Looking Good for Michael
The City boss has lost count of the number of times he has flung his head back in disappointment at his team’s finishing blunders.
Chelsea and Tottenham were both let off the hook as they were battered by neat approach play but escaped any real punishment because of too many squandered chances.
Sergio Aguero has done his bit with 25 goals this season but the injury to new superstar Gabriel Jesus was a bitter blow just as the Brazilian was finding his scoring feet with three goals in his first five games.
Guardiola is working hard to turn City back into attacking assassins once more with today’s opponents Arsenal in his sights.
The Spaniard said: “I remember in a lot of important games how we played.
“We have got to the bylines – and we have wingers for that in Leroy Sane and Raheem Sterling in the right area – but we were not able to finish the chances. We were not good enough. It PAUL HETHERINGTON EVERTON will sign England defender Michael Keane from Burnley in the summer.
That is the confident view from within Goodison Park.
Keane, who won his first two Three Lions caps under Gareth Southgate during the recent internationals against Germany and Lithuania, has become one of the most wanted centre-backs in the country.
He is also highly regarded at Chelsea and Liverpool and has been linked with a return to Manchester United where he made one appearance between 2011 and 2015.
But the former Old Trafford junior, 24, is understood to fancy a move to Ronald Koeman’s Toffees. He believes that playing regularly there will increase his chances of making England’s World
Cup squad for Russia next year. The fee for Keane (left) is still to be agreed between the clubs. Burnley value him at £25million and are taking into account that there is a 25 per cent sell-on fee to be paid to United. Everton want to pay £15m as Keane will have only one year left on his contract at the end of the season. However, a compromise is likely to be agreed over the summer. The one fear for Everton is that Liverpool – who they lost 3-1 to in yesterday’s Mersey derby – could decide to get involved in a bidding war for Keane. But the Daily Star Sunday has been told that Everton are confident they will win that battle with their local rivals.