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Chris Adams
BBC Sport journalist
Crystal Palace welcome Manchester City to Selhurst Park on Friday night against the backdrop of a potential exit for their star striker Jean-Philippe Mateta.
A 2-0 defeat away at Everton in his opening game was not the start new head coach Pierre Sage was looking for, and the result was compounded by news of a contract row involving his fellow Frenchman, while last season's top scorer Ismail Sarr is on Liverpool's radar.
Mateta believes the one-year contract extension triggered by the club last season is invalid. Palace fans did not take kindly to his wantaway antics earlier this year, and although his winner in May's Conference League triumph over Rayo Vallecano went some way to making amends, he is unlikely to be forgiven a second time.
Sage advice
Sage said on Wednesday: "I think he will stay… he has the behaviour of someone who is happy to be here, who wants to be here and is prepared to be here all season. I have no doubt about that."
Mateta missed two big chances in the first half against Everton, and Palace's profligacy in front of goal has been a cause of concern for some time now. The Eagles were the biggest xG underperformers in the Premier League last season.
It's a problem that blighted their rollercoaster 2025-26 season under Oliver Glasner, which started and ended with a trophy lift but was permeated by some dreadful league form.
Among the ever-present teams in the division, no-one has fared worse over the past eight league games (straddling the two seasons).
Guehi makes his Marc in midfield
After failing to lay a glove on Arsenal in the Community Shield the previous Sunday, Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca got off to a winning start in the Premier League against Bournemouth last week.
The Italian surprised everyone by playing centre-back Marc Guehi in midfield, a role the England defender had played just twice before in his senior career, both times for Crystal Palace.
Since that 2-1 comeback win over the Cherries at Etihad Stadium, City have been hard at work in the transfer window. Morocco's teenage sensation Ayyoub Bouaddi has joined from Lille for an initial £81.4m, while Savio and Nico Gonzalez have departed for surprisingly hefty fees.
Maresca has confirmed that Bouaddi is available for selection, but whether he is thrown straight into the mix, or Guehi continues to moonlight in midfield against his former employer, remains to be seen.
Guehi did a sterling job alongside Elliot Anderson against Bournemouth, missing a great chance before heading home the equaliser from a Rayan Cherki corner, and it was the Frenchman who unpicked the visitors' defence for Josko Gvardiol's stoppage-time winner too.
Cherki, on as a 63rd-minute substitute, started just one game for France at the World Cup – the chaotic third-place play-off defeat by England – but he finished last season as one of City's brightest performers.
In fact, since his arrival from Lyon last summer, Cherki has more top-flight assists from open play than any other player – including Bruno Fernandes, who in 2025-26 set a new competition record for overall assists in one season.
Crystal Palace had a poor start away to Everton and it looks like there's a bit of interest from Liverpool in Ismaila Sarr.
The one thing they can't do before the end of the window is lose all the best players. But I do think they've got a goal in them.
I thought Manchester City deserved to win against Bournemouth. They were a little bit clunky with Mark Guehi playing in midfield - a penny for the thoughts of Mateo Kovacic - but now they've got the youngster Ayyoub Bouaddi, although he'll need a bit of time to adapt.
I don't think this will be a cruise for City, I think they'll be pushed, but I think they'll get over the line. Erling Haaland didn't score last weekend so I expect him to get up to the mark.
Sutton's prediction: 1-3
Shamoon Hafez
Manchester City reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesManchester City's director of football Hugo Viana says the club will be "happy to see" Rodri again after setting up a Champions League reunion with the Spaniard and his new club Barcelona.
City have been handed a tough league phase draw, also coming up against holders Paris St-Germain and Napoli.
Viana said: "The most important thing is to be here now, so of course there is games for you guys maybe more important or more enthusiastic than others, but for us all the games are very important.
"I was saying to one of my colleagues nowadays it's very difficult to compete with any team. So we have very good coaches, very good players everywhere. The players are physically in top shape. So we are ready to compete and the games are all very, very difficult.
"Of course, it's always a challenge to play against the European champions.
"Rodri is there (Barcelona), we are happy to see him again and also Napoli that we played last year and we had the pleasure to have Kevin on the field and of course facing that opponent and when you have friends on the pitch it's always good.
"And I'm happy also that I will see Sporting coming to Manchester, my former club, and I go to my country to face Porto. We go to France to play Lens, they were doing really well. AEK also, they were doing really well last season and Leipzig is a really tough opponent also."
Image source, Getty ImagesManchester City's draw is complete - Enzo Maresca's side now know the eight sides they will be meeting in the Champions League's 36-club league phase.
The teams were seeded into four pots based on their results in Uefa competitions over the past five years, with pot one being the highest-ranked and pot four being the lowest-ranked.
Each club has been drawn against two teams from each of the four pots, but they can only play a maximum of two teams from one country and they cannot play against a team from their domestic league.
The 2023 Champions League winners will face: Paris St-Germain (home), Barcelona (away), Sporting (home), Porto (away), Napoli (home), Leipzig (away), AEK Athens (home), Lens (away).
The order of those fixtures will be announced by Uefa in due course.
League phase dates:
Matchday 1: 8-10 September 2026
Matchday 2: 13-14 October 2026
Matchday 3: 20-21 October 2026
Matchday 4: 3-4 November 2026
Matchday 5: 24-25 November 2026
Matchday 6: 8-9 December 2026
Matchday 7: 19-20 January 2027
Matchday 8: 27 January 2027
Knockout phase dates:
Knockout phase play-offs: 16-17 and 23-24 February 2027
Round of 16: 9-10 and 16-17 March 2027
Quarter-finals: 6-7 and 13-14 April 2027
Semi-finals: 27-28 April and 4-5 May 2027
Final: 5 June 2027, Madrid
Shamoon Hafez
Manchester City reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesNewly promoted Coventry City are in talks to sign Manchester City defender Stephen Mfuni on a season-long loan deal.
The 18-year-old made his first-team debut as a substitute in the FA Cup third round last season, before going on to make eight appearances on loan at Watford in the Championship.
Several clubs from the second tier have reportedly been interested in signing Mfuni, but he now appears set to play under Frank Lampard at the CBS Arena.
Coventry have been busy in the transfer market on their return to the Premier League, signing 10 players so far for a total outlay of about £130m.
Shamoon Hafez
Football reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesManchester City hold an interest in signing Everton winger Iliman Ndiaye, who has rejected multiple contract offers on Merseyside.
Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal held a strong interest in signing the Senegal international this summer, but the 26-year-old reportedly turned down the move.
David Moyes' side are under no pressure to sell Ndiaye, whose contract runs until 2029, and are likely to demand a significant fee in the region of £70m to even consider a sale.
Jack Grealish's preference would be to go the other way and return to Everton should he leave City in the remaining days of the transfer window, sources have told BBC Sport.
The 30-year-old has appeared as a substitute in City's opening two games of the season, but new boss Enzo Maresca is open to letting the Englishman leave the club before Tuesday's transfer deadline.
Grealish spent last season with the Toffees, scoring twice and providing six assists in 20 appearances, before sustaining a season-ending foot injury in January.
Everton chief executive Angus Kinnear recently told BBC Radio Merseyside the club have "remained in contact" with the player.
Grealish's former club Aston Villa are also believed to still be interested in re-signing their ex-captain, but City sources say there have been no concrete offers from any club so far this summer.
Katie Stafford
BBC Sport journalist
Manchester City boss Enzo Maresca has been speaking to the media before Friday's Premier League game against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park (kick-off 20:00 BST).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Midfielder Elliott Anderson "is fully fit" and was only substituted off against Bournemouth because he had cramp.
Jeremy Doku is still unavailable, while Maresca remains unsure about Matheus Nunes "as he's not 100% still".
Maresca did not rule out the possibility of Marc Guehi playing in midfield again: "We will see. It is an option. The good thing about Marc is that, in this moment, he gives us one more option in the middle."
In response to whether he will look to sign any more players before Tuesday's deadline: "Anything can happen so we will have to see."
On Ayyoub Bouaddi and whether he's ready to play: "Yeah, he is ready. He was working with his former club, so he is fit. We will see how long he needs in terms of adaptation, but he's ready to work." Maresca added that they "need to go slowly" with the 18-year-old because of his age and "there's no rush for him".
He said Omar Marmoush is set to join Tottenham Hotspur on loan, but the deal "is not done yet".
On Jack Grealish's future at City: "Jack is here and it's my duty to try to help him to give us the best [options]. Then we will see in the next four or five days what is happening. I speak with Jack almost every day."
On opponents Crystal Palace: "Palace away is always complicated. They are a good team and a new manager has arrived. You can see from the games in pre-season and their opening Premier League game that it is quite clear what they want to do. It is going to be a tough game."
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Shamoon Hafez
Manchester City reporter
Image source, Manchester CityManchester City have unveiled a new AI-inspired design for this season's third kit - the first time in professional football that such a tool has been used.
Supporters were given the opportunity to design the Puma kit using a custom generative AI tool which turns written prompts into kit designs within seconds.
City fans from more than 200 countries forwarded their vision for what the third kit should look like, resulting in more than 180,000 unique shirts.
Following 1.7m ratings, the most popular kits were shortlisted to the final 10, which went to fan vote in January 2025 and the winning design was selected.
Lifelong City fan Elliott, who designed the winning kit, said: "City has been part of my life for as long as I can remember, so to have designed a kit that will now be worn by the players is a genuine honour.
"I have always loved football shirts and design, and I created mine using Puma's AI creator on my lunch break, never imagining it could actually become a City kit.
"The whole experience has been incredible, from seeing people react to the design, to seeing it on the players for the first time when I was invited to the kit shoot."
Sunderland have made Manchester City an offer to sign winger Jack Grealish on loan. (Athletic - subscription required, external)
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Jonty Colman
BBC Sport journalist
Image source, Getty ImagesThe league phase draw for the 2026-27 Champions League takes place at 17:00 BST in Monaco.
A total of 36 teams will take part in the league phase and each team will face eight different teams once, with four home matches and four away matches.
For the draw, the 36 teams will be placed into four pots, with one being the highest-ranked and four being the lowest. The pot placements are based on the clubs' Uefa club coefficient ranking from the five-season period ending at the conclusion of 2025-26.
Each team will face two teams from each of the four pots and cannot face a team from the same country as themselves.
The teams who finish in the top eight will qualify for the last 16. Those between ninth and 24th will enter the play-off knockout round. The 12 teams ranked between 25th and 36th will exit the competition when the league phase is concluded.
Premier League clubs Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal all feature in pot one alongside back-to-back Champions League winners Paris St-Germain, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.
Aston Villa and Manchester United both return to the Champions League this season after not featuring last term. They are in pot two with Borussia Dortmund, Roma, Sporting, Porto, Club Brugge, Real Betis and PSV Eindhoven.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe draw for the Carabao Cup third round has been made. Here is a list of all the ties involving Premier League teams in the order they were drawn.
The matches will be played in the weeks commencing September 7 and September 14.
Crystal Palace v Middlesbrough
Manchester United v Brighton
Manchester City v Norwich City
Sunderland v Hull City
Ipswich Town v Arsenal
Coventry City v Aston Villa
Bournemouth v Lincoln City
Liverpool v Tottenham
Chelsea or Luton Town v Leeds
Millwall v Newcastle United
Everton v Wolves
Reading v Brentford
West Ham v Fulham or AFC Wimbledon
Shamoon Hafez
Manchester City reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesManchester City full-back Nico O'Reilly has been hailed as a "shining example" after collecting the PFA Men's Young Player of the Year award on Tuesday.
The 21-year-old made a match-winning contribution by scoring two goals in last season's Carabao Cup final and also won the FA Cup, as well as helping England to third place at the World Cup.
O'Reilly's accolade at Manchester's Opera House means five of the past six winners of the award have come through City's academy, following in the footsteps of Phil Foden (twice), Cole Palmer and Morgan Rogers.
"Seeing Nico win the award was an incredibly proud moment for everyone connected to our academy," said City's academy director Thomas Krucken.
"His success is testament to the hard work of the academy staff and coaches who guided him on his journey from our Under-9s all the way towards senior football.
"Nico is an inspiration to everyone at the academy. He is a shining example of how to approach the world of football and be successful. We are all really proud of him and want to send our best wishes to him and his family.
"Having five of the past six winners of the PFA Young Player of the Year award from our academy is an extraordinary achievement for us."
O'Reilly beat team-mate Rayan Cherki, Manchester United's Kobbie Mainoo, Bournemouth's Junior Kroupi, Liverpool's Rio Ngumoha and Arsenal's Max Dowman to the award.
