Pep Guardiola sets priorities for remaining Man City games this season

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola hailed Raheem Sterling’s maturity as a player after the Manchester City ace struck a superb hat-trick at Brighton. The Blues and England winger sparked a 5-0 win on the south coast and made himself firm favourite to be the first City player for nine years to score more goals in a season than the legendary Sergio Aguero.

straight to your inboxFernandinho could be Manchester City's surprise weapon in midfield as they look to claim the FA Cup and Champions League.Pep Guardiola has spent the season using the veteran Brazilian at the heart of his defence and dismissed the suggestion that moving him back to his more familiar role would help the team consistency on a number of occasions.However, with Aymeric Laporte and Eric Garcia starting together in defence again at Southampton Fernandinho played in a role more

straight to your inbox Sergio Aguero will not be fit to face Real Madrid in the Champions League next month. The Manchester City striker has been ruled out by manager Pep Guardiola, after having surgery on a knee meniscus problem he picked up in the 5-0 win over Burnley last month.

straight to your inboxHere are the latest Manchester City evening headlines for Thursday July 9.Pep Guardiola has attempted to rouse his players by reminding them there are still things to achieve this season.Manchester City have missed out on the Premier League title, but the Champions League and the FA Cup remain on the table for Guardiola’s men.City bounced back from a 1-0 defeat to Southampton with an emphatic 5-0 win against a hapless Newcastle United on Wednesday.Guardiola was not one for

straight to your inboxDespite training alongside Sergio Aguero at Manchester City every day, Phil Foden has overlooked his club teammate when asked to name the best finisher he has played alongside.Foden has enjoyed a breakthrough season, especially since the Premier League restart, as he has repaid Pep Guardiola with some impressive performances when given extended game time with City.His form has prompted calls for an England call-up next season, with BT Sport pundit Rio Ferdinand saying he

straight to your inboxThe days of teams winning titles built on a defensive approach are long gone.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola praised the unique ability of Gabriel Jesus to improve Manchester City as the spotlight focuses on the attack without Sergio Aguero.An injury to Aguero leaves the Blues without their club record scorer for at least the rest of their domestic campaign and potentially the whole season including the Champions League.

straight to your inboxIt will be of no consolation to Manchester City but it is worth noting that the four goals they put past Liverpool should preserve more of their achievements from the previous two seasons.Jurgen Klopp's side can still take the 100 points record and other honours but have now conceded 25 goals - two more than City in the entirety of last season and just two fewer than the Centurions - with six games still to play.And if breaching the league's most miserly defence was a handy

straight to your inboxBarcelona great Rivaldo has urged Gabriel Jesus to stick with Manchester City and Pep Guardiola this summer. The 23-year-old joined City for £27m from Palmeiras in 2016 and has scored a combined 63 goals in 139 games for City.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola is planning to face Real Madrid without Sergio Aguero but Manchester City remain hopeful that they will be able to call on the striker again this season. Aguero suffered a problem with his meniscus in the second game back after the restart and will miss the remainder of the Premier League and FA Cup campaign after undergoing surgery in Barcelona.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola said Phil Foden can be an “incredible player for the next ten years” at Manchester City. The Blues boss has been criticised for holding back the 20-year-old midfield prodigy, but Foden is now showing that approach was right by playing brilliantly at the highest level.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola is unsure whether club legends Sergio Aguero and Fernandinho will stay beyond next summer.But the Manchester City boss is committed to a rebuild of the squad which will begin this summer.The departures of David Silva, Claudio Bravo and Leroy Sane this year, just 12 months after Vincent Kompany departed, has continued the break-up of the sensational squad which won successive Premier League titles.But by next summer Aguero – the biggest name of all – will be

Manchester City morning headlines on Monday, June 29.Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes his players have overcome their penalty woes, after Kevin De Bruyne’s successful conversion against Newcastle United.The Belgian made no mistake as he gave City the lead in their 2-0 FA Cup quarter-final win over the Geordies on Sunday.Missed penalties have been an issue for City this season, with Raheem Sterling, Sergio Aguero, Gabriel Jesus, and Ilkay Gundogan all having failed from 12

Manchester City have overcome their penalty woes after Kevin De Bruyne fired in another goal from the spot.The team have been plagued by misses this season, with failed attempts from Raheem Sterling, Sergio Aguero, Gabriel Jesus, and Ilkay Gundogan - some more costlier than others.Kevin De Bruyne stepped up when needed to convert at the Bernabeu to complete City's turnaround in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 clash with the Spanish giants, and then stepped up to stroke home

City in 2017 was regarded as a long-term strategy to prepare for life without Aguero in years to come. A fee of £28.8million brought the highly-rated Brazilian to the Etihad Stadium almost three years ago and his time in Manchester so far has been a success.

Manchester City midfielder paid the price for his heroics against the Clarets, with his leg swelling up the next day and forcing him to miss Thursday’s trip to Chelsea, when the Blues finally gave up their Premier League crown with a defeat.But Foden is fighting to be ready for the FA Cup quarter-final at Newcastle on Sunday, with the knock not thought to be too serious.Guardiola revealed that Foden picked up the problem - “a huge kick” - in the opening stages of the 5-0 victory over Burnley on

Manchester City’s Premier League crown to Liverpool.The Blues must pick themselves up from last night’s 2-1 defeat at Chelsea – which handed the title to Jurgen Klopp’s side – before they travel to Newcastle on Sunday.The game at St James’ Park is an FA Cup quarter-final, with City defending that trophy, having already won the League Cup this season.But with no real break for City, as they re-start their Champions League campaign just 12 days after the end of the domestic league season,

Manchester City's match tonight against Chelsea.Pep Guardiola has made six changes following Monday's victory over Burnley and three of them have been enforced with Foden, Joao Cancelo and Sergio Aguero missing out through injury.The Argentine suffered a knee injury against Burnley which has since required surgery and he will likely miss the rest of the Premier League season.

Manchester City as the Premier League edges closer to its conclusion.However, the Spaniard will have to manage without Sergio Aguero for an extended period of time after the star striker suffered a knee injury against Burnley last week.The 32 year-old is set to undergo surgery, but the positive news is that his absence should allow Gabriel Jesus to showcase his ability to eventually lead City's attack when Aguero finally departs.The Brazilian is commonly recognised as a top player but when

Aguero injury not down to restart - Guardiola Manchester City lost striker Sergio Aguero to a knee injury in the 5-0 win over Burnley earlier in the week, but manager Pep Guardiola says the problem was merely down to poor fortune rather than the league having been restarted after too short a period of training time. “Unlucky.