Tottenham set to be without key player vs Man City after positive virus test

straight to your inboxFormer Liverpool and Manchester City midfielder Steve McManaman has hailed John Stones after the defender produced another impressive display during Saturday's victory against Fulham.Raheem Sterling 's early goal and a penalty from Kevin de Bruyne sealed a 2-0 win for the hosts, who were dominant throughout the match against Scott Parker's side.

straight to your inboxSergio Aguero says he is feeling better day by day, as he made his return to Manchester City training this week.Aguero has missed the last two games after suffering a setback on his return from injury after the Olympiacos away fixture in the Champions League. He had come back from his knee surgery in October, but the injury to Gabriel Jesus at the time required Aguero to start three games in a week.

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 inboxManchester City's Christmas schedule has been confirmed, as well as their upcoming Premier League games which include a Manchester derby at Old Trafford.City will face Manchester United in the first Premier League derby of the season, looking to avenge their two defeats in the league to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side last season. That game has been moved to the evening kick-off on Saturday December 12, with kick off at 5.30pm.

straight to your inboxOwen Hargreaves has told Pep Guardiola that getting the balance right in midfield is crucial to solving Manchester City's struggles in front of goal.City have had a largely inconsistent start to the season and currently find themselves in the lowly position of 13th, already eight points behind champions Liverpool.While only five sides have conceded less than the Blues, the other end of the pitch appears to be the problem as they have only scored 10 times so far - less than

straight to your inboxRuben Dias did not shy away from Manchester City's problems after Pep Guardiola's side suffered their second defeat of the season at the weekend. The Blues headed to the Tottenham Hostpur Stadium undefeated in all competitions since late-September but conceded early and ended up losing comfortably - even if they did have a first-half equaliser controversially ruled out.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City morning headlines for Sunday, November 22nd. Pep Guardiola admitted that his City defence conceded a cheap goal early on to Spurs that changed the fabric of the game.

straight to your inboxKevin de Bruyne has stated it has been difficult to find consistency in attack due to Manchester City's injury problems so far this season.City suffered a 2-0 defeat to Tottenham on Saturday, their second defeat of the season, and fired a blank against Jose Mourinho's side.

straight to your inboxKevin de Bruyne has questioned why the handball rules were changed after Manchester City were on the wrong side of a major decision in their 2-0 defeat to Tottenham. Son Heung-Min fired Spurs into an early lead in north London but City thought they had found a first-half equaliser when Aymeric Laporte fired home.

straight to your inboxAfter two long weeks, Manchester City are back in Premier League action today as they travel to face Tottenham.Pep Guardiola will be hoping to celebrate his new contract at the club with a win after City were held to a 1-1 draw against Liverpool prior to the international break.

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 inboxPep Guardiola says Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al-Mubarak persuaded him to sign his new contract, as he expanded on the role his backroom staff played in his decision to stay.Guardiola will now stay at City until 2023, signing a two-year contract extension to end weeks of speculation over his future.

straight to your inboxGareth Bale has admitted he was concerned he may have contracted coronavirus ahead of facing Manchester City with Tottenham Hotspur this weekend. Matt Doherty, Bale's Spurs teammate, will miss the game against City after testing positive for Covid-19 whilst on international duty with Ireland.

straight to your inboxManchester City fans are hoping Riyad Mahrez can return to Manchester City full of confidence after he scored an incredible solo goal on international duty. After getting on the scoresheet as well as grabbing an assist for Algeria against Zimbabwe last week, Mahrez again shone against the same opposition on Monday as Algeria remained in control of their African Cup of Nations qualifying group.

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United face an anxious wait to see if Alex Telles will be available to face West Brom this weekend after reports in Brazil that he had tested positive for COVID-19 for a second time. The Brazilian FA (CBF) said in a statement on Sunday that Telles had "tested positive for Covid-19" and could miss the game away in Uruguay on Tuesday as a result, pending the outcome of another test.