Both have been used in the last few months to give the tired legs of more senior players a chance to rest, and McAtee has a fine two-season spell at Sheffield United on his record, plus the backing of many fans. For now, the pair will have to continue to try to convince Guardiola to give them a chance on the training pitch.

Manchester City have been urged to consider sacking Pep Guardiola after their latest humbling defeat against Arsenal at the weekend. City were convincingly beaten 5-1 away to Arsenal on Sunday, extending Guardiola’s winless run against the Gunners to five games in all competitions.

The English Premier League champions' second-half capitulation saw them suffer a 5-1 loss. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has rallied around Pep Guardiola and said the struggling Manchester City boss needs support.

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Pep Guardiola admitted his Manchester City team face a ‘really tough’ task to progress in the Champions League after being drawn against Real Madrid of Bayern Munich in the play-offs. Man City avoided an embarrassing Champions League exit by coming from behind to beat Club Brugge 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium.

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Manchester City are reportedly set to make a renewed bid for Porto midfielder Nico González as Pep Guardiola looks to strengthen his squad.