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Jack Flintham

Mauricio Pochettino aims dig at Man City as Ilkay Gundogan shares reaction to Liverpool win

Here are your Manchester City evening headlines for Sunday, April 3.

Pochettino aims dig at City

Mauricio Pochettino has taken a subtle dig at Manchester City as he defended his record at Paris Saint-Germain.

The former Tottenham boss finds himself under increasing pressure in the French capital. Pochettino’s position as PSG boss is under serious threat following their capitulation against Real Madrid in the Champions League last-16.

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The Argentine, who remains in the running to become Manchester United’s new permanent manager, is expected to be sacked by the French giants, having seen his side throw away a 2-0 lead to crash out of Europe at the Bernabeu last month. Despite looking set to win the Ligue 1 title, Pochettino has been under constant pressure during his time in charge of the club.

Read more from Pochettino here.

City players' reaction to Liverpool win

City expected Liverpool to temporarily replace them at the top of the Premier League on Saturday before they hit back at Burnley.

Liverpool beat Watford in the early kick-off to go ahead of City for the first time in four months, but a 2-0 win at Burnley put City back on top ahead of next week's showdown between the sides at the Etihad.

Ilkay Gundogan revealed after the Burnley win that the City players were aware of Liverpool's progress before their game at Turf Moor and fully expected them to beat Watford, as he urged his side to continue to focus on themselves.

Read more from Gundogan here.

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