Pep Guardiola: “I love Italy but really enjoy being here. I love English football. It is fantastic. I really enjoy it. They leave you alone to get on with your job. That doesn’t happen anywhere else. Man City is a great club. I really feel good here. I am pleased to be here.”

Representatives of Man City players have begun exploring options amid the threat of enforced relegation as a result of the 115 charges case. Agents are keen to hear Man City’s plans and be informed of options open to them if a worst-case scenario occurs.

BREAKING: Kevin De Bruyne is set to miss Man City vs. Arsenal on Sunday, but his injury is not understood to rule him out long-term. Man City are unwilling to risk playing him and potentially losing him for even longer.

Man City finish MD1 of the UCL league phase in 19th position (knock-out phase play-off places) following a 0-0 draw vs. Inter.

Next on MD2: Slovan Bratislava (A). 🇸🇰

Manuel Akanji: "That's always the goal; to stay fit, to be available for the team, to help them on the pitch.

"But in the end, we've got eight UCL group stage games, 21 points [left] to get, and hopefully we'll get them.

"In the PL as well we've got an important game coming up on the weekend, and then in the cup, so we've got a game coming up every three or four days.

"So we've got to really take care of our body and hope we stay healthy..." [via beINSPORTS_EN]

Pep Guardiola: “We are a good team, but they are good too. They do many, many good things in all the aspects; in high pressing, in defending deep, in transitions. It's a complete, absolutely complete team, that's why they've been our biggest PL rival in the last two seasons.”

Pep Guardiola on Arsenal: “Every season they're stronger. The depth of squad, adding more players, top quality. Every season they're even better and better.”

Pep Guardiola: “If I say something [good about Arsenal], they will say I am playing mind games or something like that. Always I have a high opinion about him [Mikel Arteta] and his team.”

BREAKING: Kevin De Bruyne could be available for Man City vs. Arsenal.

Pep: “He feels today a little bit better, but not yet. Days off and tomorrow is training and we will see. (Could be involved?) He could be.”

Pep Guardiola says he does not agree with Rodri and his comments about difference in mentality between Man City and Arsenal.

Pep Guardiola says he expects something similar to last season's 0-0 draw between Man City and Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium.

Pep Guardiola: “[William] Saliba and Gabriel, they are incredibly focussed with @Erling_Haaland all the time. It's not one-against-one, it's two-against-one, sometimes three-against-one. So that's why it's difficult to attack them.”

Pep Guardiola on Martin Odegaard's absence for Arsenal: “I am so sorry for him. Always I like to play against the biggest and toughest squad. Of course, he's an important player, but year by year as Arsenal get better, it's because they invest a lot in a deep squad.”

Pep Guardiola on Arsenal playing Thursday night in the UCL: “It's an advantage for Man City. But I'm going to make a list in the last eight years how many times we had this disadvantage against tough opponents, when we had less days of recovery. I have a HUGE list to show you!”