Pep Guardiola has confirmed that Oscar Bobb could soon be ready for his return to first-team action for Manchester City after a lengthy spell on the sidelines. After an encouraging win over Chelsea at the weekend,

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has rallied around Pep Guardiola and said the struggling Manchester City boss needs support.

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.

Manchester City's Pep Guardiola said he is aware of the financial implications of failing to reach the Champions League knockout stages as his side head into Wednesday's final group game against Club Brugge needing a win to stay in the hunt.

Pep Guardiola said he is convinced Manchester City will beat Club Brugge and book their place in the Champions League knock-out rounds.

With Manchester City needing a win to avoid a stunning early exit from the Champions League, Pep Guardiola wasn't in the mood to discuss the prospect of his once-dominant team crashing out of European club soccer's most prestigious competition.

Pep Guardiola says Manchester City will embrace the "challenge" of Wednesday's must-win Champions League clash against Club Brugge and is confident they will make the knockout stages.Guardiola has never failed to reach the Champions League knockout stages in his career as a manager and he said Tuesday he was confident his side would progress.