Pep Guardiola - The England defender has made only eight starts for City this season in an injury-hit campaign.

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.

Stones shone in the Treble success by transforming into a dependable solution in defensive midfield, largely alongside Rodri, however with the injury sustained by the Spaniard, Guardiola believes it rules out the idea of the England centre-back returning to the role this season.

John Stones' inability to stay fit has denied Pep Guardiola an ideal defensive midfield solution, caused Manchester City to spend £63m on new centre-backs and forced Pep Guardiola to play ...

City boss Pep Guardiola has revealed that Oscar Bobb could be involved in Wednesday’s huge Champions League first phase finale at home to Club Brugge.

A fire broke out in a merchandise stall outside the Etihad shortly before kick-off in tonight’s crucial Champions League fixture between Manchester City and Club Brugge.

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His side live to fight another day, but Pep Guardiola is in no doubt that whatever Friday's Champions League draw holds for Manchester City, his side will be underdogs. Winning the competition entirely?

The performance of Manchester City against Club Brugge last night was definitely a tale of two halves. That’s an old cliche but it rang true last night. Pep Guardiola’s side were not at their

Pep Guardiola’s men came into the match sitting 25th in the league and knew that only victory would be enough to send them into the knockout rounds. Club Brugge, fighting for a place in the next stage themselves, set up with a low block and frustrated City from the start.

Premier League champions come from 1-0 down to secure Champions League play-off spot with Pep Guardiola's side to face either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the first knockout round