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Rayan Cherki scored an 83rd-minute winner as Manchester City defeated Nottingham Forest 2-1 in the Premier League. Tijjani Reijnders opened the scoring, Omari Hutchinson equalised, but Cherki’s decisive strike gave City their eighth straight win, taking them to 40 points

Liverpool moved nine points clear at the top of the standings after a 2-0 win against the four-time defending champion on Sunday.

With Rodri sidelined after knee ligament surgery in Spain, Guardiola started both Ilkay Gundogan and Mateo Kovacic. City began strongly, taking the lead in the 35th minute through Josko Gvardiol, assisted by Jack Grealish. However, Newcastle improved after halftime, equalizing just before the hour when Anthony Gordon converted a penalty after being fouled by City goalkeeper Ederson.

At halftime, the teams were tied after Erling Haaland converted a penalty and Manuel Akanji scored with a header, while Thiago Silva and Raheem Sterling also found the back of the net.

Guardiola said it was a “serious” injury and a decision would have to be made about whether De Bruyne requires surgery

Pep Guardiola provided an update on Kevin De Bruyne who was subbed off from the pitch in the 23rd minute of their Premier League opener against Burnley

Manchester United manager Pep Guardiola admitted on Saturday that Saudi Arabia has 'changed the football transfer market'

Kevin De Bruyne put Manchester City on track in the seventh minute, with a superb finish following a brilliant assist from Erling Haaland.

Paris: Lionel Messi’s superb first goal for Paris Saint-Germain was well worth the wait and delivered a timely reminder of the electric skill that has helped him win a record six Ballon d’Or trophies. It also punished his former coach Pep Guardiola’s team as PSG beat Manchester City 2-0 in the Champions League group stage […]

Guardiola has now won this award third time in his managerial career, having also claimed it in his two previous title-winning campaigns -- 2017-18 and 2018-19.

Beat Manchester City to win Champions League after nine years

The 32-year-old Argentinian will bring an end to a record-breaking decade at the club after Saturday's Champions League final against Chelsea in Porto.

"This has been a season and a Premier League title like no other — this was the hardest one," Pep Guardiola said.

We have still two months ahead, and I saw the training session, how brilliant he was and his commitment. Sergio is irreplaceable. I could say in terms of numbers he can be replaceable.

The win is Guardiola's 500th victory in charge of a top-flight club in all competitions in a career taking him from FC Barcelona, to Bayern Munich to Manchester

De Bruyne had pulled up with a hamstring issue in Manchester City's 2-0 victory against Aston Villa on January 20 and since then he has not been in action for the side.

"What a huge competitor again - he played an incredible game and he was absolutely brilliant. His humility - in the bad moments he never loses the smile," Goal.com quoted Guardiola as saying.

Since taking charge at Barcelona back in 2008, Guardiola has won 29 major trophies and amassed 500 victories in the process.

Earlier, Manchester City forward Gabriel Jesus and England defender Kyle Walker tested positive for the coronavirus, and three more positive cases were confirmed on December 28.

In the last three Premier League games, Manchester City have only found the net on two occasions