Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is set to miss his usual Friday news conference, sources have told ESPN, with assistant coach Kolo Touré taking over media duties ahead of the Premier League clash with Crystal Palace.

Jeremy Doku is not involved in Manchester City ’s visit to Crystal Palace on Sunday, missing the game through injury. The 23-year-old has been a regular in Pep Guardiola ’s side this campaign, making 15 Premier League appearances and 22 in all competitions, scoring three goals.

LONDON -- Four months into the season it is not exactly news that Manchester City have reconfigured their playing style, the collective sublimated in pursuit of the best version of Erling Haaland. There is a pretty compelling argument that it makes sense, one that was not entirely disproven in Tuesday's remarkable 5-4 win over Fulham.

After a rocky start to the season, Manchester City have become exactly what we expected Pep Guardiola's side to be: a goal-scoring juggernaut with defensive issues.

Manchester City have announced that head coach Pep Guardiola will skip pre-match press duties ahead of a Premier League clash with Crystal Palace due to a "personal matter". Guardiola was due to face the assembled media on Friday,

Pep Guardiola has backed under-fire Real Madrid head coach Xabi Alonso to improve his side’s fortunes and said he would have been sacked by the Spanish club last season if they had endured a similar run of him as his Manchester City.

Pep Guardiola is as passionate and enthused as he's ever been as he looks to regain the Premier League title, according to his Manchester City deputy Kolo Toure. Former Ivory Coast international Toure won the Premier League with Arsenal before featuring in City's title-winning side of 2012.