Guardiola takes treble-chasing Manchester City to Goodison Park on Sunday for a match crucial at both ends of the Premier League table.

De Bruyne missed the wins over Fulham and West Ham.

The new Leeds boss claimed “there’s nobody ahead of me in football terms – not Pep, not (Jurgen) Klopp, not (Mikel) Arteta”.

His feat is even more impressive as the record of 34 was set in the league’s early 42-game seasons by Andy Cole and Alan Shearer.

The influential Belgium playmaker missed the champions’ victory at Fulham on Sunday with an unspecified knock and is again a doubt as the Hammers visit the Etihad Stadium

City overpowered the leaders 4-1 at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday to put themselves firmly in the driving seat

City overpowered the Gunners 4-1 at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday to move within two points of the leaders with two games in hand.

The Treble-chasing champions took firm control of the title race as they overpowered the Premier League leaders

City have the chance to take firm control of the race

The bulk of Manchester City’s squad will have trained for just 20 minutes before Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final against Sheffield United, manager Pep Guardiola has revealed

Haaland netted his 48th goal of a remarkable campaign.

City have now reached the last four for a third successive year.

The German giants trail 3-0 on aggregate heading into the second leg

Manchester City have submitted a planning application to expand the capacity of the Etihad Stadium to more than 60,000 while adding a hotel, museum and other facilities

The champions cut the gap to the Gunners at the top of the table to three points on Saturday.

City put one foot in the semi-finals for a third successive year as they powered to a 3-0 victory over Bayern Munich.

The midfielder opened the scoring at the Etihad.

Thomas Tuchel admits he has had trouble sleeping in the build-up to Bayern Munich’s Champions League tie against Manchester City

Pep Guardiola has attempted to ease expectations on Manchester City in the Champions League by drawing comparisons with Jack Nicklaus and Michael Jordan

Here, we look at his record and those who went before.

Pep Guardiola has suggested Kyle Walker faces a challenge to win back his place in the Manchester City side as he cannot play in the current system

Grealish was outstanding in City’s convincing 4-1 win over Liverpool on Saturday

It was arguably one of Grealish’s best performances since his move from Aston Villa

The prolific striker withdrew from Norway’s recent Euro 2024 qualifiers due to a groin injury.

The 22-year-old withdrew from the Norway squad for their recent Euro 2024 qualifiers against Spain and Georgia with a groin injury.

The league announced last month that City had been referred to an independent commission in respect of a series of alleged breaches of rules related to club finances.

His initial contract was due to expire at the end of the 2026/27 campaign but after a strong start to his City career, an additional 12 months have been added.

The Norwegian striker stole the show yet again on Tuesday night. 

His five goals also brought up a fifth hat-trick of his debut season in England

The Belgium playmaker has not been at his most dynamic as Manchester City have struggled to match the high levels of consistency they have produced in recent years

Pep Guardiola insists he does not need to remind Kyle Walker of his responsibilities following allegations about his off-field behaviour this week

Manchester City and England full-back Walker is being investigated by police.

The 22-year-old has endured a difficult few months but that now looks behind him

The Manchester City manager has emphatically dismissed suggestions England midfielder Foden has fallen out of favour or slipped down the pecking order at the Etihad Stadium

The Belgium playmaker missed City’s draw at RB Leipzig in the Champions League on Wednesday due to illness.

City had to settle for a 1-1 draw in Germany after dominating the first half, with Riyad Mahrez’s 27th-minute strike the sole reward for their total supremacy in the opening period.

RB Leipzig coach Marco Rose accepts his side have a tough task to stop a player 'crazy about scoring' in Manchester City’s Erling Haaland

Both players missed training on Tuesday morning and neither was included in the squad list published by City ahead of their afternoon flight to Germany.

The absence of playmaker De Bruyne and defender Laporte from a training session on Tuesday morning raised questions over their availability for the game.

The England international believes the two dropped points at the City Ground undoes their win at the Emirates.

The Manchester City boss is grateful not only that the Norwegian has scored so many goals, but that he chose to join the Premier League champions at all.

Premier League title rivals Pep Guardiola and Mikel Arteta “spoke the same language” when they worked together at Manchester City, according to former club captain Vincent Kompany

The champions were rocked on Monday when the Premier League charged them with 115 breaches of its Financial Fair Play regulations following a four-year investigation.

Pep Guardiola has accused Manchester City’s Premier League rivals of conspiring against them in a passionate defence of the club over this week’s financial allegations