Gareth Taylor identifies which Man City Women star provided the ‘spark’ against Everton

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straight to your inbox Aleks Zinchenko has declared that Manchester City have their eyes on an unprecedented Quadruple as they gear up for the second leg of their Champions League clash with Borussia Monchengladbach. The Blues lead the Bundesliga outfit 2-0 from the first leg heading into tomorrow night's return, which will also be played in the neutral venue of Budapest due to Covid restrictions.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola warned Raheem Sterling that he will soon have even more competition for a place in the squad after leaving him out of the squad to face Fulham.Sterling, 26, has been one of the most-used and most successful players under Guardiola at Manchester City; only two outfield players have more minutes than him this season and his goal at Anfield last month saw him become the third ever player - after Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero - to score 100 goals on the Catalan’s

straight to your inboxJoleon Lescott has said he never wants Sergio Aguero to leave Manchester City after the striker ended his 13-month Premier League goal drought. The Argentine striker - whose last league goal came in January 2020 against Sheffield United - wrapped up the scoring for City in their 3-0 win over Fulham on Saturday.

direct to your inboxPep Guardiola has explained that he didn't sign Edinson Cavani this past summer as he was happy with his striking options.Cavani joined Manchester United on a free following his release from Paris Saint-Germain and despite now being 34 he is proving himself more than capable in the Premier League.The Uruguayan has scored seven goals, and laid on two assists, so far this season but has been even more impressive in the way in which he leads the front-line for Ole Gunnar

direct to your inboxGareth Taylor says that he has no concerns about fixture congestion for his Manchester City as they face four games in a fortnight - starting with their UEFA Women's Champions League last-16 clash against Fiorentina on Wednesday.They play the return leg in Italy next Wednesday - and that is sandwiched between two Barclays FA Women's Super League matches, Everton at home on Sunday, and Bristol City away on March 17.But the Welshman says he thinks the number of matches they

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola praised Bernardo Silva's workrate for Manchester City in their win against Wolves and said his approach summed up the "solidarity, commitment and friendship" in the Blues squad.Bernardo pressed relentlessly against Wolves and while City needed a late flurry of goals to seal victory, the 4-1 win made it 21 successive wins in all competitions.Leander Dendoncker's own goal set City on their way before late goals from Gabriel Jesus, who scored twice, and the

direct to your inboxManchester City Women manager Gareth Taylor says Sam Mewis missing the SheBelieves Cup was a blessing in disguise as she fired them to a 4-0 win over Birmingham City Wmewis omen.The USWNT star suffered an injury in national team training camp in January  and watched on as Vlatko Andonovski’s side retained their SheBelieves title.

straight to your inboxHarry Kane must 'twist rather than stick' this summer as the England captain continues to be backed to move to one of Europe's elite clubs - including Manchester City.That's the message from former England midfielder Danny Murphy, who took to his column in the Daily Mail to suggest the time is right for Kane to leave Tottenham Hotspur in search of silverware.Ahead of leading his country at the delayed European Championships this summer, the 27-year-old frontman once again

straight to your inbox“For sure,” replies Helder Cristovao when asked if he believes Ruben Dias will succeed Cristiano Ronaldo as Portugal’s captain in the coming years.

straight to your inboxIlkay Gundogan has admitted Manchester United were interested in signing him years before he joined Manchester City. Five years after arriving in the city, Gundogan is enjoying his finest campaign yet for City, with 13 goals and three assists to his name in all competitions.