Man City extra games are helping them in the Premier League title race

Manchester City midfielder Fernandinho announced that he will leave the club in the summer after playing in England for nine seasons with the reigning Premier League champions.

Liverpool sensation Mo Salah has remained level-headed in his assessment of the title race despite his team's 4-0 destruction of Manchester United on Tuesday evening.

Pep Guardiola of having "over-Pepped it" during Manchester City's costly FA Cup semi-final defeat to Liverpool on Saturday.The Spaniard's side suffered a 3-2 loss at Wembley as the Reds ran riot in the first 45 minutes. Ibrahima Konate headed home the opener before Sadio Mane hit a double - the first after capitalising on a catastrophic error from City's stand-in stopper Zach Steffen.Both Jack Grealish and Bernardo Silva struck to give Guardiola's men a lifeline in the second period, however it proved too little too late as City were punished for their faltering first-half display.

Manchester City and Liverpool are both lauded for their attacking play, with Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp each having incredible attacking players at their disposal. But while the prowess of Premier League top goalscorer Mohamed Salah and prolific midfielder Kevin De Bruyne is remarkable, the title race will likely be decided by the ability to stop goals rather than score them.

Manchester City’s summer pursuit of Harry Kane is well documented, as Pep Guardiola identified the Tottenham talisman as his preferred striking target and sought to acquire his services for the best part of three months. City began the season with Gabriel Jesus as their only recognised centre-forward, and Guardiola prefers to play the Brazilian on the wing.

Manchester City have held more talks over their proposed move for Erling Haaland. The English champions are strong favourites to land the brilliant Norwegian striker from Borussia Dortmund - ahead of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain.

Manchester City fans were relieved to see Kevin De Bruyne make the bench as Pep Guardiola rang the changes for their FA Cup semi-final against Liverpool.

Amidst the chaos on the touchline and in the tunnel, there was a moment in the centre of the Wanda Metropolitano pitch where the Manchester City starters and substitutes huddled to celebrate reaching the Champions League semi-final for only the third time in the club’s history.

It’s the clash of the titans again this weekend as Manchester City take on Liverpool in the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley.

Manchester City will look to reach the FA Cup final for just the second time under Pep Guardiola when they face Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool in the semi-final at Wembley Stadium.

FA Cup semi-final between the Premier League’s two heavyweight clubs could not come at a better time for Liverpool.Jurgen Klopp and his men should be fresher. The Reds got to rest players for the Champions League quarter-final second leg against Benfica, while Manchester City not only had to travel but must now handle the fallout from Wednesday night’s mad scenes against Atletico Madrid. City had a couple of players come off against Atletico during that stormy affair and you have to wonder how fit defender Kyle Walker and midfielder Kevin De Bruyne can be for the showdown at Wembley on Saturday afternoon.True, City have a massive squad, so if anyone can cope, they can.

Manchester City will give injury doubts Kevin De Bruyne and Kyle Walker until matchday to prove their fitness for the FA Cup semi-final clash with Liverpool. And that is good news for the Blues' season as it implies that the two respective injuries, both picked up in the goalless draw with Atletico Madrid on Wednesday, are not serious.

Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard has named the four current Premier League stars he would have loved to have played alongside."When appearing on Sky Sports' The Overlap, Gary Neville asked the current Villa boss what player he wished he could have played alongside. And Gerrard responded: "Mo Salah, Bruno Fernandes, you might not agree with that, but I really like him."The former Liverpool captain continued: "Kevin De Bruyne for sure, 100 per cent, I think he's one of the best in the world right now.

Liverpool hero Steven Gerrard has revealed which Manchester United player he wished he played alongside during his playing career, and given his verdict on the age-old Ronaldo versus Messi debate.

Manchester City travel to Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid tonight in their second- eg of the Champions League quarter-final with a 1-0 cushion after Kevin de Bruyne's goal gave them a first leg advantage. Meanwhile Liverpool face Benfica at the same time with a 3-1 lead.

Last Tuesday, Pep Guardiola’s post-match press conference was dominated by questions about the effectiveness of Atletico Madrid’s dark arts, but the Catalan has a master of his own that he could deploy in the second leg. Stopping counterattacks, faking injuries and even hair pulling, the Champions League quarter-final first leg between Manchester City and Atletico Madrid had it all last week.

Jamie Redknapp has pinpointed a major problem Liverpool will encounter which can double up as encouragement for Manchester City in the mouth-watering Premier League title race. Honours were even when the teams met in a pulsating showdown at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

football fan has been left 'kicking himself' after he missed out on over £1,000 from a 'hasty' £5 bet during Sunday's Manchester City v Liverpool Premier League clash.Tom Haden placed an accumulator with Bet365 on the top-of-the-table clash - but missed out on a potential four-figure windfall after making a snap decision.The bloke placed the bet with five elements in the match: City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne to score; Liverpool striker Diogo Jota to score; Reds left-back Andrew Robertson to get booked, and Blues midfielder Bernardo Silva to receive a yellow card.De Bruyne opened the scoring after six minutes before Jota equalised after 13 minutes. Robertson was cautioned on 28 minutes and Silva followed him into the book five minutes before half-time.The final element of Tom’s bet was for the match to end in a draw.

Real Madrid ladies man Thibaut Courtois has an extensive dating history which allegedly includes the ex-girlfriend of teammate Kevin De Bruyne.Caroline Lijnen went public with her and Courtois' affair back in 2014 and claimed she had strayed towards him after De Bruyne himself had already allegedly cheated on her with a friend. It is not the only time Courtois' dating history has made the headlines during his career, either, having dated a host of stunning models in the past.With that in mind, here is a breakdown of his dating history, including ex-girlfriends and the neighbour he allegedly fathered a love child with.In 2014, Lijnen revealed that she had cheated on De Bruyne with Courtois two years earlier, while the pair were both loaned out by Chelsea.Lijnen had spent three years with De Bruyne but claimed that their relationship was not the same after he had allegedly cheated on her with a close friend.Explaining her decision to cheat on him with Courtois, she said: “Kevin had deceived me and I thought ‘Why shouldn't I do that too?’”De Bruyne was said to be 'devastated' by the incident but the pair have since gone on to play alongside each other 70 times for the Belgian national team.

A football fan says he is 'kicking himself' after he missed out on the chance to win over £1,000 from just a fiver when he 'cashed out' early on a bet during the big Manchester City v Liverpool game.

Liverpool and Manchester City was not the most-watched Premier League game this season.According to the latest figures, the Super Sunday clash that ended 2-2 at the Etihad earned a massive 3.19million in-home viewers on average. But it falls second to Manchester United’s 5-0 thrashing at the hands of Liverpool in October, which earned a 3.65m average.Sky Sports report that their total on Sunday was a culmination of 7million people.