Manchester City danced with danger, but Pep Guardiola's side got the job done in the end and is headed to the Champions League knockouts.

Ninety-six hours before Manchester City's do-or-die UEFA Champions League game at home to Club Brugge, Pep Guardiola took the unusual step of effectively confirming a selection decision.John Stones will start a game where anything less than three points for the 2022/23 winners will end their participation before the knockout stages.

It is a source of some bewilderment that Guardiola, of all coaches, should have allowed such a key part of his team to fall into decline

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The clock is ticking down and Deadline Day is fast approaching for Premier League clubs to get their transfers in

It is not that the gilded De Bruyne, silky Silva or Nunes have become bad players overnight. All three remain either elite or excellent on their day but it has become obvious that they need to be accompanied by younger, more energetic legs to do some of the defensive donkey work around them.

Guardiola has spent his entire Manchester City career urging the team to slow their play, now he's telling them to go direct. Why?

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was reluctant to consider the impact of an early Champions League exit, as he admits that his side have simply not been good enough.A Club Brugge side who City

To hear Guardiola praising the collective of Paris Saint-Germain over his outfit shows just how dramatic the unraveling of the past couple of months at City has been.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said teams have changed tactics because they are no longer intimidated by his side, which is making their Champions League campaign more difficult.

Manchester United were beaten at Old Trafford by Brighton, while Tottenham lost at Everton; both sides languish in bottom half yet both Ruben Amorim and Ange Postecoglou stand by their styles, amid injuries and adversity.

Manchester City’s Premier League revival is gathering pace after a 3-1 win against Chelsea moved Pep Guardiola’s team up to fourth in the standings