Manchester City have had a £4m (€5.76m) bid for Steed Malbranque rejected by Fulham.

Joey Barton is in line for a Manchester City recall against Olympiacos on Saturday after making a surprise appearance for the Blues reserve team last night.

Manchester City skipper Sylvain Distin claims there is no point ‘crying’ over Richard Dunne’s self-inflicted three-month injury absence.