previously.

straight to your inbox Fresh allegations made by Der Spiegel contain one glaring error which calls into question the balance of their investigation. The German newspaper has published a fresh batch of hacked emails which it says show that Manchester City misled the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Jadon Sancho and Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish, among others, has been well documented. But offloading players may be just as crucial as bringing them in, with United not immune from the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

straight to your inboxManchester United are ready accelerate their summer transfer plans after they qualified for the Champions League with a third-place finish in the Premier League.Six months ago United's return to the top table of European football looked almost as unlikely as Jesse Lingard netting a top-flight goal.

straight to your inboxGary Neville has outlined what Manchester United must do in the upcoming summer transfer window.The window opens on Monday and United now know they will be able to promise prospective targets Champions League football next season.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side needed a point from this decisive final-day encounter with the Foxes, but in the end they secured a 2-0 win at the King Power Stadium.Bruno Fernandes put United ahead from the penalty spot on 71 minutes before Jesse

straight to your inboxThe Nations League schedule was always a giveaway and the Premier League's confirmation next season will start on the weekend of September 12 makes for a taxing summer for the Manchester clubs and Wolves.Should United reach the Europa League final on August 21 they will have 22 days until the next domestic season starts.

straight to your inboxManchester United have sold academy defender Ben Hockenhull to Championship club Brentford. Hockenhull, 18, has joined Brentford's reserve side on a two-year deal after United had extended his contract to December amid uncertainty over the futures of a number of academy players in the current climate.

straight to your inboxGary Neville has dismissed claims Manchester United can challenge for the Premier League title next season and believes they would need four or five signings to compete.United haven't mounted a credible challenge for the league crown since they last won it in 2013 and are guaranteed to finish at least 30 points behind Liverpool regardless of what happens on the final day of the season.United can secure a place in next season's Champions League by merely avoiding defeat at

straight to your inbox Joao Cancelo can help Manchester City for years to come if he can keep his current attitude, according to Pep Guardiola. The Portugal international signed from Juventus for £60m last summer aiming to take over from Kyle Walker at right-back but it has been such a largely frustrating campaign that even his future at the club has been left uncertain.

straight to your inboxFrank Lampard admits Manchester United probably have the 'most potent' forward line in all of English football.United will be relying on their attacking flair to make all of the difference on Sunday when they take on Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side have been in immense form since the return of football last month and remain unbeaten in their last 19 matches across all competitions.