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League Cup: John Stones and Fernandinho fire Manchester City to another final with win over United

Pep Guardiola dedicated Manchester City's 2-0 win over Manchester United to reach a fourth consecutive League Cup final on Wednesday to the family of Colin Bell, a day after the City great died aged 74.

Premier League: Diogo Jota inspires Liverpool's comeback win over Sheffield United; Manchester United, Chelsea share points

Jurgen Klopp's champions, without injured defensive talisman Virgil van Dijk, are now unbeaten in 62 Premier League home games at Anfield but had to dig deep after falling behind to an early penalty scored by Sander Berge.

Premier League: Pep Guardiola says lengthening injury list concern for Manchester City

Wednesday's 3-1 Champions League win over Porto ended on a sour note as substitute Fernandinho limped off in the closing stages and the veteran Brazilian is expected to miss four to six weeks with a muscular problem.

Premier League: Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says team must rebuild for title challenge next season

City have already conceded 10 more goals in the league than they did in the whole of last season’s title-winning campaign, and still have seven games left

Premier League: John Stones can become one of best defenders, but needs to stay fit for longer, says Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes John Stones has the ability to become one of the best defenders in the world but said he will not reach his potential until he stays fit for long periods.

Premier League: Pep Guardiola rules out Manchester City spending in January transfer window

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola does not plan to bring in any players during the January transfer window but says the club must refresh the squad at the end of the season.

Premier League: Manchester City weathered Chelsea's early onslaught before gradually working up field in 2-1 win

The match ended 2-1 in favour of the Manchester City with goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez, nullifying the strike from Chelsea’s N'golo Kante. The win helps City switch places with Chelsea on the points table.

Premier League: Manchester City don't need to sign another defender, best form of defence is to attack, says Vincent Kompany

Manchester City’s defensive resources have been stretched thin this season but former captain Vincent Kompany says they do not need to sign another defender in January to get their Premier League title defence back on track.

Champions League: Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola brushes aside concerns over Fernandinho's extended workload in defence

Guardiola also had warm words for Riyad Mahrez, who impressed in the 3-1 win against Everton and has been directly involved in 17 goals in his past 17 starts for City in all competitions

Premier League: Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola relying on Fernandinho to play centre-back against Watford as injuries plague defence

Watford are bottom of the league but come into the match against Manchester City, buoyant after recovering from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 against Arsenal