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Premier League news conferences: Arne Slot, Pep Guardiola and others speaking on Tuesday Liverpool manager Arne Slot says the season has been his toughest 'by a mile' and admits the team 'have not been performing to Liverpool standards' - recap the top lines here He also says that Liverpool have to be 'close to perfection' if they are to achieve a Champions League place this season Team news: Stones & Khusanov | Szoboszlai & Gomez Manchester City look to extend their winning run against Fulham to 20 matches on Wednesday - get in touch with your bogey team stories Written by Craig Nelson & Sarah Rendell. Man City v Fulham (Wed, 19: 30 GMT) Manchester City Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola reiterated that he had not trained with the players yet when asked about team news, but on John Stones he said: "John is back. He is fit, I would say, so yes, everyone is OK. " Man City v Fulham (Wed, 19: 30 GMT) Manchester City Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola on Oscar Bobb and why it did not work out for him at the Etihad: "Oscar Bobb, I do not have any doubt about his potential. It depends on him what he can become. If he wants to become a top-class player he will be a top-class player. He has all the attributes. All of them. " Click 'Get Involved' to have your say As a football manager, I had lost all my players close season to our bigger and better local rivals. We ended up battering them with a brand new and fairly inexperienced squad first game of the season. It was nice to be the bogey team for once! Chris Ooft! A bogey team AND an underdog. Very satisfying, Chris. Man City v Fulham (Wed, 19: 30 GMT) Manchester City Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said that Abdukodir Khusanov is "good" for the game against Fulham and able to play, despite suffering ahead injury against Liverpool. On Khusanov's development, coping with the language barrier: "I admit he doesn't speak like William Shakespeare but he is getting better and getting better. He understands what we want and every time it is getting better and better. He is so intelligent. He always takes good decisions. " Man City v Fulham (Wed, 19: 30 GMT) Manchester City Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola on what they have to do to beat Fulham: "Every season is better. The movements they do. .. they are really good. The patterns and the quality they have, the composure of the play, the speed they have. Marco [Silva] is one of the top, top, top managers I face. Destiny to be one of the top in a few years for sure. " Man City v Fulham (Wed, 19: 30 GMT) Manchester City Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was asked about reducing the gap to Arsenal to three points by beating Fulham: "Every time over the past weeks and months when I go before the game for an interview always if you lose you are losing everything and are going to disappear from the planet Earth and stuff. So what I am saying is what do you have to do to beat Fulham? " He added: "I understand how nice it is to [talk about points gaps] three , four this kind of stuff. that is Ok but that is not winning titles or in the latter stages to try to be close to win the titles. " Man City v Fulham (Wed, 19: 30 GMT) Manchester City Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said John Stones is "back" and added: "He is fit I would say". Stones has not played since 2 December against Fulham. He also said Fulham manager Marco Silva will be one of the top coaches in a few years. Full quotes to come. Man City v Fulham (Wed, 19: 30 GMT) Manchester City Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola on how the players reacted to Sunday's win at Liverpool: "Yesterday I didn't see the players and today I didn't yet see the players, we will see. Still the distance is not huge but considering how Arsenal is doing six points is a lot. Next game against a team like [Fulham] who every years is getting better and better, so we will see. " Man City v Fulham (Wed, 19: 30 GMT) Manchester City Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has also said Abdukodir Khusanov is able to play. The star had some doubts around him after being taken off against Liverpool. Man City v Fulham (Wed, 19: 30 GMT) Manchester City Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has sat down in the hot seat in front of the media, letting out a big sigh as he did so. He's said he hasn't felt a boost from the Liverpool win as he hasn't seen the players yet but he underlines the gap to Arsenal. Guardiola added he is focusing on each game as it comes and he is aware how important each match will be. Full quotes to come. Click 'Get Involved' to have your say In U16s football my team were absolutely terrible, losing every week. Our rival team at school were so full of how they'd batter us when we played. We won 3-0 after three long balls over the top and they never beat us. Just once, we were the bogey team! Sam Man City v Fulham (Wed, 19: 30 GMT) Shay Given Former Newcastle and Man City keeper on Monday Night Club This video can not be played It's great for the league that there's going to be real jeopardy - Given For the title race and for the nervousness, excitement. journey, pressure that is put back on Arsenal, I know they are still six points clear and still in a comfortable position but the psychology of Man City turning that around from a deficit and winning the game, I just think it was great for the league if I am brutally honest. If there is going to be real jeopardy and pressure and it feels like a real title race Arsenal have in their hands. I think if City dropped the three points Arsenal would have been difficult to catch. Arsenal still have to go to the Eithad as well, which is a huge game. I think it's great for the Premier League. Man City v Fulham (Wed, 19: 30 GMT) Manchester City are putting pressure on Arsenal at the top of the table but they will need their rivals to slip up - at least twice - if they are to overtake them. Pep Guardiola's team can only reach a maximum of 89 points this season and to get there there are some key games they need to win: City's key games? Of course, there are other big matches along the way and tricky places to go - Bournemouth, Leeds, among others - and it's incredible hard to predict this Man City side, but you feel as though winning all four of the above would put them in a strong position. Chris Sutton Former Premier League striker on Monday Night Club You can just imagine being an Arsenal player sat at home watching the game [Liverpool v Manchester City] thinking 'blimey this is working out brilliantly'. And then all of a sudden you think 'okay City have equalised that's alright we'll take that, it'snot too bad'. Then City find a way to win it. In many respects, the way City have played this season and they had the three draws at the start of January, you think how are Arsenal not out of sight? But they're not. Arsenal have a few tricky away games coming up, City have a few home games where you think if Arsenal drop anything else then psychologically these things can and do start to take their toll. Man City v Fulham (Wed, 19: 30 GMT) Manchester City's win over Liverpool at the weekend undoubtedly helped their title chances and fans will be hoping it will inspire more consistent form than the club have had of late. They've done it before and - if they're going to win the league - they need to show their best form of the season and it needs to improve on what they've shown in recent months. Here are their last six league results: That's NINE points dropped in their last six matches. Can Guardiola find that elusive consistency starting against Fulham on Wednesday? Chris Sutton Former Premier League striker on Monday Night Club I don't think City can put a run together just from what we have seen this season. The optics, the inconsistency of performance. There may be something in [the fact] that there are many players there who have been there and done it but because we don't feel City have that same control and power that they have done in previous seasons it doesn't feel likely. I would still make Arsenal very, very strong favourites. Click 'Get Involved' to have your say A 19-game winning run more than meets the threshold to become someone's bogey-team, right? You have to go back to 2011 to find the last time Man City even dropped points against Fulham and 2009 for the last time they lost. So let's have your bogey-team stories. Send us your thoughts using the Get Involved button. Let's hear from you. Man City v Fulham (Wed, 19: 30 GMT) Yesterday, Marco Silva was asked about Fulham's record against Manchester City. Manchester City have beaten Fulham 19 times in a row. What a record. It almost came to an end in their most recent meeting - in a ridiculous 5-4 win for City at Craven Cottage in December. On their dismal record, Silva said: "It is what it is, it's the reality. Sometimes, you have teams that you perform [against] and get results constantly and other times it doesn't happen. It is what it is and you have to face it. "The numbers are there. The facts are there and you have to embrace the challenge. " Man City v Fulham (Wed, 19: 30 GMT) Is the Premier League title race alive? Arsenal are currently in the driving seat as they are six points clear of Manchester City. Opta have predicted the probability of City taking the title rather than the Gunners. They give Pep Guardiola's side an 8. 17% chance of winning the top-flight this campaign, while Arsenal have a 90. 54% prediction. Shay Given Former Newcastle and Man City keeper on Monday Night Club I think getting Marc Guehi through the door and getting [Ruben] Dias back from injury, I think those could be key players. Donnarumma the save as well was phenomenal at the end, we have spoken about [James] Trafford and his situation but if you are looking at the save is that the save that could tilt the title Man City's way? It's unbelievable in the last minute, it really is. Last Updated 9th February 2026 at 14: 29 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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