Pep Guardiola has told elite soccer players that they are the only ones who can force change in the face of a growing dispute over the number of games they are being asked to play.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has sent a personal message to Arsenal’s captain Martin Odegaard, after the Norwegian was ruled out of action this weekend.The 25-year-old sustained an ankle

City are not believed to be battling any other new injury concerns aside from De Bruyne ahead of the visit of Arsenal, with versatile defender Nathan Ake still sidelined as a result of the thigh injury he suffered while away on international duty with the Netherlands earlier this month.