Pep Guardiola wants Phil Foden to follow in Erling Haaland’s footsteps and commit his entire career to Manchester City. Haaland this week signed an astonishing, bumper new nine-and-a-half-year contract, keeping him at the club until 2034.

How would Alex Baena fit in at the City Ground if a deal could be done? Newcastle United and Bayern Munich are also keen

Manchester City ’s recent upturn in form has brought their assets back on the radar for Gameweek 23 in Fantasy Premier League. Four of their players netted a double-digit haul in their thumping 6-0 win against Ipswich Town on Sunday afternoon: Phil Foden, Mateo Kovacic, Kevin De Bruyne and Jeremy Doku.

Phil Foden at the double as Man City hit Ipswich for six to return to top four - Pep Guardiola’s side are back in the Champions League places for the first time since December 1.

An intriguing report out of Spain says that Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest have show interest in Olympic gold medal winner Alex Baena of Villarreal, and that the Magpies have activated the player's release clause.

While Liverpool registered an astounding 37 shots at the Gtech Community Stadium - their joint-most in a Premier League game on record - the goalkeeping excellence of Alisson Becker was still required at the other end, as the Brazilian stopped seven Brentford attempts to consign the Bees to an increasingly-familiar scoreless home contest.

Forest meanwhile have accrued more points from their last 10 league commitments than any other side. Moreover, the visitors have conceded the fewest goals in that period and for all that Chris Wood's prolificacy is gaining deserved headlines this is an outstanding campaign built on an extremely well-constructed rearguard.

The champions ran riot at Portman Road with Foden grabbing a double and Erling Haaland celebrating his new deal with a goal

He can be a one-club man and finish his career here and play many, many years. At his age and with the amount of goals, the amount of games, the amount of assists, his work ethic."

Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold, left, duels for the ball with Nottingham Forest’s Callum Hudson-Odoi during the ... (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) Manchester City’s Phil Foden celebrates after scoring the opening goal against Brentford during the ...

Nuno Espírito Santo's Nottingham Forest continue their storied run among the big boys this season after a narrow 3-2 win at The City Ground against visiting bottom-dwellers Southampton. Forest enjoyed a three-goal lead by the halftime interval thanks to goals from Elliot Anderson,

Nottingham Forest could be set to smash their transfer record with a £51 million acquisition but faces stiff opposition from Premier League and European heavyweights.