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the summer.” Hart was replaced because Guardiola believed Bravo, below, was better with the ball at his feet. But his shot-stopping came under renewed scrutiny when he shipped four goals at Everton on Sunday.

City are considering an appeal against Bacary Sagna’s £40,000 fine from the FA for misconduct. The France defender has been punished for an Instagram post which implied that referee Lee Mason was biased in the win over Burnley when Fernandinho was sent off. Yaya Toure has turned down a £22.3m-a-year contract to defect to the Chinese Super League. The midfielder, who will be 34 in May and is out of contract at the end of the season, does not want to uproot his family and still believes he has something to offer in the Premier League.