It has been a tumultuous week for Chelsea off the pitch with the row between Jose Mourinho and Eva Caneiro and Jon Fearn but the players seem to be unaffected.

Manchester City's attacking exploits grabbed the headlines as Guardiola's side came from a goal down to win 5-3, but their defensive frailties were exposed by free-scoring Monaco.

Willy Caballero will feature in countless DVDs and YouTube highlight clips for years to come after failing victim to Radamel Falcao's sublime chip during the Etihad goal-fest back in February.

The Colombian striker has seen his recent career hampered by injury problems. Monaco boss Leonardo Jardim said Tuesday that he will make a late decision on whether to risk his star man.

The 23-year-old has established himself as first-choice centre-back, starting 18 of the Toffees' last 19 league matches, and has been mentioned for a potential England call-up.

It was the afternoon that confirmed beyond all doubt that Phil Foden belongs on the grandest of stages. The hope now is that Foden can make a breakthrough soon for club and country.

Leroy Sane has missed the whole of the season so far after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in the Community Shield against Liverpool on August 4, 2019.

Following Germany's 8-0 demolition of Estonia last week, Ilkay Gundogan has now won matches by one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight and nine goals to nil this season 

The German is now set to join up with the Premier League champions for their pre-season tour of Asia and will be a part of their squad for the coming season. Sane was Bayern Munich's prime target.

The German midfielder has proved to be an influential figure of Pep Guardiola's team over the last couple of seasons as they went on to claim back-to-back Premier League titles.

EXCLUSIVE BY ALVISE CAGNAZZO: Gianluigi Buffon rejected the chance to move to either Manchester United or City as he did not want a repeat of his underwhelming spell at Paris Saint-Germain.

Former Italy under-21 coach Luigi Di Biagio believes Manchester City's Phil Foden has everything it takes to be a 'champion' and will thrive under Pep Guardiola's tutelage.

The Atalanta coach was furious after top scorer Duvan Zapata was ruled out of Atalanta's arduous Champions League trip to Manchester City with an abductor strain sustained with Colombia.

Sportsmail's scout is a top football expert who attends matches each week searching for the next star. This week they bring the full low-down on Manchester City winger Jayden Braaf.

The prospective new owners - a consortium backed by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund - are on the cusp of tying up a £300m that would rocket the club to the top of the financial charts.

The defender apologised after holding a sex party with two escorts last Tuesday. It emerged the pair - who it is claimed were paid £2,200 - had been invited to Walker's rented Cheshire property.

Sergio Aguero escaped a red card for his clash with Reid on August 28 but was suspended by the Football Association after a charge of violent conduct against the Argentinian striker was proven.

There was an excellent moment three months ago, when the problem which now threatens the notion of a Premier League title race was characterised by Pep Guardiola as a test of his cognitive skills.

Oleksandr Zinchenko enjoyed his night off watching Manchester City annihilate arch rivals United at Old Trafford on Tuesday night. The Ukraine international was in the stands.

Oleksandr Zinchenko has criticised Britain's response to the coronavirus crisis and given an insight into how Manchester City players are shielding themselves from the pandemic.

He was charged by the FA in October with providing fraudulent information regarding an application for a therapeutic use exemption (TUE) for a Bury player on December 1, 2018.

Tebas has previously accused Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain of 'ruining the entire system' and called for them to be thrown out of European competition.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain believes that experience of losing out provided Liverpool players with a 'heightened respect' for their City counterparts and that has been key in raising expectations.

Only when the dark nights have been and gone and this tournament reaches its late stages, will we find out whether Pep Guardiola has what it takes to resolve the frailties at the back of his team.

Real Madrid are reportedly ready to test Manchester City's resolve over Raheem Sterling by offering £70million plus wantaway winger Gareth Bale.

TOM SANDERSON AND JOSHUA LAW IN SAO PAULO: Gabriel Jesus has insisted both he and Sergio Aguero will stay at Manchester City next season.

Brazilian right-back Daniel Alves is on his way to Europe to listen to offers, according to globoesporte.globo.com. He willl consider his options after his contract with PSG expired.

Jesus scored Brazil's second goal in a 3-1 victory over Peru at the Maracana last month but erupted in anger after being sent off for a second bookable offence.

JACK GAUGHAN AT THE ETIHAD STADIUM: Manchester City cannot say they weren't warned. Those fears were realised against Brighton, 37 minutes into another procession.

Spurs have been backed to challenge the Premier League's top two. However, Mauricio Pochettino's side suffered their first blow of the season on Sunday in a 1-0 defeat by Newcastle.

Walker was spotted travelling from Cheshire to Yorkshire, where his sister was celebrating her birthday, before then briefly moving on to his parents' house nearby.

The 17-year-old forward scored six times at the tournament to claim the Golden Boot, including a last-16 hat-trick against Nigeria, and has also played twice for Ajax's first team.

EXCLUSIVE BY MIKE KEEGAN: Users were directed to bogus stories which reported persistent slurs against the Premier League champions.

Manchester City's partnership with the NHS is facilitating 1,000 coronavirus tests a day at the Etihad Stadium. The Premier League side have been praised for opening their doors to the NHS.

The Manchester City star believes Cristiano Ronaldo would be the dream team-mate because of the Portuguese forward's freak athleticism and incredible ability to score goals.

David Beckham's new Inter Miami team are lining up a shock move for Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero.

David Beckham's Inter Miami are competing with AC Milan for the signature of Manchester City star David Silva, Reports in Italy claim Milan have already entered talks to sign the Spaniard. 

Manchester City are considering a bid to sign Bournemouth defender Nathan Ake, but face competition from Chelsea who intend to bring their academy graduate back to Stamford Bridge.

THE NUMBERS GAME - KIERAN GILL: Manchester City's chase of an unprecedented Quadruple could see them play 64 matches this season, while title rivals Liverpool could only play 53.

THE NUMBERS GAME: Pep Guardiola complained during the week about the media coverage his Manchester City side gets. Here, we run you through 25 killer statistics that sum up City’s brilliance.

The defender apologised after holding a sex party with two escorts last Tuesday. It emerged the pair - who it is claimed were paid £2,200 - had been invited to Walker's rented Cheshire property.

City paid tribute to their manager on social media, saying: 'Everyone associated with the club sends their most heartfelt sympathy at this most distressing time to Pep, his family and all their friends.'

CHARLIE SKILLEN: Everything you've read this week has been about Manchester United. Where has it all gone wrong? What can David Moyes do? What difference will Juan Mata make to the side? Whatever the answers to those questions, one thing is for certain - they're far, far behind in the race to reclaim their crown of Manchester, let alone England.

Reports in Argentina have claimed that Martinez, who has been capped by Argentina and has made 64 appearances for River since his debut in 2016, is a target for City manager Pep Guardiola.

The winger has been a long-term target for the German giants and they were keen to bring him to the Allianz Arena last summer only for him to suffer a horror injury in the Community Shield.

Sane has one year remaining on his deal with the Premier League champions, who grew increasingly exasperated with what they deemed unscrupulous tactics by Bayern last summer.

Kamara has been one of Marseille's stars under Andre Villas-Boas, with the French side emerging as best of the rest in France behind runaway leaders Paris Saint-Germain.

Every top-half club bar City and Sheffield United submitted a joint application and now City have 'information from a number of trusted sources' that Arsenal were the club behind the move

Jimenez has been touted as a potential candidate to fill Sergio Aguero's goalscoring boots and Gundogan believes he would be the perfect addition to City's frontline this summer.

UEFA hope to complete the remaining 17 ties to be played in just over three weeks, with Manchester City and Chelsea set to return to action on August 7 and 8 respectively.