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

All the information you need to keep across all this week's action at Manchester City.

With no midweek commitments for our Men's and Women's first teams, Elite Development Squad or Under-18s, all eyes are on this weekend's fixtures.

That includes crucial games in the race for Champions League qualification and at the top of both Premier League 2 and the Under-18 Premier League.

And then just to add further excitement, Gareth Taylor's side will also be competing in a League Cup final...

Friday

Gareth Taylor Press Conference | 09:00 (UK) | City Football AcademyPep Guardiola Press Conference | 13:30 | City Football Academy

Both Gareth Taylor and Pep Guardiola will face the media on Friday ahead of a huge weekend for both sides.

First, Taylor will host a press conference ahead of our League Cup final showdown with Chelsea on Saturday, with the boss expected to arrive around 09:00.

It's the first of four successive clashes with the Londoners, as we prepare to face them in our UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg just four days later, before a Barclays Women's Super League clash at the Etihad Stadium the following week.

Then, from around 13:30, Pep Guardiola will host his press conference in preparation for City's Premier League match against Brighton & Hove Albion.

Just a single point separates the sides ahead of the game as the battle for Champions League qualification heats up.

Both press conferences will be available to watch live on mancity.com and the official Man City app, with full video replays and detailed written reviews also published soon after they're over.

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Saturday

Stoke v City Under-18s | Under-18 Premier League North | 11:00 (UK)

Chelsea v City | Subway League Cup | Pride Park | 12:15 (UK)

City v Brighton | Premier League | Etihad Stadium | 15:00 (UK)

A triple gameday sees our Under-18s, Men and Women all take on Stoke, Chelsea and Brighton respectively.

First Oliver Reiss’s side travel to the Potters for a late-morning kick-off as our fight in the Under-18 Premier League North title race continues.

A detailed match report of the clash will be available on mancity.com and the Official Man City App shortly after the game has concluded.

Then we continue east to Derby’s Pride Park which will host our first final and chance for silverware in the 2024/25 season. Taylor’s side take on Chelsea at 12:15 (UK) in the final of the Subway League Cup.

Our text commentary on our Matchday Centre will begin 90 minutes before kick-off with our Matchday Live show following suit 30 minutes later.

Host FG will be joined by Toni Duggan and Steve Howey with live audio commentary from Nick Walsh and Karen Bardsley also available once the game begins.

A comprehensive match report and post-match reaction will be on our digital estate shortly after the final whistle with highlights and a CITY+ full-match replay to follow.

Then our attention turns to the Premier League and the Etihad Stadium where Guardiola's side welcome Brighton for a 15:00 (UK) kick-off.

It's a City in the Community matchday takeover too with lots of fan-related content going on throughout the day. Our Matchday Live show from the League Cup will transition to cover the men's match with commentary changing to Ally Mann and Andy Morrison when the game gets under way.

With the game not on TV in the UK, mancity.com and the Official Man City App is the best place to keep across the match. Our men's MDC will begin two hours before kick-off and will be with you all the way through to the post-match reaction after full-time.

A detailed match report, along with reaction, highlights and CITY+ full-match replay will be available throughout the evening.

Sunday

City Elite Development Squad v Crystal Palace | Premier League 2 | 14:00 (UK)

To complete the week, it’s back to Premier League 2 action for Ben Wilkinson’s EDS side for the first time since our UEFA Youth League Round of 16 win over Hoffenheim at the start of the month.

Looking to stay top of the table before the knockout stage of the competition, we welcome Crystal Palace to the Joie Stadium for a 14:00 (UK) kick-off.

Regular updates will be available on X: @ManCityAcademy once the game is under way. A detailed match report and post-match reaction will be available on mancity.com and the Official Man City App shortly after the game has concluded.

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