'Down to the wire' - Owen Hargreaves shares prediction for Man City and Liverpool title race

Manchester City recovered from a 3-2 loss against Tottenham Hotspur with a late 1-0 win against Everton on Saturday afternoon, but the attacking performance was not at its free-flowing best. One reason might be a slight tactical change from Pep Guardiola – moving Bernardo Silva into the front three.

Rio Ferdinand has suggested Arsenal should go after Manchester City forward Gabriel Jesus in the summer.

Here are your Man City morning headlines on Thursday, March 3.

Manchester City fans are split in opinion on the news that Everton have received an apology from the PGMOL after the Toffees were denied a penalty against City.

Jack Grealish managed to silence Roy Keane on Tuesday evening after scoring Manchester City's second goal in their victory over Peterborough United.

Lionel Messi inspired Manchester City to a 2-0 FA Cup win at Peterborough.Pep Guardiola's men beat the Championship strugglers at London Road thanks to second half goals from Riyad Mahrez and Grealish to book their place in the quarter finals.Mahrez broke the deadlock on 60 minutes with his 19th goal of the season, before Grealish sealed the win seven minutes later with his first City goal since before Christmas.England ace Phil Foden set-up both goals - and Grealish admitted the City duo had been watching videos of Argentine icon Messi on the way to the game to get some inspiration.Grealish said: "What's funny is that before the game, while we were on the coach on the way to the game, I was sat next to Phil and we were scrolling through videos of [Lionel] Messi."After scoring he came up to me and said it was just like what we were watching." Grealish paid tribute to Ukrainian team-mate Oleksandr Zinchenko, who captained the side on his first appearance since Russia invaded his homeland. He added: "It's actually been quite emotional.

Jack Grealish has praised the resolve of Manchester City teammate Oleksandr Zinchenko after an incredibly tough week and labelled him as 'underrated'.

Pep Guardiola praised Jack Grealish's aggression in the final third as the Manchester City forward returned from injury against Peterborough.

Pep Guardiola has named the only five Premier League sides who try to go toe-to-toe with Manchester City in matches – and Manchester United are not one of them. Man City sit top of the Premier League table, six points ahead of Liverpool, as they aim to win back-to-back titles.Guardiola’s side have won the league in three of the past four seasons and are used to dominating matches with their possession-based style.The majority of teams therefore focus on staying organised and compact, while trying to threaten on the counter-attack or at set pieces.There was a good example of those contrasting styles on Saturday in City’s narrow 1-0 win over Everton, which came via a late Phil Foden goal.After the match, Guardiola was asked whether Everton’s game plan of sitting deep to try and frustrate City was now the prevailing theme across the entire league.“I know we provoke them, but yeah, except Liverpool, Brighton, Arsenal, Villa and Leeds United, the rest, yeah,” he replied.“The rest sit back, but I’m not saying there is anything wrong with that.“Every manager can do what they want.HAVE YOUR SAY! Is Pep Guardiola right in his assessment of his rivals? Comment below.“One of the principles is to be patient.

Pep Guardiola says that Liverpool are the only team left in the Premier League who are prepared to take on his team as equals.

Pep Guardiola has hailed Manchester City's away support as "extraordinary" after he and his players celebrated with them following the crucial win at Everton.

Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson felt he and his team-mates showcased their "strong mentality" after bouncing back from last weekend's defeat to Tottenham Hotspur with a 1-0 win over Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday evening.

Owen Hargreaves has underlined the decline in Manchester United over the years after insisting they would have beaten Watford four or five years ago.

Gary Neville has weighed in on the debate as to whether Everton should have been awarded a penalty against Manchester City on Saturday evening.Neville tweeted: "I thought that was a penalty!" The former Manchester United star agreed with most football fans that the Toffees should have been awarded a spot-kick, but Paul Tierney, who was the man in the middle, didn't. Rodri had appeared to handle the ball in the penalty area under no pressure with the game entering its final five minutes.However, after a VAR check it was concluded there wasn't enough evidence of whereabouts on his arm the ball hit Rodri.One fan fumed: "That's genuinely one of the most ridiculous decisions I've seen in a long, long time That is an absolutely blatant penalty.""How is this not a penalty.

Everton manager Frank Lampard has hit out at VAR referee Chris Kavanagh in an epic rant after his side were denied a penalty against Manchester City on Saturday night.The Toffees were beaten 1-0 at Goodison Park, with Phil Foden’s 82nd-minute goal giving Pep Guardiola’s side all three points.But the victory was not without controversy, with City fortunate to get away with an apparent handball by midfielder Rodri in the closing stages.Everton hit back and could have won a penalty when Richarlison’s effort rebounded off goalkeeper Ederson and struck Rodri’s arm inside the box.Referee Paul Tierney decided not to give a spot-kick and VAR Kavanagh did not overturn his call after watching several replays.Defeat left Everton just one point above the relegation zone in 17th place and Lampard was absolutely furious with the decision in his post-match interview.“I was calm. I wasn’t ranting at him (Tierney).

Manchester United wrong as Everton fans gushed over his performance against Manchester City.Van de Beek failed to break into the first team at United after being highly regarded at Ajax in his youth.However, after struggling at United, Van de Beek was shipped out on loan to Merseyside.And after re-finding his feet at Goodison Park, Everton fans have been left confused as to why Van de Beek was never given a chance at United.Fans gushed over the Dutchman's performance, and the 'unbelievable' decision to let Van de Beek leave on loan.One fan tweeted: "Van De Beek looks soo good! 100% work rate from him tonight. Putting in an absolute shift.

Rodri avoided conceding a penalty against Everton after VAR determined that the referee had not made a clear and obvious error in failing to give a handball.

Everton fans have reacted angrily whilst Manchester City fans have breathed a sigh of relief as VAR denied the hosts a late penalty.

Manchester City supporters have been left puzzled after Pep Guardiola decided against handing Riyad Mahrez a start in their Premier League clash with Everton.

Manchester United’s newest kid on the block, Anthony Elanga, is thriving this season.

Police are investigating after video footage on social media showed Phil Foden's mum being punched by a man.