Manchester City are up against Everton tonight, while the club are actively working behind the scenes on new player contracts.
We’ll be updating you about the latest news stories throughout the day concerning the Citizens.
Man City predicted to beat Everton
According to the TNT Sports commentary team, beating Everton is not going to be a problem for Man City.
Darren Fletcher has gone for a 2-0 victory, the same scoreline we predicted in our pre-match preview piece.
Ally McCoist is in agreement that City will come out on top, but he has gone for a 3-1 win for Pep Guardiola’s men.
Pep Guardiola is more relaxed than this time last season
Despite Man City needing a win at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, Pep Guardiola is feeling calmer now than he was at this stage a year ago.
This is because his team have already secured their place in next season’s Champions League, which was not the case last season.
“The process between games, I’m more calm than last season,” Guardiola said in his pre-match press conference.
“Last season was 24 hours thinking about what happens if we won’t qualify for the Champions League. I felt that a lot.
“I can imagine when a team is not relegated, this kind of stuff, it changes clubs, the players, financially you can’t do investment for good players. At the end, it’s the reason why the team has success, because they have good players.”
Speaking about City’s success this season, the manager added: “But this season, we won the Carabao Cup, Final of the FA Cup again, still fighting against this Arsenal. So what can I say? It’s really good.
“I’d love to go through in the Champions League, but the level is higher and it’ll be good learnings for me for the next season.”
Man City open contract talks with Phil Foden
According to Paul Hirst, Man City are still keen on keeping Foden at the Etihad Stadium. Therefore, they have begun preliminary talks to sort out a contract extension.
Senior members of the club board are supportive and protective of the England international, who has spent his entire playing career at City.
Currently, Foden’s existing deal is set to expire next summer, meaning he would be free to negotiate a pre-contract agreement with another team in January.
Man City working on Josko Gvardiol contract
Gvardiol’s current Man City contract runs till June 2028. He signed a five-year deal after he joined the club in 2023.
Now, according to Sportske Novosti, City are working on a new deal for the Croatian centre-back. The plan is to extend his current deal until 2033, adding five more years to his contract.
However, the report also claims that suggestions from English sources that the deal is close to an agreement are not accurate at this stage.
The Sky Blues are planning for an extension amid growing interest from abroad. However, Guardiola’s side are keen to extend his contract in an effort to fend off outside interest.
Nedum Onuoha opens up on Roberto Mancini relationship
Speaking to All Out Football, Onuoha admitted that he never really built a real connection with the former Man City boss.
The football pundit claimed that there was a lack of respect from Mancini’s side for the player. The former England U21 international also shared a pre-season story, highlighting their differences.
“I didn’t like him. He probably knew I didn’t like him, but not because I was being overly aggressive about not liking him. I just had no connection with him at all,” Onuoha pointed out.
He added: “So it was the Saturday before preseason on a Monday. I’m at Centre Parcs, again with Fraser Campbell, loads of other people. Oh, this is the best time ever.”
“And then I got a text through again saying, ‘Don’t come in on Monday, come in on the following Saturday.’ So I text, I think I text either Wrighty or Micah asking, like, ‘Have you got the update as well?’ [They’re] like, ‘No, we’re in on Monday.’”
