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straight to your inboxManchester City will have to try to win the Premier League without a prolific goalscorer this season, Pep Guardiola has come to accept.Sergio Aguero has suffered a number of setbacks in his attempts to return from a knee problem that kept him out of the beginning of the campaign, while Gabriel Jesus has just three league goals to his name after another frustrating season.

straight to your inboxIt's been a great weekend for Gabriel Jesus.Firstly he scored his first goal of the year in Manchester City's win against Sheffield United, then he saw his beloved Palmeiras win the Copa Libertadores and finally, as a result, he won a free meal in a bet with Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar.The final of the Copa Libertadores — the South American equivalent of the Champions League — was held at the Maracana on Saturday with two Brazilian giants in Palmeiras and Santos

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has picked Aymeric Laporte and Fernandinho in his Manchester City starting XI to take on Sheffield United in the Premier League.City can go four points clear at the top of the Premier League, albeit temporarily with victory over Sheffield United, but the Blades were victorious at Manchester United this week and will be full of confidence of causing another big shock.

straight to your inboxAfter their stunning 5-0 win against West Brom in midweek, Manchester City find themselves top of the Premier League table, after Manchester United's shock defeat.City will face the team who pulled off that big upset against the Reds on Wednesday, with Sheffield United making the trip to the Etihad Stadium on Saturday afternoon, fresh from their 2-1 win at Old Trafford in midweek.Pep Guardiola will again be without Sergio Aguero, Kevin De Bruyne and Nathan Ake for this

straight to your inboxManchester City could go to the top of the Premier League with a win against West Brom on Tuesday, albeit temporarily, with rivals Manchester United in action on Wednesday.City will be without Kevin De Bruyne, Sergio Aguero, Nathan Ake and Kyle Walker for the trip to The Hawthorns this midweek, with Ruben Dias and John Stones set to start once again in the centre of City's defence.Bernardo Silva should drop into midfield alongside Ilkay Gundogan and Rodri, whilst Phil

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola publicly played down Manchester City's difficulties against a Cheltenham side 72 places below them on Saturday, but his team selection against West Brom might give a more accurate reflection of his thoughts on the performance.City toiled for 80 minutes, falling behind to their League Two hosts, before rescuing a win thanks to late goals from Phil Foden, Gabriel Jesus and Ferran Torres.Guardiola had made ten changes for the trip to Gloucestershire, with Foden

straight to your inboxPhil Foden is the one player who has been the 'shining light' for Manchester City in recent weeks.That is the view of former Arsenal and England star Alex Scott, who was very impressed with the City academy graduate during their win over Cheltenham Town in the FA Cup.City looked close to being on the receiving end of a cup upset when Alfie May gave the League Two side the lead, but three goals from Foden, Gabriel Jesus and Ferran Torres secured the win for Pep Guardiola’s

straight to your inboxAlan Shearer has compared Phil Foden to Paul Gascoigne after his latest Manchester City display.Foden led the fightback as City survived a major FA Cup scare at Cheltenham Town on Saturday. Pep Guardiola's men trailed to Alfie May's second-half opener until nine minutes from time in their fourth round tie.

straight to your inboxPhil Foden was magnanimous in victory after Manchester City survived a major FA Cup scare against Cheltenham Town. A massive upset was on the cards after Alfie May gave League Two side Cheltenham a shock lead in Saturday's fourth round tie at the Jonny-Rocks Stadium just before the hour mark.

straight to your inboxGabriel Jesus says he is still feeling the effects of his period out with Covid-19 as he gave an honest assessment of his form this season.Jesus was frustrated throughout Manchester City's FA Cup win at Cheltenham, missing one glorious chance in particular, but he controlled a forward Fernandinho ball perfectly to fire home and put the Blues ahead late on and spare a high-profile cup upset.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola could call two academy players up for Manchester City's FA Cup trip to Cheltenham, and use the opportunity to bring back a number of players from injury or the fringes.With Kyle Walker, Sergio Aguero and Kevin De Bruyne out, Guardiola might have to alter some of his plans against the League Two minnows.

straight to your inbox Kevin De Bruyne will be out for up to six weeks to hand Manchester City another blow to their Premier League title hopes. The Blues discovered yesterday that Sergio Aguero faces an undetermined spell out after testing positive for Covid-19.

straight to your inboxThe news that Sergio Aguero has tested positive for Covid-19 has given Manchester City boss another selection headache, who might have seen the FA Cup tie at Cheltenham as an ideal opportunity to bring the striker back.Aguero had been isolating having come into contact with a person who had tested positive for the virus, but was negative himself and might have been back for City's trip to the League Two minnows.

straight to your inboxSergio Aguero has confirmed he has tested positive for Covid-19. The Manchester City striker has missed City's last four fixtures after being forced to isolate having come into contact with someone who tested positive for the virus, despite initially testing negative himself.

straight to your inboxJohn Stones has revealed how he revamped every aspect of his game in a bid to resurrect his Manchester City career.And the England defender says that his exciting new partnership with Ruben Dias has been the other key factor in his spectacular return to form.Stones scored twice in the 4-0 win over Crystal Palace, but more importantly, the clean sheet made it one goal against that pair in their last ten games together.Talk of Stones and Dias being one of the great Premier

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola could not find the words to express Kevin De Bruyne's brilliance after another majestic assist helped Manchester City on their way to a 4-0 win over Crystal Palace.Crystal Palace were making life difficult for the hosts before a brilliant ball from the right spun into the box from De Bruyne and was headed in by John Stones for the opening goal.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has named a strong Manchester City side to face Crystal Palace, but Rodri has dropped to the bench.City can move up to third in the Premier League with a win, but Palace have taken four points from their last two league visits to the Etihad and will pose a threat this evening.Guardiola confirmed before the match that City's Covid-19 outbreak is clearing up, but Sergio Aguero is still unavailable as he is isolating after coming into contact with someone who

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola believes that Manchester City players are building confidence through their own performances rather than being distracted by any talk of a title race.City head into their match with Crystal Palace on Sunday on the back of seven straight wins in all competitions and with a chance of moving either into the top two for the first time this season or to within a point of top spot.