Here are your latest Manchester City evening headlines on Monday, February 27.
Guardiola outlines Rodri challenge for Phillips
Pep Guardiola has talked up the importance of Rodri as summer signing Kalvin Phillips targets a route into his Manchester City side.
Phillips more than doubled his Premier League minutes for the season with half-an-hour off the subs bench at Bournemouth and an FA Cup game against Championship opposition would seem an ideal occasion for him to find more rhythm.
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However, Guardiola will not hand out appearances freely and spoke about how integral Rodri is to the side to highlight the challenge that England international Phillips faces.
City manager shares Premier League prediction
Pep Guardiola is expecting more twists and turns in the Premier League title race as Manchester City look to keep up pace until the grand finale.
After excitement over recent weeks of City leapfrogging Arsenal with victory at the Emirates Stadium, before surrendering their place days later with a draw at Nottingham Forest, there was relative calm at the top of the Premier League table this weekend. Arsenal beat Leicester City on Saturday afternoon, before City moved back to three points behind them with victory at Bournemouth.
Guardiola has said the reigning champions need to be in contention with eight to ten games remaining if they want to have a hope of a fifth title in six seasons and, with 14 matches to play, they are on course to do so, but he does not expect things to be straightforward.
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