Jack Gaughan

Pep Guardiola took aim at a lack of communication with international managers after Manchester City captain Kyle Walker returned from England duty with a knee injury.

JACK GAUGHAN: City are awaiting a firm answer from their manager on whether he intends to extend a contract that expires in the summer ahead of a period of change.

The Manchester City midfielder - out for the season with a double knee injury - became the first Premier League winner since Cristiano Ronaldo in 2008 and pipped Vinicius Junior to the gong.

JACK GAUGHAN IN PARIS: Rodri is a truly worthy winner. His case was endorsed by Thierry Henry, Frank Lampard, Fabio Capello and - most tellingly - Toni Kroos.

Spurs were wasteful, with Werner and Richarlison among those to miss golden opportunities to put the game to bed, though the survived the scare to book their places in the quarter-finals.

JACK GAUGHAN: City have been scanning the nasty ankle injury sustained by Savinho in the second half at Tottenham, a knock that saw him carried off on a stretcher.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY JACK GAUGHAN: Iraola blamed himself for giving in to the aura of City last season, allowing his players to feel that the only way to stop them was to defend deep.

Nine of City's players have injury concerns going into Saturday's trip to Bournemouth after Savinho, Manuel Akanji and Josko Gvardiol picked up issues in midweek.

Guardiola has seen off three permanent United managers in his time at Manchester City. After Mourinho, there was Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and now Erik ten Hag.

JACK GAUGHAN: In highly unusual circumstances, Sporting's stadium announcer asked for Ruben Amorim to enter the field long after both teams had lined up.