After the international break, City face Tottenham and Liverpool. The big question is how quickly injured players can get back up to speed

Craig Bellamy has enjoyed an unbeaten start to his Wales reign after bringing Piet Cremers, who he worked with at Burnley, on board as his head of performance analysis and insights.

Pep Guardiola and Lee Carsley are on a collision course over Jack Grealish after the Manchester City boss revealed his England counterpart did not contact him before calling up the injured star.

Early-season struggles are not unknown at City in recent years but their defensive numbers so far in this one are of particular concern

Julien Laurens explains why Man City are still in the Premier League title race.