Pep Guardiola was also asked about Wolves boss Vitor Pereira.

Both managers have been nominated for the Premier League's manager of the month award for April

Pereira is the only manager on the list with a 100% record in April.

Liverpool's title-winning boss Arne Slot, Unai Emery (Aston Villa) and Eddie Howe (Newcastle) have also been nominated.

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Manchester City

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola on fans expressing their frustration at ticket price increases: "I responded the last weeks with the same issues. They can express what they feel as a group of fans. They have issues they want to express so the club is here and always has and always will be open to listen what they think."

On his message to those fans that are planning a demonstration before Friday's game: "Come to help us. We need them. The fans want the Champions League and we want to be able to try to do what we have done for many years so we need them desperately. We need them from the first minute until the end."

On whether he has spoken to Manchester City CEO Ferran Soriano about it: "If I can help I will help. I am part of this club from the bottom and the top, but I am the manager and I do what I have to do to try and get the team play as well as possible."

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Right, here's something from Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola on a different topic - the race for Champions League qualification: "It's what we want. We have four finals. We will go for the first one [on Friday]."

Manchester City

The journalists are trying hard to get something out of Pep Guardiola on Rodri and Erling Haaland.

A third question finally gets him talking, without really saying much more:

"The doctor will tell me. I'm not a doctor."

Full quotes to follow.

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"He's getting better," said Pep Guardiola on Erling Haaland.

When asked if he was ready to be involved, the Manchester City boss replied: "I don't think so."

More to follow.

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Here goes Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, who started with a complete flat bat when asked if there was any team news.

"No, no news," he said...

More to follow.

While Erling Haaland has been out injured, Manchester City have gone unbeaten, winning five of their six games.

They won 2-0 at home to Leicester City before drawing 0-0 in the Manchester derby against United at Old Trafford.

The Blues have since enjoyed home wins against Crystal Palace (5-2) and Aston Villa (2-1), either side of a 2-0 win at Everton.

Then last Sunday they beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 in the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley.

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Rodri has been out since September after suffering a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) while playing against Arsenal at Etihad Stadium in the Premier League.

The 2024 Ballon d'Or winner was spotted working on an individual training programme in February and has recently been back training with the first team.

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Manchester City have been without Erling Haaland since the Norway striker suffered an ankle injury during their FA Cup quarter-final win at Bournemouth on 30 March.

The 24-year-old returned to full training on Wednesday so could be in contention for City's home game against Wolves on Friday.

Craig Nelson
BBC Sport reporter

Other than Lamine Yamal, two other players are expected to dominate the agenda at today's Manchester City news conference - the returning Erling Haaland and Rodri...

Manchester City's home game with Wolves was originally scheduled for Saturday, but the fixture was brought forward after being selected for live television coverage on Friday.

Craig Nelson
BBC Sport reporter

See what we did there?

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is due to face the media at around 12:30 BST.

The former Barcelona manager is sure to be asked about those comparisons between Lamine Yamal and Lionel Messi.

Not long to wait now before his response...

Shamoon Hafez
BBC Sport football news reporter

Pep Guardiola will face the media this lunchtime as Manchester City prepare to face Wolves on Friday.

There's plenty to get stuck into with the Spaniard, including their opponents' excellent recent run, the return to fitness of striker Erling Haaland and the planned protests by some fans before the game.

Meanwhile, one man - well boy - everyone is talking about is the magnificent Lamine Yamal after his sensational Champions League performance against Inter Milan on Wednesday.

Does Guardiola see the comparisons with a 17-year-old Lionel Messi?

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Sticking with the 17-year-old theme...

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We will finish our comparisons with a 17-year-old Kylian Mbappe, who had already become Monaco's youngest-ever first-team player.

At the age of 17 he also became their youngest ever goalscorer - breaking both records set by Thierry Henry.

In March 2016 he signed his first professional contract. Monaco's vice president at the time, Vadim Vasilyev, said he knew Mbappe was 'a phenomenon' from early on.

It was at 18 when Mbappe made his senior debut for France and the following year he shone at the World Cup in Russia. He became the second teenager, after Pele, to score in a World Cup final.

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Before Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo came along, Diego Maradona was Pele's closest rival for the title of football's GOAT and he too emerged as a teenage star.

Maradona made his professional debut for Argentinos Juniors in October 1976 - 10 days before his 16th birthday - and he soon earned his full international debut for Argentina in February 1977.

Maradona continued to impress in the Argentine Primera Division and he was 17 when Argentina hosted the 1978 World Cup. Coach Cesar Luis Menotti chose not to name Maradona in his squad but Argentina won regardless - and Maradona led them to World Cup victory again at Mexico 1986.

Before the time he turned 18, Maradona had scored 43 league goals for Argentinos Juniors, and he was 20 when he left for Boca Juniors in 1981, before making world-record moves to Barcelona in 1982 and Napoli in 1984.

Ben Ramsdale
BBC Sport journalist

Oh go on then, anon...

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At the age of 17 Erling Haaland scored his first league goal for Molde.

Haaland was already attracting attention at a young age. In July 2018 he scored four goals inside the opening 21 minutes of their game against Brann. After the game Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Molde's manager at the time likened his style of play to that of Romelu Lukaku. He added that the club had rejected bids for Haaland from multiple other clubs.

The striker scored his first goal in a Uefa competition - Molde’s Europa League qualifier - five days after his 18th birthday. The following month he made the switch to Red Bull Salzburg.

Before the age of 18 he had already scored 22 goals in Norway's youth sides. He has since gone on to become the senior team's all-time leading goalscorer with 40.

Ben Ramsdale
BBC Sport journalist

*Insert spider men pointing at each other meme*