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Pep Guardiola admitted he felt “a bit guilty” after Manchester City failed to deliver a winning performance for their fans against Southampton on Saturday.

The champions were held to a frustrating goalless draw in front of a near-capacity and vociferous crowd, as Guardiola had called for, at the Etihad Stadium.

Manchester United defender Phil Jones says he has been “through hell and back” due to a long-term knee problem but believes he can the “light at the end of the tunnel now”.

The 29-year-old has not played for the club since an FA Cup tie in January 2020 because of the injury, for which he underwent an operation last summer.

Thomas Tuchel has admitted he expected Tottenham striker Harry Kane to join Manchester City in the summer.

Premier League champions City were unsuccessful in their attempts to sign Kane, who announced in May his desire to leave Spurs.

David Moyes has revealed a return to West Ham for Jesse Lingard was never close to materialising over the summer.

Lingard, 28, scored nine goals in 16 matches for the Hammers while on loan last season as he earned a recall to the England squad.

Ruben Dias will be one of five Manchester Cty players sharing the captain’s armband this season, says manager Pep Guardiola.

Dias, who signed a new six-year deal in the summer, joined City from Benfica last year and was a mainstay of Guardiola’s defence as he helped the club win the Premier League title.

Pep Guardiola says he will not apologise for urging more Manchester City supporters to attend Saturday’s match against Southampton.

An attendance of 38,062 watched City’s 6-3 win over RB Leipzig on Wednesday, and afterwards Guardiola said the club “need” more supporters to attend Saturday’s 3pm kick-off against Southampton at the 55,000-seater Etihad Stadium.

Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel insists he is relaxed over the future of Antonio Rudiger, adding the defender has “not many reasons” to leave the club.

Rudiger has entered the final year of his contract and is able to sign a pre-contract agreement with clubs outside England from January ahead of a free transfer next summer.

When Rob Edwards retired from professional football in October 2013, he wasted no time before embarking on the next chapter of his life.

In a career that started at Aston Villa and spanned 14 years, the 38-year-old turned out for nine clubs, achieved promotion to the Premier League on two occasions and won 15 caps for Wales.

Dominic Solanke’s fifth goal of the season helped Bournemouth end QPR’s unbeaten record following a 2-1 win in the Sky Bet Championship.

The Cherries’ victory sent them joint-top of the table and extends their own unbeaten start after West Brom could only draw 0-0 at home to Derby.