Pep Guardiola says his Manchester City players will have to adapt to a difficult surface at Rodney Parade, following the Mansfield manager David Flitcroft’s comments about the state of the Newport County pitch. Mansfield were Newport’s last opponents in League…
Pep Guardiola defends Maurizio Sarri after Manchester City thump Chelsea (SkySports)
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has sympathised with his Chelsea counterpart Maurizio Sarri and says he should be given more time. City thrashed the Blues 6-0 at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, Chelsea’s heaviest loss in any competition since 1991…
Aguero’s hat-trick takes Man City back to second spot (Guardian)
Manchester City reduced the gap at the top of the Premier League to two points for 24 hours at least as Sergio Aguero’s hat-trick helped them to a 3-1 win over Arsenal. The reigning champions took the lead after 48…
Silva welcomes return of Man City big guns
Bernardo Silva says Manchester City’s squad is approaching full strength at the right time as they mount a four-pronged trophy assault Kevin De Bruyne and Benjamin Mendy have missed large chunks of the campaign through injury, while David Silva, Fernandinho,…
Guardiola in tough hunt for ‘new’ Fernandinho (Guardian)
Pep Guardiola has acknowledged finding a long-term replacement for Fernandinho is becoming a matter of increasing urgency for Manchester City. The 33-year-old Brazilian has become one of the most important players in City’s line-up during Guardiola’s three seasons at the…
Sterling pens letter to racially abused boy (SuperSport)
Manchester City star Raheem Sterling sent a letter to a 13-year-old goalkeeper after hearing he had been racially abused advising him to “stand tall and be proud of who you are”. Sterling himself was the subject of alleged racist abuse…
Sergio Aguero illness makes him a doubt for Wolves clash (Metro)
A bout of flu has kept Sergio Aguero out of Manchester City’s last two matches and may still see him miss their Premier League clash with Wolves on Monday. The Argentine forward was left out of the thrashings of Rotherham…
Guardiola welcomes Man City trophy challenge despite fixture pile-up (Guardian)
Pep Guardiola says he welcomes Manchester City’s multi-pronged trophy assault, even though title rivals Liverpool have only the Premier League and Champions League to focus on. City face Burton in the semi-finals of the League Cup on Wednesday, days after…
Jurgen Klopp denies disrespecting the FA Cup after much-changed Liverpool crash out to Wolves (Independent)
Boss Jurgen Klopp denied disrespecting the FA Cup after much-changed Liverpool were dumped out by Wolves. Ruben Neves’ thunderbolt sealed a 2-1 third-round win for the hosts after Divock Origi had hauled Liverpool level. Raul Jimenez opened the scoring after…
No cause for alarm, Dijk calms teammates after loss to City (Guardian)
Liverpool have no reason to panic after being beaten 2-1 by Premier League title rivals Manchester City, Virgil van Dijk has stressed. Jurgen Klopp’s side saw their unbeaten start to the top-flight season ended at the Etihad Stadium thanks to…