Man City boss Pep Guardiola once again accused of pressuring refs ahead of Man Utd clash

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royal expert has claimed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are "very driven by money" ahead of moving to America to restart their lives.Eighteen months ago, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex moved across the pond to live in their Californian Montecito mansion with their two children, Archie Harrison and Lilibet Diana.The pair have since bagged millions in lucrative brand deals, including an £18million deal with Spotify and a £100million deal with Netflix.Former royal correspondent Richard Mineards has issued that the duo have "got their eye on the money" ever since they stepped down from their roles as senior working members of the Royal Family.Richard, who works on behalf of Harry and Meghan's local paper The Montecito Journal, raised claims to The Evening Standard that the royal pair are hoping to rake in the big bucks.He told the publication: "They've obviously got their eye on the money like their good friend James Corden, who now earns something like $12 million per season of The Late Late Show."I think they'd like to get on that sort of level where hopefully they can earn lots of money and get their views across but also do good things with The Archewell foundation as well."The royal expert highlighted that since moving across the pond, the pair have kept a low profile and believes the couple will not return to the UK for the long haul.He said: "I don't think they'll move back to the UK at all."The British people see [Meghan] as the Wallis Simpson stealing the golden prince. They are much more welcome on this side of the Atlantic."The Daily Star has approached Harry and Meghan's representatives for comment.

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straight to your inboxOne of the frontrunners to become Barcelona's new president says he cannot imagine Lionel Messi playing for Manchester City.Messi came close to leaving Barcelona in the summer after falling out with the club's hierarchy, who have since all resigned, prompting a new presidential election in January. Messi opted to stay at the Nou Camp to avoid a costly legal battle to end his contract, with City his most likely destination.

straight to your inboxJose Mourinho took aim at Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola and Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp after seeing his Tottenham side beaten by the new league-leaders at Anfield.Roberto Firmino's late header gave the reigning champions a dramatic 2-1 victory in their top-of-the-table clash with Spurs. Mourinho could not hide his frustration at the final whistle, telling Klopp that "the best team lost".

City fluffed the chance to climb into the Premier League's top four as the Baggies frustrated Guardiola's big-name stars at the Etihad.Ilkay Gundogan had given the hosts the lead, but it was cancelled out as Ruben Dias deflected Semi Ajayi's shot past goalkeeper Ederson just before half-time.City camped in West Brom's half throughout most of the second period as they poured forward in search of a winner, and they were denied by a number of class saves from Sam Johnstone late on.And as the clock ticked down with the score still at 1-1, Guardiola's stress levels were visible as he ranted at fourth official Anthony Taylor.In the 89th minute, Guardiola could be seen appearing to get in the way of Taylor as the official tried to indicate how

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola questioned the decision to only award four minutes of injury time in Manchester City's game with West Bromwich Albion.The City coach was seen in frenzied discussion with fourth official Anthony Taylor as the electronic board was about to go up to signal four minutes with the game poised at 1-1. As the match ticked over into added time the Blues produced their best football of the match, with Ilkay Gundogan and Raheem Sterling both going close to netting a late winner but Baggies keeper Sam Johnstone keeping them out.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola thinks that the Premier League is moving into a different phase of the season now the Champions League group stages are out of the way. Manchester City's manager has regularly raised the physical and mental battle of the teams that have had to play European football in a condensed schedule - especially for the Blues and other teams that went deep in continental competitions in August while their domestic rivals were able to recuperate.

straight to your inboxThe Professional Footballers’ Association has supported Pep Guardiola's calls for the Premier League to reintroduce five substitutions with "immediate effect".Last season, clubs were permitted to make five changes within three slots after the season resumed in June following a three-month lockdown, whilst benches were allowed to include nine players instead of seven.However, England was the only major league to decide to revert those changes despite a shorter pre-season and a congested fixture schedule.Guardiola and Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp have both been vocal that for the sake of player welfare, five substitutions should be allowed.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has laid blame at the feet of Anthony Martial for Manchester United’s failure to progress to the knockout stages of the Champions League. The dig at the French forward came 24 hours prior to the Manchester derby at Old Trafford.Martial, who sat out the 3-2 defeat to RB Leipzig on Tuesday with a minor injury, is back for the crunch game on Saturday.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could well bring him back into the starting XI too, but Guardiola has given him food for thought ahead of kick off.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola insists Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is strong enough to ride out the storm at Manchester United despite coming under increased pressure as a result of their Champions League exit in midweek.Manchester City boss Guardiola believes Solskjaer is the victim of the cycle of instant judgement in modern football, with his job the source of speculation ahead of Saturday's Old Trafford derby. United's exit at the group stages of the Champions League on Wednesday has added to the pressure Solskjaer was under at Old Trafford, but Guardiola insists that is part of the game now and that his counterpart across the city won't be paying it too much attention.

straight to your inboxRio Ferdinand believes Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola saw something that everyone else didn't when signing Ferran Torres over the summer.City completed the signing of Torres from Valencia in the summer transfer window for around £20m - and the Spanish youngster has hit the ground running at the Etihad Stadium.The 20-year-old has scored six goals in all competitions under Guardiola and has already played in numerous positions in the attacking trio.The Spain forward found the net in City's comfortable 3-0 victory over Marseille in the Champions League - handing the hosts the lead at the empty Etihad.Riyad Mahrez's solo run opened up some space for Torres, who made a clever run, and when he received the ball, he slid

straight to your inboxManchester City target Lionel Messi wants to stay at Barcelona, according to presidential candidate Jordi Farre.Messi’s current contract is set to expire next summer, meaning he will be able to talk to other clubs about a free transfer away from Barca in January. The 33-year-old has been strongly linked with a move to City, where he would be reunited with former Barca boss Pep Guardiola.

straight to your inboxMan City have been handed a potential blow in their pursuit of Lionel Messi.With the legendary forward out of contract at Barcelona at the end of the season, City have been strongly linked with a potential move for him on a free transfer.City had tried to launch a bid to reunite Messi with manager Pep Guardiola over the summer when the Argentine handed in a transfer request at Barca, only for him to eventually stay at Barca.With Barca currently holding presidential elections due to the October resignation of Josep Bartomeu, contract talks with Messi are yet to get under way.That means the 33-year-old is free to speak to overseas teams - including City - from January 1.Yet City are not the only club to be linked with

Phil Foden is already known affectionately by Manchester City fans as the 'Stockport Iniesta'.

Marseille boss Andre Villas-Boas reckons Manchester City's squad is so good their B-team could win the Champions League.

Wolves manager Nuno Espirito Santo has revealed that he disagrees with Jurgen Klopp that five substitutes should be allowed in the Premier League.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has left Aymeric Laporte out of the starting XI for the fourth game in a row, with a pairing of Ruben Dias and John Stones favoured for the clash with Fulham.

straight to your inboxSergio Aguero says he is feeling better day by day, as he made his return to Manchester City training this week.Aguero has missed the last two games after suffering a setback on his return from injury after the Olympiacos away fixture in the Champions League. He had come back from his knee surgery in October, but the injury to Gabriel Jesus at the time required Aguero to start three games in a week.