Monday Marker: Your guide to City’s week ahead | OneFootball

What's happening this week for our various teams...

As the men’s international break comes to a close and we return to Premier League action next weekend, there is plenty coming up in the next seven days...

Monday

World Cup qualifier - Netherlands v Lithuania - 19:45 (UK)

World Cup qualifier - Montenegro v Croatia - 19:45

Friendly - Egypt v Cape Verde - 16:00

Nathan Ake ‘s Netherlands are already assured a World Cup spot next summer, as are Josko Gvardiol’s Croatia.

Whether either participate in Monday’s qualifiers remains to be seen.

Omar Marmoush could feature in Egypt’s friendly against Cape Verde as the build up towards the African Cup of Nations continues.

Tuesday

U17 World Cup - Austria v England - 15:45

World Cup qualifier - Belgium v Lichtenstein - 19:45

Jeremy Doku’s Belgium will confirm their automatic qualification for next summer’s World Cup if they avoid defeat to the currently pointless Lichtenstein.

Only defeat and a win for either North Macedonia or Wales can deny the Red Devils top spot.

Before that, England play Austria in the Round of 16 at the U17 World Cup.

Our five players in the England squad - Reigan Heskey, Dante Headley, Kaden Braithwaite, Ryan McAidoo and Harrison Miles - have all been involved so far.

Thursday

Andrée Jeglertz press conference | 14:30 (UK) | City Football Academy

The City boss will field questions from the media ahead of the Women’s League Cup tie away to Nottingham Forest.

Jeglertz will provide his thoughts on the challenge of Forest and an update on our squad’s fitness.

The press conference will be broadcast live on mancity.com and our official app before written and video recaps are published shortly after.

Friday

Pep Guardiola press conference | 13:30 (UK) | City Football Academy

The City boss will field questions from the media on Friday ahead of our Premier League trip to Newcastle United on Saturday evening.

Guardiola will provide an update on our squad’s fitness after the international break as well as his thoughts on Eddie Howe’s Magpies.

Pep’s press conference will be broadcast live on mancity.com and our official app before written and video recaps are published.

Press conference start times are subject to change.

Saturday

City U18s v Sheffield United | Premier League Cup | 11:00

Oliver Reiss’ side welcome Sheffield United to the City Football Academy for an 11:00 (UK) kick-off..

It’s our final group game of the cup competition, with a win needed to secure our place in the knockout stage.

Earlier this season, we played out a 3-3 draw with Crystal Palace before a late 3-2 win over Chelsea kept our cup ambitions alive.

CITY+ subscribers can watch the game live, with highlights to follow on mancity.com and our official app.

Nottingham Forest v City | Women’s League Cup | 14:00

City can secure a place in the Subway Cup quarter-finals with victory against Forest.

The WSL leaders travel to the East Midlands in pole position in Group A, with Championship side Forest knowing a win will see them leapfrog the Blues.

Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United all join the competition at the quarter-final stage.

Newcastle v City | 17:30 (UK) | Premier League | St James’ Park 

The Blues will look to continue a rich vein of form on Tyneside.

Since our 2-1 loss to Brighton, City have won 11, drawn two and lost just once in 14 games.

Victory would see Guardiola’s men move within a point of leaders Arsenal, who take on Spurs the following day.

And mancity.com as well as our official app will have all bases covered as our Premier League campaign continues.

Minute-by-minute text updates will begin in our Matchday Centre two hours before kick-off, while our Matchday Live show will begin at approximately 16:25 (UK).