In a bid to shake things up, Guardiola made several changes including a first start at Villa Park for Grealish since he left his boyhood club in 2021 for a £100million transfer fee.
Peter Crouch and Joleon Lescott have provided their verdict on Pep Guardiola's Manchester City future following his side's latest setback. City were beaten 2-1 away by Aston Villa on Saturday.
The exchange led to some supporters on social media speculating that Guardiola was attempting to entice the Belgian to join his side in the January window.
ASTON VILLA 2-1 MANCHESTER CITY - JACK GAUGHAN AT VILLA PARK: Insipid again. Uninspiring on the ball. Lacking backbone without it. We've seen all that before.
Mourinho was in the dugout as Fenerbahce drew 1-1 with Eyupspor in the league on Friday, and in fact gave a damning assessment of his side's performance and the quality of the match.
Cousins, who had signed a four-year, $180million deal with Atlanta in the offseason, lost his starting job as rookie Michael Penix Jr. was named the team's No. 1 passer.
After the discussions reached an impasse, Tyson Fury's promoter Frank Warren suggested that a coin toss should settle the matter, and now a decision has been made.
City's captain has been forced to settle for a place on the bench for a critical clash which could see the hosts overtake he champions with a win. He is one of six casualties.
In his extraordinary run, Littler broke several records, including becoming the youngest player to reach the final, where he was defeated by Luke Humphries.
THE SHARPE END: For those not from the red end of Merseyside, it's easy to forget quite how dominant the Liverpool side were that won the Premier League title five seasons ago.
Mail Sport exclusively revealed that the hearing into the Premier League's charges against City concluded on December 6. The Premier League accused them of multiple breaches of financial rules.
Fury and Usyk shared an astonishing 11-minute, 20-second face-off on Thusday and met each other again at Friday's weigh-in. They will go toe-to-toe for Usyk's WBA, WBO, and WBC belts.
IAN LADYMAN: Ten minutes before the end of their team's last Premier League home game against Chelsea, two Tottenham fans scuffled at the back of the South Stand.
The Blackpool-born winger did not play in his country's only major tournament win but he was a part of Sir Alf Ramsey's squad which triumphed on home soil 58 years ago.
Mourinho's side were unable to find a winner in the second half and as a result, lost further ground to Galatasaray, who now sit five points clear with a game in hand.
EXCLUSIVE: Proud uncle Peter Fury was Tyson's trainer and stayed by his side as he rose to claim the heavyweight crown - which he is doing battle for in Riyadh.
Every day we'll challenge you to name a different starting XI from the Premier League era. We'll give you a team's rough formation, and the number of letters in each player's name. Then it's up to you!
Ahead of the Hoosiers showdown with Notre Dame in the opening round of the College Football Playoffs, Cignetti appeared on ESPN's College GameDay with the utmost confidence.
Matildas fans hoping to watch the Aussie stars at the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup in Brazil will have to fork out for Netflix after the streaming giant claimed the rights to the tournament.
Purdy, who helped the Niners reach the Super Bowl in his first full season as starting quarterback last year, surprised the O-line with some expensive new wheels despite their struggles in 2024.
Tiger Woods is going to be back on a golf course on Saturday but he doesn't want his fans expecting much out of him at the PNC Championship in Florida.
Ahead of the playoff game between the Fighting Irish and the Indiana Hoosiers, McAfee hosted College GameDay in Notre Dame with Kirk Herbstreit and comedian Shane Gillis.