Even last season, when his powers looked to be on the wane, he stepped up to score the decisive penalty and ensure his team lifted another league cup. The former Ivory Coast international last turned out for City in the second leg of their Champions League Qualifying match against Steaua Bucharest. Pep Guardiola and wife Cristina Serra are settled in City Centre apartmentThe cultured Spaniard shunned the?sprawling?mansions in Cheshire for an apartment in Salford with his fashion designers wife-of-27 years?and their three children. I came back fitter and stronger than ever and, thanks to Wenger, I was still playing for England at 34 having left Arsenal and signed for West Ham. JOEY BARTON admits he hacked down Xabi Alonso as he felt the Spaniard stole his move to Liverpool. Obviously this [joining City] is a bigger one, but the best battles are given to the best warriors. The arrival of N’Golo Kane from champions Leicester has also squeezed him out of contention in the defensive midfield role. AINHarry Kane gives England a scare after being stretchered off in Tottenham's win over SunderlandWIZARDS OF OSSTottenham star Vincent Janssen out to emulate Ruud van Nistelrooy - who's from the same area of HollandHAPPY AS HARRY'I don't care whether I'm nine or ten. Karius needed an operation to have wires inserted in his right hand after breaking a bone. I picked up a virus and that would have crept around my body, possibly even to my heart.