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straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola has warned his Manchester City players that any slackening-off against Norwich could cost them their place in the team to face Real Madrid. And the Blues boss has made it plain that he wants them to get the three goals needed to take them past the 100 goals for the second time in three years.Guardiola gave his squad two days off this week, but made it plain that was simply because neither they nor the Canaries have anything left to play for.

straight to your inboxGabriel Jesus may not be able to match Sergio Aguero’s incredible goalscoring rate.But Pep Guardiola has it right when he insists that the Brazil striker creates more for others, making him just as effective as Blues legend Kun.In fact, the statistics show that City have scored MORE goals this season when Jesus has started.The 23-year-old has struggled in front of goal himself, scoring just once since the re-start, although that goal – in the 5-0 demolition of Newcastle in midweek – gave him a clear morale boost.But City have become the first team in Premier League history to have five men reach double figures in terms of goalscoring, with Riyad Mahrez’s goal against the Toon taking him to ten, with Aguero (16), Raheem

straight to your inbox The only time Manchester City have ever beaten Juventus, assistant manager Brian Kidd scored the winner! But the Blues may need to end that 44-year wait for a victory if they are to reach the Champions League semi-finals next month.

straight to your inboxManchester City will play the second leg of their last-16 Champions League tie with Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium, UEFA have confirmed.The Blues won 2-1 at the Bernabeu in March before the competition was halted as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak across Europe. Plans have since been unveiled to finish the Champions League in a final eight tournament in Portugal in August, with quarter-finals, semi-final and final all played over one leg.

John Stones has taunted Liverpool by claiming Manchester City remain the best team in England – despite losing the title to Jurgen Klopp's side.

After Manchester City decided against offering former club captain Vincent Kompany a new contract at the end of last season, it was expected that the club would dive into the transfer market and replace the Belgian.

Manchester City will reportedly join local rivals Manchester United in the race for Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish - if Bayern Munich stump up their asking price for Leroy Sane.

Manchester City – as he denied Blues fans the pleasure of seeing Pep Guardiola play in a blue shirt!The current City boss had a short trial period with the Blues in 2005, and the then-boss Stuart Pearce was keen on signing the former Barcelona ace, who impressed everyone with his ability in training.But City could not offer much money-wise, and Guardiola got a call from the other side of the world which sat nicely with his sense of duty and destiny.It was from Lillo, who had been appointed as manager of Mexican outfit Dorados De Sinaloa, and wanted Guardiola to join him.That appealed to Guardiola – Lillo, dubbed “the last revolutionary of Spanish football”, was one of his coaching heroes, and he had pledged, several years earlier, that he

City were banned from UEFA club competitions for the next two seasons and fined 30million euros (£24.9million) after being found to have committed "serious breaches" of financial regulations. The reigning Premier League champions were said to have overstated sponsorship revenue in accounts submitted between 2012 and 2016, in findings by European football's governing body.

Manchester City’s appeal to UEFA over their Champions League ban means some clubs could be waiting for months to learn if they will play in Europe next season.