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Mikel Arteta defended his decision to select Kepa Arrizabalaga in the League Cup final after the Arsenal goalkeeper’s costly mistake sparked a 2-0 defeat against Manchester City on Sunday. Kepa was guilty of a horrendous blunder in the second half at Wembley when he let Rayan Cherki’s cross slip through …

Seeking Champions League revenge against Real Madrid would be a grave error by Manchester City, Pep Guardiola claimed on Monday ahead of their semi-final showdown. The City coach said his team would try and capitalise on an “opportunity” instead of aiming to make Carlo Ancelotti’s reigning champions pay for eliminating …

Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez has backed Manchester City to go ahead and win a ‘deserved’ treble this season. According to Xavi, Pep’s City are the ‘best team in the world’. City sit on the summit of the Premier League table with one point clear of Arsenal who have a game …

Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has dismissed talk of his team winning a treble this season. Guardiola insists his players must “forget about it” after a 3-0 win at Bristol City, which saw City secure a place in the FA Cup quarter-finals. Goals from Phil Foden (brace) and Kevin De …

Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has confirmed Kevin De Bruyne will be available to face Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League tomorrow. De Bruyne sparked rumours yesterday, after he missed training with the rest of the squad. Speaking at his pre-match press conference today, Guardiola revealed the midfielder had been …

Pep Guardiola insists Manchester City will be a far more formidable force next season after their FA Cup semi-final defeat to Arsenal left the Spaniard empty-handed for the first season in his glittering career. Guardiola’s side wasted their chance to reach the final as poor finishing and sloppy defending allowed …

  Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola warned his under-achieving squad that they are playing for their futures at the Etihad Stadium. The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach, tasked by the Abu Dhabi owners with establishing the club among Europe’s elite, has found his first season to be more demanding …

It seemed the International break took its toll on the players more than we envisaged, as we witnessed some ‘funny’ results and an uncharacteristic low goals return this past weekend in the EPL. The most stunning result took place in the Capital, at the home of the league leaders Chelsea, …

Wayne Rooney received support from an unlikely source when Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola revealed Friday he too drank alcohol while on international duty. Wayne Rooney England captain Rooney publicly apologised after pictures taken in the early hours of the morning of him at a wedding party at the team …

Manchester City returned to the top of the Premier League with a 1-1 draw at home to Southampton on Sunday, although the performance again raised question marks over the title credentials of Pep Guardiola’s team after a fifth consecutive game without a victory. Kelechi Iheanacho’s eighth goal in his last …