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Liverpool and Man City both have four fixtures left in the Premier League. There is one slight edge that Pep Guardiola was asked about that the Reds can ...

Strictly speaking, of course, Guardiola is right: nothing changes in terms of what Manchester City (or Liverpool) have to do. The smart money is on both sides winning all of their four remaining fixtures. "We have been in this position many times in the past and now in the present, so it is not new," Guardiola added. Liverpool have Tottenham (H), Aston Villa, Southampton (both away) and Wolves (H) left still to play. They have the better squad, but with four games left, that will likely only have a minimal impact, unless a key man like Kevin de Bruyne was to sustain an injury. That means that the two teams have roughly equally difficult remaining fixtures.

Manchester City have a few transfer issues this summer, but signing a central midfielder must become an absolute priority.

But Gundogan is part of a host of City players whose contracts expire next summer and there have been no reports of an extension yet. Very rarely has someone come into City and hit the ground running in attacking areas during his reign. Maybe the most efficient part of Pep Guardiola’s marvellous City machine is the midfield trio.

PEP GUARDIOLA is supposedly ready to commit his future to Manchester City, just days after Jurgen Klopp did the same at Liverpool.

There is still a hint of mystery about his prospects given that City have played without an orthodox striker, to great effect, for most of the last two seasons. Meanwhile, Klopp claimed: "[Man City] are the best team in the world, but they are only one point ahead of us. Guardiola's agreement will keep him at the Etihad until 2025, with the option to extend for a further year. Manchester City and Real Madrid are the last two standing in pursuit of the Norwegian, and Los Blancos appear to be falling behind. The legendary coach has already won three Premier League titles and four domestic cups since taking the reins in 2016. But fierce rival Jurgen Klopp signed an extension with Liverpool earlier this week, which seems to have spurred the Sky Blues boss into action.

Manchester City moved back to the Premier League table with a 4-0 win over Leeds United on Saturday.

They're going to need to find someone to do a good job for Fernandinho, just because he's been pivotal in City's success." Rodri is Guardiola's first choice defensive-midfielder, but Fernandinho, certainly in recent years, has acted as the perfect back-up option. Despite starting last Saturday's 5-1 triumph over Watford, it was just Fenrnainho's second appearance in City's last nine Premier League games.

City transfer gossip includes the club being tipped to battle Arsenal for a potential target.

In recent weeks the North London club has also been linked to City's Gabriel Jesus. His contract, however, expires at the end of next season. According to reports by Tuttosport via Milan News, Mahrez has caught the eye of Milan's new owners.

Guardiola's side won 4-0 at Leeds on Saturday to regain top spot, which the Reds had taken up earlier in the day with victory at Newcastle.

“I still believe that and we are up for it. I knew this was going to go down to the wire. We knew this was not going to be easy. We could have scored more goals and they could have scored some at the end. “They play before; they are going to win all their games. “They surprised us a little bit,” Guardiola said.

The former City player and manager is part of David Moyes' coaching staff at the London Stadium and has helped establish the Hammers in European contention ...

“I still think City will win it due to the fixtures they have,” he added. I don’t see it as disheartening, just a challenge and something to look forward to.” “When you look at the finance Liverpool and Man City have spent on their squads, it’s understandable why they are ahead of the others but we see it as a challenge at West Ham,” he said.

STUART DALLAS had to be stretchered off during Saturday's clash between Leeds United and Manchester City.

Disappointing to lose so big, but the fans and how they responded after the game is a reflection of how the performance was." "The result was worse than we hoped, but the performance was better. The Whites' immediate future is not set to get any easier with back-to-back ties against Arsenal and Chelsea up next. Anyone who knows Stuart, knows he will come back from this stronger than ever, and in the meantime, he is sure to make his presence known at both Thorp Arch and Elland Road." Dallas was stretchered off with the score at 1-0 after Rodri's early header. We hope that he is okay.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has spoken about midfielder Phil Foden's role ahead of their Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid at the ...

“But I’m pretty sure because when I started to see him in the academy at 15-16 he played the position of Kevin and he played really good. It’s a lot and it’s the only chance we have to go through. With time he will be more capable of playing in the positions in the middle. Guardiola will unleash Foden in tandem with De Bruyne against Real and says accommodating the England star in his attack is easy because he can play anywhere. He said: “Responsibility for him is not a problem and going on bigger stages in bigger scenarios in bigger games, he has not a problem. The 21-year-old, who now has 13 goals and nine assists for City, took over set-piece duties in the absence of De Bruyne and Guardiola claimed he relishes this responsibility.

Manchester City are still on course for a double under Pep Guardiola this season, though Liverpool stand in their way.

Just 34.2 per cent of supporters said they’d prefer to see the reverse. Overall, 63.1 per cent of voters said they mostly want to see him win Europe’s elite competition this time around. City are going for their fourth title in five seasons and also wish to make amends for their Champions League final loss last May.

Villarreal will rely on an attack that shares with Real Madrid the highest number of goals scored at home in the Spanish league this season (38). At its Estadio ...

Carlo Ancelotti could afford to rest Benzema for most of the domestic game given Madrid's league dominance, and a record-extending 35th league title was wrapped up. Liverpool made five changes from the side that beat Villarreal when it played at Newcastle on Saturday despite being involved in a Premier League title race. For the team from a small town near Spain’s eastern coast, winning the Champions League is the only way back into the competition next season.

Manchester City manager hands the 21-year-old the Kevin De Bruyne role in 4-0 win over Leeds but says there is work to be done.

“I always talk about David Silva, sometimes he slowed the rhythm to increase the rhythm and Phil's rhythm is always high. Put the ball in the positions where it can be dangerous.” The “pausa” is a Spanish term for the ability of slowing down or stopping the game to draw an opponent before instantly speeding it up again, a skill of which Silva was the master. “I think he can play in all five positions up front - wingers on both sides, striker and attacking midfielder in the pockets. Now he has the energy of youth and maybe winger suits him better a little bit right now.” Foden then conjured a slick pass to free Gabriel Jesus for goal number three to end any doubts about the result, another glimpse of a future where he orchestrates play from a central role.

A gruelling April — which has included three Champions League matches and an FA Cup semi-final — concluded with City's ninth game of the month at Elland Road, ...

We have scored a lot of goals since our FA Cup defeat to Liverpool - three goals, five goals, four goals, four goals again — it is a lot and it is the only chance that we have to go through. But the sight of Jack Grealish winning headers in his own box, and Raheem Sterling scampering back to win possession, typified the collective effort. John Stones and Kyle Walker are doubts for the Real Madrid second leg after missing the Leeds game, while Guardiola said that Nathan Ake felt discomfort in his ankle at the weekend but played through it.

Liverpool are battling with Manchester City for the Premier League with just four fixtures left to play.

Jurgen Klopp’s side temporarily put pressure on Man City with their 1-0 win away at Newcastle in the Saturday early kick-off. Liverpool are one point behind the leaders with four league fixtures left to play this term. “Of course, we watch Liverpool games and results, but we only focus on ourselves and to make sure we do our job.”

Well-known Italian football journalist Gianluca di Marzio has reported that the City Football Group are in the process of finalising the acquisition of ...

But the great certainty is that the negotiation to buy Palermo by the CFG goes ahead strongly." The timing will not be very short, but the goal of the CFG is to start operating for the next sports season." The article adds that the CFG is "proceeding strongly in the negotiations for the purchase of the Rosanero company.

Four games, four wins, 31 goals and two trophy lifts: it has been a truly incredible weekend of football for Manchester City.

“It was my day and I just have to keep going. Following the game, City’s four-goal heroine reflected: “To get four is an unbelievable feeling. It meant City moved back above Liverpool to the Premier League summit with just four games remaining and have now kept five successive clean sheets on the road in the English top flight, our best run in the competition to date. Gabriel Jesus added a third with his sixth goal in the space of a week, before Fernandinho marked his 260th Premier League appearance – a new record for a Brazilian – with a thunderous late strike. He said: “It was a great way for the lads to celebrate, it was nice to win it and get the trophy on home soil rather than being away, so it's been a great day for us. City had already sealed successive PL2 titles following a 3-1 win at Leeds in our penultimate match of the season but rounded off the campaign with an emphatic display.

The Real Madrid striker was only a substitute on Saturday but netted his 42nd goal of the campaign and now has Manchester City in his sights for the second ...

As is tradition at Los Blancos, any title success is celebrated at the Plaza de Cibeles in the city to allow large masses of fans to celebrate the triumph with their heroes. It was enough to secure the league title for Ancelotti’s side with four rounds of action remaining in La Liga – and allows them to focus their efforts on the Champions League. The celebrations went long into the evening in the Spanish capital as the players and management of Los Blancos savoured the triumph with their fanbase.

Ilkay Gundogan says City are motivated to go one step further than last season's Champions League exploits ahead of our semi-final showdown with Real ...

“We want to make it better than last year, so we are going to be prepared for next Wednesday, we are full of confidence, and it is going to be a great game, I am sure.” “For us, it is the second time in a row that we are in the semi-final of the Champions League. It is huge for us and for the club, but I feel like there is still a long way to go and we want to get to the final again like last year. “We are going to play away and we are going to play in a great stadium against a great team,” he explained.