Manchester City midfielder Nico O'Reilly was a surprise late target for Chelsea on deadline day - but the champions refused to agree to a sale.

With the transfer window set to close, there is the potential for it to be a busy day for Manchester City. The holes which City need to address in Pep Guardiola’s squad are obvious to see. They

Manchester City have leapfrogged Chelsea in the table, moving up to fourth place and dropping the London club down to sixth

Erling Haaland scored and set up Phil Foden for another as Manchester City came back to beat Chelsea 3-1 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, sweeping the Londoners and moving into the top four.

It was the 9th minute, and Manchester City was already behind 1-0. It was a great chance for Nicolas Jackson to make it 2-0 with a first-time shot with his left foot, but the striker chose to pass the ball.

Nico O’Reilly is to stay at Manchester City despite strong interest from Chelsea in a deadline day transfer. City rate the 19-year-old midfielder extremely highly and would have demanded a buy-back clause if they were to sell.

One of the more curious stories of the closing days of the transfer window was Chelsea’s reported interest in signing Nico O’Reilly. The young midfielder has impressed when given the opportunity