Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has rallied around Pep Guardiola and said the struggling Manchester City boss needs support after a run of two wins in seven European games left City's Champions League knockout phase hopes under threat.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has been speaking to the media before Saturday's visit of Chelsea in the Premier League (17:30 GMT). Here are the key lines from his news conference: Guardiola confirmed "the players we had out are [still] out",

Eyebrows were raised before Manchester City’s 4-2 defeat to PSG when Jeremy Doku wasn’t named in the Manchester City travelling squad for the match. Doku had put in a man-of-the-match display during City’s 6-nil win over Ipswich Town last Sunday.

The Egyptian striker is officially the owner of the No. 7 shirt at Manchester City after completing his transfer from Eintracht Frankfurt. The defending English champions reportedly paid a $73 million fee to bring the in-form Marmoush to the Etihad during the January transfer window.

Manchester City have signed Egyptian forward Omar Marmoush from Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt on a four-and-a-half-year contract, the Premier League club announced on Thursday. Neither clubs revealed the finiancial details,