Hamburg have confirmed they will play Manchester City at home in a pre-season friendly on July 26.

Derby 1 Manchester City 1

Sheffield United 2 Manchester City 1

Manchester City defender Micah Richards is out of Sunday’s FA Cup fourth-round tie at Sheffield United with a knee injury.

Rolando Bianchi has joined Lazio on loan from Manchester City until the end of the season with a view to a permanent move.

Manchester City striker Nery Castillo has been ruled out for up to six weeks after fracturing a bone on his shoulder.

Manchester City midfielder Elano may find himself on the bench as the high-flying Blues look to heap more pressure on Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce.

Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson is more confident the Blues can secure a European berth this term than he was in August.

Manchester City midfielder Michael Johnson is almost certain to miss Thursday’s Premier League clash with Blackburn at Eastlands.

Steve Bruce will mark his first game as Wigan manager today by handing Emile Heskey a starting berth against Manchester City at the JJB Stadium.

Manchester City midfielder Geovanni could return to the starting line-up against Wigan tomorrow as Elano is sidelined with a hamstring injury.

Sven-Goran Eriksson intends to make “very few” additions to his Manchester City squad in the January transfer window.

Sven-Goran Eriksson is hopeful a quartet of unwanted injuries will clear up ahead of Manchester City's Barclays Premier League trip to Wigan on Saturday.

THIS has been a particularly turbulent time in the always eventful life of Stephen Ireland but, for now at least, the midfielder is cutting an unusually contented figure.

Manchester City 2 Reading 1

Man City 1 Sunderland 0

Darius Vassell is desperate to make his mark at Manchester City.

Chelsea made three changes from the side that beat Schalke in the Champions League in midweek.

Manchester City 1 Birmingham 0

Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson has welcomed Rolando Bianchi’s return to training and claimed he understands why the Italian striker is frustrated by his lack of first-team opportunities.

Rolando Bianchi insists he will consider his future at Manchester City in December after admitting his disappointment at his lack of playing time for the Blues so far.

AND so it continues. This swaggering victory made it five straight wins at home in the Premier League for Manchester City this season and equalled the total they achieved in the whole of last year’s campaign.

Sven-Goran Eriksson has placed Elano alongside Italian legends Roberto Baggio and Roberto Mancini as one of the best playmakers he has ever worked with.

Avram Grant’s first home game as Chelsea manager started unimpressively as their west London derby with Fulham remained goalless after 45 minutes at Stamford Bridge.

Rolando Bianchi is out of Manchester City’s home encounter with Newcastle.

Georgios Samaras is determined to win over Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson.

DANNY MURPHY is in line for his first Fulham start at home to Bolton in the Carling Cup on Wednesday after helping them save a point in another six-goal thriller at Craven Cottage.

Fulham 3 Man City 3

Manchester City 1 Aston Villa 0

Blackburn 1 Man City 0

Bristol City 1 Man City 2

Arsenal 1 Manchester City 0

Geovanni is back on the bench for Manchester City for today's Premier League clash against Arsenal at Emirates Stadium.

Sven-Goran Eriksson is waiting on international clearance for summer arrivals Vedran Corluka and Valeri Bojinov before deciding his starting line-up for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League trip to West Ham.

GOALS in each half from Ross Wallace and Anthony Stokes fired Roy Keane’s Premier League new boys Sunderland to an easy 2-0 win over Darlington at a rain-sodden TFM Arena.

MARTIN JOL believes the fifth-placed finish in the Premiership is the best season for the club in 20 years – but has targeted more improvement next season.

Tottenham 2 Manchester City 1

Joey Barton’s agent Willie McKay has confirmed the England midfielder will leave Manchester City this summer – but again questioned the decision to suspend his client over the training ground bust-up that left Ousmane Dabo requiring hospital treatment.

Emile Mpenza has set himself a 10-goal target for the first full season at Manchester City.

Man City 0 Man Utd 1

Manchester City 0 Aston Villa 2

Emile Mpenza could return for Manchester City in their Premiership clash with Aston Villa at Eastlands.

Emile Mpenza is manager Stuart Pearce’s main fitness concern ahead of Manchester City’s Barclays Premiership trip to Arsenal tomorrow.

Manchester City 0 Liverpool 0