The area that's taken Raheem Sterling to the next level for Man City

straight to your inboxManchester United and Manchester City could go head to head to try and sign French left-back Rayan Ait-Nouri.That is according to FootMercato, who say the Angers defender, 19, has attracted plenty of interest across Europe, and recently visited both United and City to look around their facilities and speak to people at the club.The report says Ait-Nouri has returned to France to assess his options, and both clubs are prepared to make a formal offer to sign him in the

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.

straight to your inboxWhen Leroy Sane left Manchester City, Kyle Walker and Raheem Sterling will have both felt they had more of a claim to be Manchester City's fastest player.In a long-running debate between the trio over which player is fastest, there have been sprint races in training and plenty of social media posts between the players on the subject.However, now Walker and Sterling have a definite answer, as the list of the top ten fastest players in the Premier League for the 2019/20

straight to your inbox David Silva will play his 309th and final Premier League game this afternoon as he captains Manchester City against Norwich this afternoon. Silva, who leaves City at the end of the season, captains the Blues today in the last game of the extended domestic season against the relegated Canaries.

straight to your inboxPhil Foden has revealed Raheem Sterling and Kevin De Bruyne were both disappointed in the dressing room despite both playing a key role in Manchester City's 4-0 win over Watford.Sterling scored a brace before his shot was saved into the path of Foden for City's third with De Bruyne's perfect free-kick allowing Aymeric Laporte to score the fourth.The goals from Sterling took him to 19 league goals for the season - although he may be frustrated by seeing his initial penalty

straight to your inboxRaheem Sterling could yet claim the Premier League Golden Boot but even that wouldn't make him believe it has been his best year in the competition.The England international continued his progression at Manchester City against Watford on Tuesday with two goals that take him to 19 for the campaign - a personal best.

straight to your inbox Raheem Sterling has revealed that he took the penalty in Manchester City's 4-0 victory over Watford instead of regular taker Kevin De Bruyne because he was eager to bolster his goal tally and score another hat-trick. City bounced back to winning ways following their disappointing defeat in the FA Cup semi-final against Arsenal on Saturday as they once again battered the Hornets and put a dent in their Premier League survival hopes.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola has included Kevin De Bruyne and David Silva in a strong Manchester City starting XI to face Arsenal in the FA Cup semi-final on Saturday. Guardiola has rotated his side to prepare for this semi-final, which has become City's priority competition.

straight to your inbox The details of Manchester City ’s stunning appeal victory might never be released by the Court of Arbitation for Sport (CAS). The “written reasons” for the quashing of the Blues’ two-year European ban were expected to be announced today.But the Switzerland-based court has delayed publication of the details of the case until next week – and suggest that they may never see the light of day.

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer voiced his support for Financial Fair Play after Manchester City won their appeal against a two-year ban from European football.City were initially hit with a €30million fine and prevented from playing in the Champions League or Europa League by Uefa, but the Court of Arbitration for Sport cleared City of committing 'serious breaches' of FFP regulations between 2012 and 2016.Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp and his Tottenham counterpart Jose Mourinho were

straight to your inboxRaheem Sterling has taken aim at Piers Morgan on social media for a tweet he posted about him five years ago. On this day in 2015, Sterling completed his £49million move to Manchester City from Liverpool, a deal which was heavily scrutinised by pundits and supporters at the time.

straight to your inboxUefa have issued a statement which emphasises the fact that the Court of Arbitration for Sport had "insufficient conclusive evidence" in its case against Manchester City.The Blues were found not guilty of subverting the European governing body's financial fair play rules, but had a fine - for obstructing the investigation - reduced to ten million euros. CAS announced the verdict this morning, and Uefa issued a statement shortly afterwards.

straight to your inboxHere are the Manchester City evening headlines for Sunday July 12.City fans full of praise for SterlingRaheem Sterling claimed a hat-trick on Saturday night as Manchester City thumped Brighton and Hove Albion 5-0.And Blues supporters believe he has re-found his form at the perfect time ahead of the return to Champions League football.Sterling’s hat-trick means that he has scored seven goals since the Premier League re-start and has reached a new career record for goals

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City morning headlines for July 12.Raheem Sterling may yet land the Golden Boot this season after his hat-trick against Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday.The Manchester City star's treble moved him up to 17 Premier League goals for the campaign - five off leader Jamie Vardy and also behind Mohamed Salah and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.While Sterling’s focus was naturally on helping the team to three points at the Amex, he has an eye on that

straight to your inboxGraeme Souness has offered a shock opinion on whether he would prefer Raheem Sterling or Sadio Mane in his team. Both players have been in sensational form recently, with Sterling netting a hat-trick for Manchester City against Brighton & Hove Albion to take him to 17 Premier League goals this season.

straight to your inboxRaheem Sterling has revealed he is keeping tabs on the race for the Golden Boot after his hat-trick against Brighton & Hove Albion. The attacker netted three times in Manchester City's 5-0 win to move to 17 Premier League goals so far this season.

straight to your inbox Micah Richards disagrees with Raheem Sterling’s comments that next season has next season has already started for Manchester City. The England international made the comment prior to City’s game at Southampton last weekend, having beaten newly-crowned champions Liverpool 4-0 in their previous game.

straight to your inboxWith just four league games remaining, Manchester City will be looking to build momentum ahead of the Champions League when they take on Brighton on Saturday.It's been a strange week or so of results for City, as they dismantled the newly-crowned Premier League champions Liverpool 4-0 but followed it up with a shock defeat to Southampton before bouncing back to smash five past Newcastle on Wednesday.It's been a microcosm of the Blues' season and the inconsistency is