At the Palestine benefit concert in Barcelona, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola passionately urged for humanitarian support for Palestinian children. Draped in a Palestinian keffiyeh, he criticised global leaders for their inaction and called for an end to decades of oppression.

Manchester City got straight into the Champions League round of 16 at Real Madrid’s expense.

Manchester City beat Galatasaray 2-0, whilst Benfica keeper Anatoliy Trubin scored in stoppage time to seal a 4-2 win over Real Madrid that kept City in the Champions League's top eight

Those pre-game media sessions are usually reserved for platitudes about the opposition but, inside about a minute, Gordon delivered a very clear dissection of what is happening in football at the moment, particularly regarding the Premier League’s shift towards suffer-ball. It is a change that Manchester City are getting to grips with.

Antoine Semenyo’s arrival has been a huge success for Manchester City so far, making an impact in terms of goals and creativity. Given his impressive performances, Omar Marmoush’s future was put into doubt,