John Dykes selects the best players from Pep Guardiola’s teams – Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester City – for his Chang Team of the Week. Phil Foden takes advantage of Sergio Aguero’s striking ability to grab a 1-0 lead over AIK. Manchester City’s Ilkay Gundogan says he can’t begrudge Jadon Sancho if the Dortmund star
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Steve Nicol contends Oleksandr Zinchenko did more for Tottenham in Spurs’ 2-0 win than anyone else. Mark Ogden and Alexis Nunes break down the contentious decisions in Tottenham’s victory over Manchester City. Steven Bergwijn scores on his debut in Tottenham’s 2-0 win over Manchester City. Pep Guardiola nods when asked if the title race is
KHARKIV, Ukraine — Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has suggested he will keep searching for a solution to his defensive crisis because Fernandinho and Nicolas Otamendi are too old to play every game. Fernandinho slotted in for the 3-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk after injuries to Aymeric Laporte and John Stones but Guardiola admitted afterwards
Manchester City’s injury list is piling up with four players set to miss Saturday’s clash with Watford. Kevin De Bruyne and John Stones are both missing after limping off in Saturday’s 1-0 win over Bournemouth, which saw them move back to the top of the table and are not expected back until after the international break.
Fernandinho is a classic box to box player but has adapted to life under Guardiola at Man City. He’s now more of a deep-lying creator. Football has never been so obsessed with individual brilliance and star quality given the quality on show but not everyone can the hero. There remains a place for the humble,