Man City fixtures postponed as John Stones opens up about future

Here are your Manchester City evening headlines for Friday, September 9.

The Premier League announced that all matches scheduled to take place across this weekend had been postponed following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday.

Buckingham Palace issued a statement on Thursday (September 8) announcing that the Queen had died at the age of 96.

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It read: "The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow."

Following the news of her passing, the Premier League released a statement announcing that this weekend’s Premier League match round would be postponed as a mark of respect.

Manchester City were scheduled to host Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday.

Read the full Premier League statement here.

Life at an elite football club, particularly one with a manager as demanding as Pep Guardiola, can be all-consuming and John Stones has certainly had his difficult moments at the Etihad; his future in Manchester looked in doubt in the summer of 2020 amid a long battle for form and fitness before Eric Garcia's wish to join Barcelona changed City's transfer plans.

Having dug in and rediscovered his best, Stones has established himself once more as an excellent option for club and country and - with a contract until 2026 - is hoping for many more years at the top as the desire for trophies remains as strong as ever.

The former Everton defender is now into his seventh season with City and with Guardiola, putting him into an exclusive club of players who have worked with the manager for so long. If the calendar doesn't allow much time for