Pep Guardiola admitted his Manchester City team is tired and also dealing with injuries.

After City's tie with Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League tie, Rodri talked about how fatigue he feels during this final stretch of the season.

"Take a look at our games and you realize," Guardiola told a news conference Friday on Rodri's comments. "It is simple. He is so important for the quality he gives us. But if you have a player that doesn't want to play, he won't play.

"I need to rest the centre halves also but in [England's] friendly games, [John Stones and Kyle Walker] got injured so they get cannot rest. We are in big, big trouble.

"I had the feeling we were tired in the last games. We will decide tomorrow what we have to do," he added.

Liverpool have become the favorites to win the 23-24 Premier League season following the 0-0 draw on Sunday between Manchester City and Arsenal.

Liverpool is at +110 with an implied probability of 48 percent, followed by City at +190 (34 percent) and Arsenal at +270 (27 percent).

Remaining Premier League Opponents

• Liverpool: Sheffield, Manchester United, Crystal Palace, Fulham, Everton, West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa, Wolverhampton

• Manchester City: Aston Villa, Crystal Palace, Luton Town, Brighton, Nottingham Forest, Wolverhampton, Fulham, West Ham United

• Arsenal: Luton Town, Brighton, Aston Villa, Wolverhampton, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Bournemouth, Manchester United, Everton

Kalvin Phillips is likely to permanently leave Manchester City this summer. Phillips joined West Ham in January on loan.

Phillips joined City from Leeds in 2022 on a £42 million transfer.

Manchester City has agreed to sign Cavan Sullivan from the Philadelphia Union.

Sullivan is a 14-year-old left-footed midfielder and recently made his professional debut with Philadelphia Union II. Sullivan also received interest from Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich. 

Sullivan is left-footed and comes from a soccer family with his older brother, Quinn Sullivan, playing for the first-team of the Philadelphia Union at the age of 19. Sullvan's father, Brendan Sullivan, played professionally, and his mother also played collegiately.

Manchester City has the most valuable collection of players in the world with a market value estimated at €1.27 billion, according to Tranfermarkt. City is not surprising one of the final eight clubs in the Champions League quarterfinals and are joined by their peers at the top of the same list.

1. Manchester City: €1.27 billion

2. Arsenal: €1.12 billion

3. Real Madrid: €1.04 billion

4. Paris Saint-Germain: €1.03 billion

5. Bayern Munich: €976.45 million

8. Barcelona: €853.50 million

21. Borussia Dortmund: €464.90 million

22. Atletico Madrid: €454.40 million

The clubs in the top-10 not to reach this stage all play in the Premier League as Chelsea rank sixth, Liverpool rank seventh, Tottenham Hotspur rank ninth and Manchester United at No. 10. 

Manchester United and Newcastle United were the Premier League's other two clubs to qualify for the Champions League this season, but both finished fourth during the group stage.

Real Madrid and Manchester City will meet in the quarterfinals of the Champions League. The two clubs met in the semifinals in each of the past two seasons with the winner of the tie ultimately winning the Champions League.

Champions League Quarterfinal Draw

• Arsenal vs. Bayern Munich

• Atletico Madrid vs. Borussia Dortmund

• Real Madrid vs. Manchester City

• Paris Saint-Germain vs. Barcelona

Champions League Semifinal Draw

• Atletico Madrid / Borussia Dortmund vs Paris Saint-Germain / Barcelona

• Arsenal / Bayern Munich vs. Real Madrid / Manchester City

Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid secured the final two spots in the quarterfinals of the 23-24 Champions League. The draw for the round of eight will be on Friday, March 15th.

Quarterfinalists

• Arsenal

• Atletico Madrid

• Barcelona

• Bayern Munich

• Borussia Dortmund

• Manchester City

• Paris Saint-Germain

• Real Madrid

The 23-24 Premier League title chase is coming down to Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City with just one point separating the three clubs.

Arsenal currently has the best xPTS mark with 60.26 ahead of City at 59.8 and Liverpool at 55.0, according to data from Understat.

Arsenal has a xG of 61.2 against xGA of 22.9 while City is at 62.0/28.0 and Liverpool is at 65.6/35.2.

Since just January 1st, Arsenal's xPTS  is at 21.0 compared to 19.2 for Liverpool and 19.0 for City. Arsenal has scored 33 goals while allowing just four during their eight Premier League matches during the timeframe. 

Betting markets, however, give City the best odds of winning the league followed by Liverpool and then Arsenal.

A piece in the New York Times by Rory Smith argues that Rodri has become not only the best play on Manchester City but also the best player in the Premier League.

The last time Rodri played and Manchester City lost was in February 2023. Rodri has featured in 60 matches since then and City has not lost any of them.

City's defeats this season, to Wolves and to Arsenal and to Aston Villa, were without Rodri.

As a defensive midfielder, it is challenging to exactly quantify Rodri's impact on matches. Rodri is an excellent passer, controls space and also controls tempo not to mention his impact on stopping the opposing team.

Sportsbooks also show Rodri to be the favorite to win Premier League Player of the Year. 

Manchester City have agreed to sign Girona winger Savio this summer for approximately €30 million ($32.2 million).

Girona are part-owned by City Football Group (CFG), the holding company that owns Manchester City and several other clubs around the world.

Savio has scored five goals to go with seven assists in 23 matches for Girona.