Arne Slot’s side have identified a top defender as a potential replacement for England international Trent Alexander-Arnold, but now Barcelona are keen on him as well

Football fans on social media have spotted a similarity between Pep Guardiola and Jürgen Klopp before the German manager left Liverpool at the end of last season.

Manchester City avoided Champions League humiliation. Now back to the job of salvaging the Premier League season. Manager Pep Guardiola admitted this week he could not imagine City going on to be crowned champion of Europe for the second time in three years with a playoff against Real Madrid or Bayern Munich awaiting.

Pep Guardiola admitted his Manchester City team face a ‘really tough’ task to progress in the Champions League after being drawn against Real Madrid of Bayern Munich in the play-offs. Man City avoided an embarrassing Champions League exit by coming from behind to beat Club Brugge 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium.

Arne Slot still has Liverpool in the running to win four trophies this season. Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola know all too well how big an ask it is, but Dietmar Hamann believes it's possible.

Liverpool are facing looming contract uncertainty over Trent Alexander-Arnold, Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk. With all three out of contract at the end of the season, it may soon come time to think about replacements.

Manchester City survived Champions League elimination - but their European hell isn't quite over yet as they face one of two continental superpowers in the play-offs

Pep Guardiola praised substitute Savinho for providing the spark to rescue Manchester City's Champions League campaign after they overturned a first-half deficit to beat Club Brugge 3-1. City looked set to miss out on the knockout stages for the first time since 2012-13 after conceding to Raphael Onyedika in their must-win league phase encounter at the Etihad Stadium.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has opened up on the possibility of facing the defending champions Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the Champions League play-offs. Manchester City managed to escape from the early Champions League exit with a 3-1 win over Club Brugge at home on Wednesday,

Pep Guardiola is facing a nightmare fixture list as City will encounter four of their toughest games this season in just two weeks

Manchester City face a blockbuster Champions League play-off tie against Real Madrid or Bayern Munich after scraping through the new league phase with a 3-1 victory over Club Brugge.