Silva has been indirectly affected by Rodri’s ACL injury but there is a solution for Man City – if Pep Guardiola is willing to accept it

MAn City’s collapsing season took another blow on Saturday as Aston Villa beat them 2-1 at Villa Park

Tottenham 3-6 Liverpool: Arne Slot’s men extended their lead at the top of the Premier League table with ruthless display

Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester City: Guardiola spent the second half with his hands in his pockets, appearing to accept defeat, as the champions plummeted to another low

Ange Postecoglou arrived in June 2023 but beforehand the north London club identified Slot as a key target

Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester City: Guardiola spent the second half with his hands in his pockets, appearing to accept defeat, as the champions plummeted to another low

Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester City: Unai Emery’s side were dominant and inflicted a ninth defeat in 12 games for Pep Guardiola

Ange Postecoglou arrived in June 2023 but beforehand the north London club identified Slot as a key target

The former England midfielder has been invited to train with Italian side Como by manager Cesc Fabregas

Pep Guardiola has turned ‘one of the most exciting attacking players in world football’ into someone who is neither exciting nor attacking, and Grealish is now struggling to contribute at all

Moshiri lost hundreds of millions of pounds during his eight-year ownership and hands over a club with significant debts after funding the move to a new £760m stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock

Comment: As Martin leaves the Saints bottom of the Premier League and seven points from safety, Richard Jolly analyses the cause of Saints’ issues and why they refused to deviate from their footballing ideology

Comment: As Martin leaves the Saints bottom of the Premier League and seven points from safety, Richard Jolly analyses the cause of Saints’ issues and why they refused to deviate from their footballing ideology

The England centre-back impressed for Ruben Amorim in a back three as the Red Devils upset Man City in the derby on Sunday

Pep Guardiola’s side collapsed in the Manchester derby and now sit nine points off leaders Liverpool having played a game more

Manchester City 1-2 Manchester United: There now seems to be no such thing as a guarantee for Pep Guardiola, not even when leading a weakened rival, at home, with minutes to go in the derby

Arne Slot has real injury issues in defence - but his attack has just been granted a big boost in numbers

Manchester City 1-2 Manchester United: A turgid derby had a dramatic twist as Amad Diallo stole the show and increased the misery on Pep Guardiola

Liverpool 2-2 Fulham: A frantic game at Anfield saw Andy Robertson sent off early and the returning Diogo Jota snatch a late equaliser for Arne Slot’s men but that only tells half the story

Two performances in Lisbon highlight how sudden Man City’s slump has been; in a rematch on the touchline, Guardiola is looking to a depleted team to start a revival