Striker scores one and sets up another at Carrow Road

Yaya Touré fit for visit of Borussia Mönchengladbach but Agüero misses out with injury

Shaqiri and Arnautovic unlock the visitor’s defence as City hand initiative back to title rivals

Makeshift central defensive pairing exposed at Etihad Stadium

Two Manchester teams are better than derby form showed and should soon hit their stride

Sergio Aguero’s last-minute penalty earns win despite poor performance

Nicolas Otamendi could be brought in to replace Belgian against West Ham

Proven ex-Barcelona star will add hugely to champions’ attacking options

Striker scores 10th goal in seven appearances against London club

Louis Van Gaal’s side rally from a goal down to take local bragging rights and pull clear in third

Pellegrini facing job appraisal at end of season

Pellegrini says with Agüero available his side can exorcise the ghosts of last season’s defeat

Steve Bruce’s Hull City denied a vital three points by 93rd minute wonder-strike

Manuel Pellegrini’s side have the better of game which peters out in dour second half at Stamford Bridge

Champions well beaten at home as Gunners deliver near perfect display

Problems at the back continue for defending champions as they lose 2-0 lead at home

Yaya Toure grabs third goal as Palace overwhelmed in second half

Some tantalising ties but it looks the end of the road for Manchester Ctiy

Despite the absence of some of their biggest names, Premier League champions advance

Goals from Samir Nasri and Pablo Zabaleta saw Manuel Pellegrini’s side into last 16

Manuel Pellegrini’s team ease to victory at the Stadium of Light

The decision to have the former Chelsea player’s Lampard’s City stay extended beyond January is a ‘no-brainer’

Pellegrini’s champions head to bogey ground Stadium of Light short on defensive options

Barcelona star trained with Argentina squad at City’s facilities last week

Battle for the Ballon D’Or at Old Trafford a damp squib

Crisis of confidence continues for Manuel Pellegrini’s side

Homeside ended game with only nine players due to dismissals of Fernandinho and Touré

Noisy neighbours now wearing red as City look to end run of poor form

Problems piling up for Manuel Pellegrini as off-colour champions bow out with a whimper

Yaya Toure and Sergio Aguero score late goals for champions to break home resistance

Ahead of Bayern meeting Kompany stresses importance of setting out to win their group

At Arsenal, he’ll have a manager who’ll trust him to get on with it his own way, and that could be exactly what he needs. The transfer that seemed to please nobody might work out for everybody yet

Danny Welbeck misses our on Arsenal debut as Alexis Sanchez keeps up goal run

Argentinian Willy Caballero signals intent to mount ‘fight for goalkeeping position’

Sublime extra-time winner sees Joachim Löw’s side triumph over Argentina

Sergio Romero the hero as goalkeeper saves two Dutch penalties after goalless 120 minutes

Despite Lionel Messi wearing the armband midfielder displays his own brand of leadership

Difficult to split two teams with pedigree and proven match-winners

Argentine leaves Malaga to be reunited with manager Manuel Pellegrini at Eastlands