Bernardo Silva sends defiant Man City message as Ilkay Gundogan reveals what he told Erling Haaland

Here are your Manchester City evening headlines on Sunday, May 7.

Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva is not concerned about facing Real Madrid ahead of their Champions League semi-final clash on Tuesday. City met Real at the same stage of the competition last year and looked on course to progress to the final when Riyad Mahrez made it 5-3 on aggregate, but two late goals from Rodrygo sent the match to extra time.

Karim Benzema's penalty in the 95th minute secured Real's place in the final vs Liverpool, which they went on to win. 12 months on, the Blues return to the Bernabeu aiming to conquer their demons.

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However, according to Bernardo, City are not concerned about facing Carlo Ancelotti's men again. "We have a lot of respect for them, yes, but not any fear at all," he said after the Blues beat Leeds United on Saturday.

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Ilkay Gundogan admits he twice asked Erling Haaland if he was 'sure' he was happy to hand him the penalty he eventually missed in Saturday's 2-1 win at home to Leeds United

Manchester City put themselves four points clear at the top of the Premier League thanks to a first-half brace from Gundogan, the midfielder twice firing home from the edge of the box. But the Blues should have been beyond reach by half-time, were it not for a number of missed chances from the uncharacteristically wasteful Haaland.

The Norwegian eventually had his chance after Pascal Struijk brought down Phil Foden in the box, but despite Guardiola's insistence that the striker take it, he passed it to Gundogan whose effort struck the post. Rodrigo pulled one back for Leeds within a minute, capitalising on a mistake from Manuel