Manchester City extended their record winning streak to 18 games and moved 15 points clear of Manchester United at the top of the Premier League.

Leicester 1 Manchester City 1 (Manchester City win 4-3 on penalties AET): Claudio Bravo was Manchester City’s penalty hero as they kept their hopes of a dream quadruple alive to beat Leicester and reach the Carabao Cup semi finals.

Forget Sergio Aguero’s lethal finishing, Raheem Sterling’s late winners, David Silva’s magic and Kevin De Bruyne’s peerless mastery.

Manchester City slumped to their first defeat of the season with a 2-1 loss to Shakhtar Donetsk in their final Champions League Group F game.

Manchester City slumped to their first defeat of the season with a 2-1 loss to Shakhtar Donetsk in their final Champions League Group F game.

Pep Guardiola believes the loss of John Stones will present Manchester City with a tough examination of their title credentials in the coming weeks.

Manchester City maintained their magnificent start to the season against Leicester but the win at the King Power Stadium came at a cost with an injury that could keep John Stones out for six weeks.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has stressed he is not looking beyond Tuesday's Carabao Cup fourth-round clash with Wolves, warning that "any team can beat us".

Manchester City have submitted a second bid for Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez.

Pep Guardiola is offering no guarantees of a place to any of his expensively-assembled Manchester City squad.

The Premier League’s top six take stock this week ahead of the hectic festive football programme. How many of the clubs genuinely retain hopes of being top of the tree next May? The answer may dictate how busy they are in the January window.

Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero was last night charged by the Football Association after appearing to elbow West Ham’s Winston Reid.

Man City 2 Sunderland 1

Paris Saint-Germain 2 Manchester City 2

Manchester City defender Eliaquim Mangala claims Zlatan Ibrahimovic does not scare him as he prepares to face up to the formidable Paris St Germain frontman.

Manchester City lost defenders Vincent Kompany and Nicolas Otamendi to injury as they limped into the Champions League quarter-finals after a dull goalless draw against Dynamo Kiev.

For all the well-wishes and patronising pats on the back Leicester have earned this season, Tuesday night may well have seen Man City and Arsenal fans anxiously thumb the Foxes fixture list for the very first time. Claudio Ranieri’s boys have stuck around much longer than expected.

Manchester City defender Martin Demichelis expects the title race to remain a tight contest to the end.

Manchester City 4 Sunderland 1: As Vincent Kompany hobbled back to the dressing room after his planned return from injury ended prematurely, Manuel Pellegrini was left to wrestle with an increasingly familiar problem.

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 boss Manuel Pellegrini insists Sergio Aguero’s injury is not serious but he is still unsure when his leading striker will return.

Manuel Pellegrini has refused to discuss fresh rumours linking Manchester City with Lionel Messi.

Manchester City 1 Liverpool 4

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini had to dash back home after a passport blunder prior to his side’s Champions League trip to Borussia Monchengladbach.

Manchester City 1 Juventus 2: Juventus may be struggling in the unfamiliar surrounds of Serie A’s lower reaches, but they accomplished what no English club has managed so far this season, namely stopping the juggernaut that is Manchester City, and with some ease, at that.

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.

Everton 0 Manchester City 2: Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini claimed it’s too early to compare this team with his 2014 Premier League-winning vintage.

The Premier League’s top two flexed their muscle yesterday spending more than £50 million (€70m) on new talent yesterday.

It was a statement that, perhaps, said more than Manuel Pellegrini intended. 

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini expects to find out today the severity of Fabian Delph’s hamstring injury after the midfielder left the field on a stretcher during yesterday’s 4-1 pre-season defeat to Real Madrid.

Manchester City 2 Southampton 0: Frank Lampard brought his glittering career in English football to an end in fitting fashion with a goal as City wrapped up their Barclays Premier League campaign with a sixth successive win.

Manuel Pellegrini is convinced Wilfried Bony will become “the player we need” despite the striker’s struggles following his move to Manchester City.