The English Premier League leaders have won the English League Cup in Guardiola’s second season in charge and are closing in on their first league title under the Spaniard.
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Guardiola has said he wears a yellow ribbon to support imprisoned pro-independence politicians in his native Catalonia
With one piece of silverware in the bag, Pep Guardiola’s side will be keen to secure a win against a top-four rival so they can take another important step towards clinching the title
The victory restored City’s 16-point lead at the top of the Premier League
The Citizens triumphed in the competition for the third time in five years through goals from Sergio Aguero, Vincent Kompany and David Silva under the famous arch.
City boss Pep Guardiola is looking to claim his first trophy with the North-West outfit and the Spaniard will be keen to ensure that the club remain on course for the treble after being eliminated from the FA Cup earlier this week
His action is in apparent protest against the imprisonment of pro-independence politicians in his native Catalonia
“He had a muscular problem. I don’t know if he will be ready for Sunday,” Guardiola said of forward Sterling as he looked ahead to his first final match as Manchester City manager.
Pep Guardiola’s hopes of winning the quadruple this season have ended after Will Grigg’s late goal sealed victory for the League One club at the DW Stadium.
Monday’s 1-0 fifth round defeat at the DW Stadium was like a repeat of the 2012-13 final match won by Wigan when the Latics were in the top tier.
City had full-back Fabian Delph controversially sent off in the first half, before being undone by a piece of counter-attacking brilliance from Grigg, whose late goal put an end to Pep Guardiola’s quadruple hopes
The accolade is recognition for the major part the Argentinian is continuing to play in City’s relentless pursuit of the Premier League title
City had the first opportunity of the match inside two minutes, but Gundogan’s header from a Bernardo Silva corner was tipped over the crossbar by Basel goalkeeper Tomas Vaclik
De Bruyne has been vital to Manchester City’s dominance this campaign with the 26-year-old notching a league-high 14 assists, including three in Saturday’s 5-1 rout of Leicester City.
Thirteen points is the current gap on closest challengers Manchester United, whom they face for a second time in early April, but Pep Guardiola is adamant that the title race is not a formality with so many games still to come
The 23-year-old Laporte had a 65 million-euro (57 million pounds) clause in his contract with the Basque side
For Guardiola’s men, this competition represents another leg of a potential quadruple
Mourinho became the first United manager in history to win a major trophy in his first season when he secured the League Cup last year, and he also led the club to victory in the Europa League, the only competition they had never won
De Bruyne’s previous deal was not due to expire until 2021, but his increasing importance to Pep Guardiola’s side has encouraged City to offer him fresh terms
City’s long unbeaten domestic run came to an end against Liverpool last time out, but they will be confident of returning to winning ways against a Newcastle side that are very much in a relegation scrap at this stage of the campaign