MAURICIO POCHETTINO is ready to unleash a young Lionel Messi on Gillingham in the EFL Cup tonight. His side have only collected one point from their opening four league matches. Barton was given his marching orders for a late challenge on the Spanish midfielder as his Newcastle side were defeated 3-0 by the Merseyside outfit back in 2009. Related storiesNEIL CUSTISMan United are stuttering, and Jose Mourinho thinks some players are still. 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. Some 15 months later and Seluk was at it again as told SunSport how Toures birthday had been ignored during the clubs title celebration in Abu Dhabi. The former Ivory Coast international last turned out for City in the second leg of their Champions League Qualifying match against Steaua Bucharest. der as fans sneak into stadiumSHAW NO CERTAINTYGareth Southgate tells Luke Shaw he must start playing for Manchester United to regain England spotKylian Me SoftlySergio Ramos tells Kylian Mbappe he is welcome at Real Madrid ahead of France vs Spain friendlyRAHEEM RECOVERYRaheem Sterling is fit for Manchester City's crunch Premier League clash at Arsenal Had things panned out differently, I could have made the obsessive debate about the mutual suitability of the Gerrard-Lampard axis redundant. Marc Atkins / Offside6Luke Shaw was publicly criticised by Jose Mourinho after 3-1 defeat at Watford. let players get away with bad performances like his predecessor Louis van GaalThe public shaming of the players by Mourinho after each defeat — Manchester City, Feyenoord and Watford — did not go down well in the dressing room.