Former France full-back Bacary Sagna reckons Paul Pogba will "shine" at the World Cup in Russia.

Neither of Manchester City’s full-backs could defend the club’s players as the disappointment of Champions League exit lingers.

Monaco 3 Manchester City 1 (6-6 on agg, Monaco win on away goals): Manchester City played their part in another Champions League thriller but it ultimately cost them their place in the competiton after they crashed out on the away goal’s rule to Monaco.

Man City 0 - Stoke 0: Stoke frustrated Manchester City as they held out for a goalless draw in their rearranged Premier League clash at the Etihad Stadium.

Sergio Aguero offered a reminder of his value to Manchester City by providing the winning goal as they moved up to second in the Premier League with a 2-0 win at Bournemouth.

With Everton’s first proper shot of the afternoon resting comfortably in the back of Claudio Bravo’s net after 34 minutes, it was hard not to think City were already well on their way to claiming a thoroughly unwanted league double on Merseyside this season, writes Simon Curtis.

Manchester City 2, Burnley 1: Pep Guardiola has suggested he is approaching the end of his coaching career.

Manchester City 2 Watford 0: Pablo Zabaleta’s first goal in over two years set Manchester City on their way to a nervous victory over Watford which confirmed the theory that Pep Guardiola’s revolution is still very much a work in progress.

Crystal Palace 1 Manchester City 2: It was only a one-word answer. But no question posed to Pep Guardiola after Manchester City’s latest victory elicited a more telling response.

Manchester City 4 Bournemouth 0: Pep Guardiola is finding it increasingly difficult to keep expectations under control after another spellbinding display against Bournemouth.

Manchester City defender Bacary Sagna has declared himself fit for Saturday’s eagerly-awaited derby against Manchester United.

Man City 2 Sunderland 1

Simon Collings compares the two sides before they clash in Euro 2016 final.

France 0 Switzerland 0: France topped Group A despite being held to a 0-0 draw by Switzerland — who also qualified for the last 16 — in Lille.

Pablo Zabaleta has admitted he has been considering his future at Manchester City.

Paris Saint-Germain 2 Manchester City 2

Cue TV voiceover. Previously, on Terrace Talk: “One struggles to imagine how we can trouble City. But then one does think of Martial & Rashford’s lingering un-Van Gaal’d ability to do the unexpected. And a flame of hope still burns.”

Norwich 0 Manchester City 0

Manchester City 4 Aston Villa 0: Here is the ultimate sign of what a crazy Premier League season this has become: It would now be a genuine surprise if Manchester City caught Leicester and finished up as champions.

Liverpool defender Kolo Toure hopes the Europa League can save their season after an agonising penalty shoot-out defeat in the Capital One Cup final left them with little else to play for.

Manchester City 1 Leicester City 3: Claudio Ranieri has gone from the curse of the Faroes to the top of the pyramid, and the genial Leicester City manager is threatening to smile all the way to the Premier League title.

West Ham 2 Man City 2

Manchester City 4 Crystal Palace 0: Pablo Zabaleta hopes there is plenty more to come from Sergio Aguero after his fellow Argentinian’s double in Manchester City’s defeat of Palace.

Vardy has recovered from a minor groin surgery in time for tonight's big game.

Watford 1 Manchester City 2: Manuel Pellegrini expects Sergio Aguero to launch another goalscoring run as Manchester City step up their hunt for the quadruple.

Man City 2 Swansea 1: Swansea City will step up their search for a new boss this week and the hotseat will look an attractive proposition despite a defeat at title favourites Manchester City.

Manchester City 3 Southampton 1: WHAT a difference a week makes. Seven days on from a humbling home defeat by Liverpool — and with a Champions League loss in between — Manchester City returned to winning ways with a win that took them back to the top of the Premier League. Normal service resumed?

Juventus 1 Manchester City 0: Mario Mandzukic scored the only goal as Juventus leapfrogged Manchester City in Champions League Group D with a 1-0 win in Turin.

Manchester City 1 Liverpool 4

Man City 6 Newcastle 1: Sergio Aguero has no peers when it comes to the Premier League’s striking department.

Sergio Aguero struck a last-gasp penalty winner as Manchester City came from behind to reignite their Champions League campaign with a 2-1 win at Borussia Monchengladbach.

Tottenham 4 Man City 1: The reactions of Manuel Pellegrini and Harry Kane on Saturday spoke volumes about how quickly the fortunes of a campaign can turn at this early start of the season.

Manchester City 1 West Ham 2: The respective responses of the rival managers spoke volumes about this most unpredictable of results in this most schizophrenic of Premier League seasons and the vastly different weight of expectations being placed upon the shoulders of Manuel Pellegrini and Slaven Bilic.

An unknown teenager overshadowed the £55 million new signing, but the less heralded aspect of Manchester City’s fifths successive victory was their increasingly impressive defence.