Guardiola won't make excuses for tired Rodri

HAVING already fallen behind, City were living dangerously at Selhurst Park.

Grealish aims to repay Pep on the pitch

JACK Grealish welled up the night before City's game with Crystal Palace.

Iran embassy warning

A TOP Iranian military adviser has warned Israel none of its embassies are safe following a strike in Damascus last week, blamed on Israel, which killed 12 people, including two elite Iranian generals.

Residents fuming after council team 'trash' green space

A BELOVED green space has been torn up by council workers conducting studies to see if it could be suitable for housing or a car park - now residents are fuming.

It's like living in a luxury hotel but it's your home

CITY CENTRE FLATS OF FER TENANTS FIVE STAR FACILITIES

Police step up their efforts in battle to beat the fraudsters

MORE THAN 15,600 PEOPLE HAVE FALLEN VICTIM IN YEAR

£300m heroin and ketamin gang crooks locked up

DETECTIVES intercepted a lorry containing £300 million worth of drugs in what police have said is the 'UK's largest mainland drugs seizure.

Stab death victim was days from 18th birthday

GRIEVING FAMILY SAY THEY WILL BE CELEBRATING HIS LIFE

Murder probe police search 'every inch' of nature reserve

DETECTIVES have arrested a man on suspicion of murder after dismembered body parts were found at a nature reserve.

Kimberly back on cobbles to help clear friend's name

CORONATION Street has revealed that Nicky Wheatley will be retuning to the cobbles to try to help an old pal in a murder probe.

'There's no such place as Greater Manchester

AS UNI PLANS NAME CHANGE, SOME OF TOWN'S RESIDENTS STILL BELIEVE IT'S IN LANCASHIRE

My Pops is crazy he bought us this restaurant!

HUGO, 6, BECOMES SOCIAL MEDIA STAR WITH HELP’ PLEA

New school's out for another three years

ACADEMY THAT SHOULD HAVE OPENED BY NOW IS DELAYED UNTIL 2027

GUARDIOLA SCHEDULE IS 'NOT FAIR' BUT NO EXCUSES

PEP Guardiola has implored his players not to use the tight turnaround between fixtures this week as an excuse - even if he believes Manchester City's schedule is unfair.

'Three days of recovery, line up, play,!' How fixtures play havoc

IN a thrilling three-way Premier League title race that could be settled by fine margins, City must this weekend overcome a fixture hurdle that all three championship contenders agree is an unnecessary obstacle.

ETH concedes United now need eight straight wins for European bid

ERIK ten Hag admits United must win all eight of their remaining Premier League games to have any chance of qualifying for the Champions League.

SHOTS FIRED! United face most attempts on goal since turn of year

UNITED’S 4-3 defeat to Chelsea on Thursday night extended a chaotic defensive season which has seen them give up the most shots in the Premier League since the turn of the year.

SALFORD MAULED BY TIGERS

CASTLEFORD finally recorded their first win of the season with a sensational 36-24 comeback victory against Salford at the Mend-A-Hose Jungle.

Aberg tipped to be in the driving seat

TWO-TIME US Open winner Curtis Strange has backed 'dark horse' Ludvig Aberg to win the Masters and end the lengthy wait for a debutant winner.

People can completely convince themselves of something if they want it to be true

JILL HALFPENNY STARS AS A SCHEMING LODGER WHO OUTSTAYS HER WELCOME IN NEW THRILLER, THE CUCKOO. JANE HAASE FINDS OUT MORE

Israel blames officers

THE Israeli military said yesterday it has dismissed two officers and reprimanded three others for their roles in drone strikes in Gaza that killed seven aid workers.

Bikers follow 'inspiration' Paul on his final journey

MUCH-LOVED VOLUNTEER STARTED CHARITY TO TRANSPORT BLOOD

Strict new rules to drive up standards in housing

LANDLORDS TO BE 'HELD TO ACCOUNT' BY ROUTINE HOME INSPECTIONS

Hospital medic feared top doctor was 'dying'

INQUEST HEARS OF STRUGGLE TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH HIM

Cops hunt body parts after find in nature reserve

'TORSO WRAPPED IN PLASTIC' SPARKS MURDER INVESTIGATION

LET IT SHINE!

TAKE THAT TO HOST FOUR-DAY FESTIVAL ON ISLAND OF MALTA

MP on gay dating app 'blackmailed into sharing phone details of colleagues'

POLICE INVESTIGATE REPORTS OF SEXTING SCAM

Boy knifed to death in 'targeted' attack

DETECTIVES LAUNCH MURDER PROBE AFTER STABBING

Late collapse at Bridge shows United are not up to Champions League spot

STING IN THE TAIL KILLS OFF EURO HOPES

THE MARTY'S OVER...

IT will soon be a year since Lisandro Martinez suffered the first of his many injuries in a United shirt.