Gary Neville has slammed Cole Palmer over his post-match chat with Pep Guardiola in the immediate aftermath of Chelsea’s 3-1 defeat to Manchester City on Saturday night. Chelsea took an early lead at the Etihad Stadium after Nicolas Jackson pounced on a mistake from City’s new £33.

Pep Guardiola named Omar Marmoush and Abdukodir Khusanov in his Manchester City starting XI for Saturday's huge Premier League clash with Chelsea. The Catalan coach publicly called for January reinforcements after his injury-ravaged side recorded one win in 13 matches leading up to Boxing Day.

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Crisis averted then for Manchester City. Or perhaps that should read crisis postponed? The champions of England escaped the league phase and through a certain prism, there is a case to be made that Pep Guardiola's side are well into the post-nadir period of their season.

Speaking during his pre-match press conference ahead of Manchester City’s meeting with Arsenal on Sunday afternoon, Pep Guardiola confirmed that there has been no change to the fitness picture in his first-team squad.

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As Manchester City seek to get back to their best we can see a conflict between what Pep Guardiola wants his side to be and what they are.

Pep Guardiola has denied that a rift has developed in his relationship with Mikel Arteta despite a number of bruising encounters between his Manchester City team and Arsenal.

Pep Guardiola has confirmed the state-of-play in his Manchester City squad as they prepare to face Arsenal in the Premier League this weekend.The Premier League champions travel south to the Emirates

Guardiola still without a number of players for the trip to Arsenal (Picture: Getty) Pep Guardiola will remain without Jeremy Doku, Ruben Dias and Nathan Ake for Manchester Citys