Pep Guardiola left a very clear message to his Manchester City squad after yet another collapse in European competition, this time losing to Real Madrid on Tuesday night.The Premier League champions

Manchester City will be without defender Manuel Akanji for eight to 10 weeks due to a muscle injury that will require surgery, manager Pep Guardiola said on Friday, in another blow to his injury-hit team.

Manchester City defender Manuel Akanji could be out for up to 10 weeks after needing an operation on a muscle injury, manager Pep Guardiola said Friday. Akanji sustained the injury in the first half of the 3-2 loss to Real Madrid in the Champions League playoffs on Tuesday.

The Premier League has suffered a significant setback after a tribunal deemed its sponsorship rules – which operated for almost three years – null and void.In a bombshell verdict – that could now trigger a series of giant compensation claims and plunge the competition into crisis – an independent panel has sided with champions Manchester City and deemed that the league’s Associated Party Transaction (APT) regulations,