Man City boss Pep Guardiola says wife made him 'elegant' by controlling fashion sense

Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola has claimed the state of the pitch was a contributing factor in their failure to beat Crystal Palace after a goalless draw at Selhurst Park.The Premier League champions saw their bid to retain their title take a significant blow after missing a host of chances to break the deadlock on Monday night.Man City had 18 shots and 76 per-cent possession but could not find a way through, with Bernardo Silva squandering one of the biggest opportunities of the night, somehow skewing his effort wide from inside the six-yard box.The Catalan was satisfied with the level of performance his team produced and praised Palace for their defensive work.But the 50-year-old could not resist aiming a comment at the playing conditions after admitting the grass was “not perfect”, even if it seemed not to affect his side’s slick football."We played a really good game. We created a lot of chances especially in the first half,” he told Sky Sports.“Difficult side, [they] defend really well, tight and they were with the rhythm.

Manchester City fans couldn't be happier with Pep Guardiola as he named what many consider his strongest side against Crystal Palace.

Manchester City return to Champions League action on Wednesday, with the Blues having a huge 5-0 aggregate lead over Sporting.

Pep Guardiola said he is still fuming with Kyle Walker over the red card that has ruled him out of three Champions League matches.

Jack Grealish has been Manchester City’s unseen hero this season, says Kevin De Bruyne.

Pep Guardiola said that Manchester United’s struggles since the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson serve as a warning to Manchester City. The Reds have failed to win the Premier League in the eight years since their most successful manager retired, and are trailing in the wake of the Blues.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola purred over the way his team played with Manchester United in the second half of the derby.

Bernardo Silva has insisted he doesn’t pay any attention to stats as he brushed off rival fans’ criticisms. The Portuguese star has been one of City’s standout players this season. The 27-year-old has bounced back following a somewhat disappointing campaign last season to once again nail down a place in Pep Guardiola’s side.

Manchester United duo Harry Maguire and Fred are both celebrating their 28th birthday today, so we decided to look at how different things could have been for the duo.Unfortunately, they will have to temper their birthday festivities as they have a tumultuous away clash with Manchester City on the horizon.As well as birthdays, Maguire and Fred also share a similar story in which both stars allegedly rejected the advances of the reigning champions, opting to join United instead. Jose Mourinho beat the Citizens to the £53m signature of Fred, while United managed to sway Maguire over to United in an £85m deal.But as Ralf Rangnick’s side travel to the Etihad Stadium to face Pep Guardiola technicians at in a match neither side can afford to lose, Mirror Football takes a look at seven United players who snubbed City to walk through the doors of Old Trafford.

Bernardo Silva successfully told his Man City teammates how to stop Cristiano Ronaldo before November's Manchester derby between the two sides.

Pep Guardiola says that the double substitution of his centre-backs at Peterborough was down to injury.

Manchester City are among the teams linked with Villarreal's Yeremi Pino, according to reports.

Pep Guardiola says there will be no angry reaction if his Manchester City team are facing another FA Cup shock tomorrow night.

Pep Guardiola says that Rodri's handball against Everton should have been a penalty, if the officials decided there was no offside in the build-up.

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

Arsenal and Ukraine defender Oleh Luzhnyi has put his coaching dreams on hold in order to fight alongside his people following the Russian invasion.The 53-year-old spent four years at Arsenal and won both the Premier League and FA Cup under the guidance of Arsene Wenger in 2002 and 2003 respectively.Luzhnyi has held several coaching roles at Dynamo Kyiv since his 2005 retirement, holding one permanent management role at Tavriya Simferopol - but that career has now been paused.Luzhnyi has told Sky Sports News of his reaction to the Russian invasion of his country, which president Vladimir Putin has called "a special military operation"."The situation is horrific," Luzhnyi said."I want to come to coach in the UK but before anything I will stand firmly and fight for my people, for my country and for democracy."We all hope this will be over soon as innocent lives are being lost and families are being torn apart. A country being invaded and destroyed is all for what? "We need to stand together as one and bring to an end this criminal warfare."The emotion of Ukraine captain and Manchester City defender Oleksandr Zinchenko was full of emotion before their clash against Everton.He shared a touching moment with Everton's Vitaliy Mykolenko during the warm-up, with Andriy Yarmalenko being given time off by West Ham amid the war in his home country.Pep Guardiola said: "It's a worry, what we feel with our country where we were born.

Aleks Zinchenko and Vitaliy Mykolenko shared a quiet moment on the pitch ahead of Manchester City's Premier League meeting with Everton.

Manchester City centre-back John Stones has defended manager Pep Guardiola's rotation policy, insisting he doesn't think it is "physically possible" for a player to play every game.

Manchester City return to Premier League action this evening hoping to respond to last weekend's defeat to Tottenham.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is reportedly open to the idea of handing club captain Fernandinho a role in his coaching staff from next season.

West Ham have given midfielder Andriy Yarmolenko some time off after the Russian invasion of his home country Ukraine left him “not in a good place”.Hammers boss David Moyes revealed the 32-year-old has not been training ahead of Sunday’s Premier League clash with Wolves.Yarmolenko, who has an astonishing 106 caps and 44 goals for the Ukraine national team, has been left feeling distressed over the Russian aggression which has caused panic and devastation back home.And Moyes’ comments suggest Yarmolenko is unlikely to feature on Sunday, though the east London club are keeping in touch and ready to help the player.The Scot said: “He’s not in a really good place at the moment so we’ve given him a few days off.“We’ll certainly help him.”Yarmolenko is in his fourth season with the Hammers since joining back in the summer of 2018.He has made 21 appearances across all competitions this season, scoring and assisting in the Europa League.Meanwhile, compatriot Oleksandr Zinchenko is expected to feature for Manchester City in their clash with Everton on Saturday.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.And that's it, job done. You'll receive an email with all of the top news stories every single morning.You can find out more information on our email newsletter on this link here.City manager Pep Guardiola said: “Oleks is an incredibly strong guy.