Manchester City evening headlines as Guardiola sends message to Van Dijk

straight to your inboxJoao Cancelo earned the praise of manager Pep Guardiola after his role in Manchester City's draw with Liverpool. The Portugal international played at left-back, a problem position for the Blues that the Premier League champions looked to exploit from the off at the Etihad with Mo Salah and Roberto Firmino making runs in behind.

straight to your inbox Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has accused the Premier League of wanting to be different and called on the authorities to fall into line with the rest of Europe and allow five substitutions.

straight to your inboxRoy Keane believes "the signs are good" for Manchester City's defence this season.Since shipping five goals at home to Leicester, Pep Guardiola's men conceded only three times in the next eight games in all competitions ahead of Sunday's Premier League showdown with Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium. Big-money summer signing Ruben Dias has slotted into the City team and formed a promising partnership with Aymeric Laporte at centre-back.

straight to your inbox Manchester City take on Liverpool on Sunday in what is set to be yet another thrilling Premier League encounter. Though the season remains in its infancy the match could have massive ramifications for the title race, as Jurgen Klopp's side could move eight points clear of City with a victory.

straight to your inboxIn what is undoubtedly their biggest game of the 2020/21 Premier League campaign so far, Manchester City host champions Liverpool on Sunday at the Etihad Stadium.City striker Gabriel Jesus is likely to start up front after coming off the bench against Olympiacos in midweek, but Sergio Aguero will miss the game due to injury.

straight to your inboxGood evening, Manchester City fans. Here are your evening headlines for Saturday, November 7.Ederson defends Pickford over van Dijk challenge Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson has defended Everton’s Jordan Pickford over the challenge that seriously injured Virgil van Dijk.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola was not giving much away after being asked when he would make a decision on his Manchester City future.The Spaniard is in the final year of his current contract at the Etihad Stadium. He has been linked with a return to former club Barcelona, though he has repeatedly insisted he is happy at City.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola believes seven teams could yet be involved in this season's Premier League title race, but the Manchester City boss insists Liverpool are the favourites to retain their crown.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola took notice of Liverpool's result against Atalanta in the Champions League ahead of their visit to Manchester City this week.The Premier League champions have not been as mean at the back this season and a serious injury to Virgil van Dijk will not help their efforts to keep opponents out over the course of the campaign.Guardiola again wished Van Dijk well in his recovery and would rather have two fully-fit teams to be able to put on the best spectacle

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has dismissed the idea that Sunday's Etihad fixture with Liverpool is going to have a major impact on the Premier League title race. The two sides meet an early stage of the season and while Jurgen Klopp's side are already top of the table, victory for Manchester City Sunday afternoon will close the gap to two points and they still have a game in hand.

straight to your inboxDavid Alaba, after 12 exceptional years with Bayern Munich, looks set to leave the Bundesliga champions at the end of the season after a contract offer was withdrawn.That has inevitably led to heightened speculation over a potential move to the Premier League for the 28-year-old, with Manchester City and Chelsea amongst the sides believed to be interested.A switch to the Etihad would make sense on many levels, especially given Alaba’s relationship with Pep Guardiola, who he

straight to your inboxOwen Hargreaves says John Stones needs to follow Virgil van Dijk's example if he is to live up to his potential at Manchester City.The centre-back has dropped out of favour at City, with Ruben Dias, Aymeric Laporte, Nathan Ake and Kyle Walker all ahead of him in the pecking order after some mixed form.It led to speculation over his future at the Etihad in the summer - with even Pep Guardiola admitting Stones could leave - but he eventually stayed put.The 26-year-old moved

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola admitted he still feels "so bad for the players" more than two months after their Champions League quarter-final defeat to Lyon. Manchester City headed to Lisbon for the final three rounds of the competition on a high after beating the team dubbed the "kings of the competition" by their manager, dumping Real Madrid out to make the last eight.

straight to your inbox every day, freeLiverpool fans received the news they were dreading on Sunday after the severity of Virgil van Dijk's injury was confirmed.The Dutchman started Saturday's Merseyside derby against Everton but left the field after just 11 minutes following a challenge from Jordan Pickford.England's No.1 rushed out following a corner and collided with the Liverpool defender but no penalty was awarded by Michael Oliver or VAR official David Coote.Van Dijk was unable to continue

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola played down an incident involving Sergio Aguero and official Sian Massey during Manchester City's 1-0 victory over Arsenal. City got back to winning ways on their return to Premier League action on Saturday night after losing to Leicester and drawing with Leeds in the previous two league matches.