Get the biggest City transfer window stories, analysis and updates delivered straight to your inbox Manchester City have been forced to cancel their second of two pre-season friendlies after newly-enforced restrictions from the UK government made their trip to Troyes unworkable.
The Blues were due to head to their French sister club on Saturday July 31 in what was being treated within the club as more than just a fixture to get some minutes in the legs of the players; while Pep Guardiola would have appreciated that against decent opposition - especially after the problems with their friendly next week - there were various meetings planned between executives for City to meet their counterparts in person for the first time since the Ligue 1
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