The two private Man City meetings which sparked title charge two months ago

straight to your inboxRiyad Mahrez agrees with his manager after Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola had warned the squad that they would be dropped if standards dipped.City beat Wolves to move 15 points clear in the Premier League before Manchester United play on Wednesday.

straight to your inboxManchester City could win their fifteenth successive Premier League in on Tuesday, as they host Wolves at the Etihad Stadium.Despite City's only injury concern being defender Nathan Ake, Pep Guardiola could still rotate against Nuno Espirito Santo's side in midweek, particularly with the Manchester Derby coming up next weekend.

straight to your inboxNathan Ake is finally due back in training for Manchester City after ten weeks out of action.The Holland international has not played since Boxing Day after suffering a training injury, and has been the only player unavailable to manager Pep Guardiola in the last week or two.Ake has made just nine appearances for the Blues since his £40million move from Bournemouth last summer, due to injury and the form of first-choice centre back pairing John Stones and Aymeric

straight to your inbox Manchester City are closing in on a European record of consecutive wins, and manager Pep Guardiola said the prospect poses “an incredible question” for his players. The Blues can make it 21 victories on the bounce if they beat Wolves at the Etihad Stadium tomorrow night.

straight to your inboxManchester City ace Phil Foden has shown he has plenty of strings to his bow this season.Foden has been used in a number of different roles by City boss Pep Guardiola during the 2020-21 campaign so far.The England international has played in central midfield - as a "number 8" or "number 10" - as well as out wide and even up front, in a "false 9" position.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has revealed that the only English football team he watches for fun are Championship leaders Norwich City.The Manchester City boss says he has little time to watch the game for recreation, inbetween analysing opponents.But he says that he makes an exception for the Canaries, as they are coached by his friend Daniel Farke, a friend and long-time admirer of the Blues boss’s methods.The popular view of Guardiola is that he is a football obsessive, who spends

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola does not want Gabriel Jesus to be more selfish in front of goal despite the Brazilian failing to find the net more regularly. Manchester City's No.9 scored in midweek against Borussia Monchengladbach in the Champions League but had earlier wasted a golden chance to extend the team's lead when clean through on goal.

straight to your inboxMan City were handed multiple injury boosts in their midweek win over Everton.Kevin De Bruyne made an appearance off the bench in the match for what was his first game since January 20 and Ruben Dias started after missing last week's win over Spurs. Sergio Aguero was also on the substitutes bench again as he continues to feel his way back to fitness following his time on the sidelines with Covid-19.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has seen enough from Arsenal's recent performances to believe they can soon challenge for the Premier League title.Manchester City head to the Emirates nine places and 22 points ahead of the Gunners, who languish in 10th in the table after a fast start to the campaign under Mikel Arteta quickly tailed off.Guardiola knows the value of Arteta as a coach more than most, having enjoyed three years together in Manchester where the former Everton and Arsenal

straight to your inbox Manchester City could welcome Ilkay Gundogan back for Sunday's Premier League trip to Arsenal after he returned to training today. The in-form midfielder missed the win over Everton in midweek with a groin injury but he played a part in training on Friday and a final decision on his participation will be made on Saturday.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer insisted he has his own style as a manager and refused to compare himself to rivals Pep Guardiola, Jose Mourinho and Jurgen Klopp. The Manchester United boss has often come under fire for his lack of comparative experience, next to the Man City, Tottenham and Liverpool managers and others in the Premier League.

straight to your inboxIlkay Gundogan says Phil Foden's recent form is proof that Pep Guardiola should be trusted to manage and make decisions his way.Guardiola has led Manchester City to top spot in the Premier League despite a number of injuries in key areas at various points of the season, particularly in attack.Gundogan has replaced the goals of Sergio Aguero in recent weeks, with 11 strikes in 12 Premier League appearances, while Foden has also produced some influential performances across

straight to your inboxManchester City have almost got one hand on the Premier League trophy after their impressive win over Tottenham, according to Richard Dunne.Ilkay Gundogan continued his brilliant goalscoring form by netting twice in the 3-0 win over Spurs which moved Pep Guardiola’s side further clear at the top of the league.Rodri opened the scoring from the penalty spot after Gundogan was fouled by Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg before the German produced two finishes to seal a 16th successive win

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has seen enough from Liverpool to still consider them title rivals. Manchester City are 13 points ahead of the Premier League champions with a game in hand after they beat Tottenham 3-0 hours after Liverpool had collapsed to a 3-1 defeat at Leicester.

direct to your inboxArsene Wenger thinks it's 'impossible' for Liverpool to catch Manchester City this season and has backed Pep Guardiola's side for the Premier League title.City picked up a superb 4-1 victory over the reigning champions last weekend to extend their advantage to 10 points with a game in-hand. Manchester United are in second-place, five points behind their neighbours, but have also played a game more.

straight to your inboxKevin De Bruyne has returned to individual training as he continues to recover from injury.Manchester City have been without their talisman for the last five games since picking up an injury in the 2-0 win over Aston Villa three weeks ago.