Man City duo Hemp and Kelly on January's WSL player of the month shortlist

direct to your inboxEllen White has been to World Cups, European Championships and Olympic Games, but she says she's still improving - and two of her young team-mates for club and country are pushing her on.The 31-year-old has been impressed with the progress of her Manchester City colleagues Chloe Kelly and Lauren Hemp this season and is delighted that they are part of the England camp to face Northern Ireland on Tuesday."It's a real privilege for me to be playing alongside some hugely talented

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola called Tommy Doyle a 'special' player, but picked out an incident in Manchester City's win over Swansea as an area for improvement.Doyle, City's under-23 captain, started in the FA Cup fourth round tie at Cheltenham last month, and was included in the travelling party to face Swansea on Wednesday.

direct to your inboxManchester United and Manchester City are both being linked with a summer move for Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland.United and City are among a string of clubs said to be interested in the 20-year-old forward, along with Liverpool, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Juventus to name a few. The speculation is perhaps not surprising considering Haaland 's prolific form in front of goal.

direct to your inboxManchester City and Manchester United are battling it out for the Premier League title this season, but if one of them was to drop down to fourth place, there could be a loophole that has an impact.As it stands, City top the table, three points clear of second-placed United, but the league leaders have a game in hand on their neighbours.Leicester City are in third after they capitalised on Liverpool's 1-0 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion on Wednesday evening.Both Manchester

straight to your inboxThere were no deadline day surprises at Manchester City as the January transfer window passed with little activity around the first team.Pep Guardiola repeatedly insisted that City were happy to stick with their current squad, despite injury issues in the forward department. However, City turned down the chance to re-sign former favourite Edin Dzeko, while a move for Diego Costa was never on the cards.

straight to your inboxAs late as Saturday, Taylor Harwood-Bellis wasn't expecting to leave Manchester City on loan in the January transfer window. It had been made clear to a group of young Blues at the beginning of the month that they would all be staying with Pep Guardiola and his squad for the rest of the season because it was felt that their progression was best served staying in Manchester.

straight to your inboxThe transfer deadline is fast approaching and so far it’s been a quiet window for Manchester City.Pep Guardiola is yet to add any reinforcements to his squad, and it remains to be seen whether that narrative will change before Monday’s 11pm deadline. On the pitch, City are currently top of the table and have won their last eight league games to establish a three-point lead at the Premier League’s summit.

direct to your inboxA quiet Premier League transfer window is quickly drawing to a close.There has not been a lot of business done across the board, with very few eye-catching deals going through.Manchester United and Man City have both had quiet windows - Jesse Lingard's loan move to West Ham United a rare talking point - and seem unlikely to make any additions before the window shuts.

straight to your inboxIt's been years since Manchester City fans were able to get giddy with excitement on deadline day over a potential late arrival, and that won't change today.The January transfer window has been a near ghost town for the entire Premier League, with hardly any transfer fees being paid, and it's been particularly quiet at City.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has revealed Ilkay Gundogan will definitely start against Sheffield United tomorrow.The Manchester City manager rarely reveals any of his hand in advance, but said that the midfielder, who is in scintillating form and has seven goals in his last eight games, is already on the teamsheet.Gundogan scored twice in the 5-0 rampage at West Brom in midweek, as well as filling the creative boots of Kevin de Bruyne by playing in a mire advanced position.And the Germany

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola’s patience with his defence ran out in the defeat at Tottenham – and his axing of Aymeric Laporte has sent a powerful message to the rest of his squad.The Manchester City manager insisted this week that he has been delighted with the way his rearguard has reacted to last season’s traumas, buoyed by impressive new signing Ruben Dias and the revitalised John StonesAfter seeing his side rack up their 11th clean sheet from 19 Premier League games as they blitzed

direct to your inboxManchester City lead the way in what looks like being an intriguing race for the Premier League title this season.City are one point ahead of rivals Manchester United following their 5-0 thrashing of relegation-threatened West Bromwich Albion on Tuesday evening, but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side will reclaim top spot this evening with victory over bottom side Sheffield United.

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

direct to your inboxGareth Taylor heaped praise on Chloe Kelly as Manchester City Women netted seven goals for the second successive week. After a 7-0 victory over Aston Villa last weekend in the Barclays FA Women’s Super League, City followed it up with a 7-1 win away at Brighton & Hove Albion.

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.