Pep Guardiola press conference LIVE Man City team news ahead of Leeds United fixture

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola will speak to the press on Friday afternoon ahead of his side's trip to Leeds United.

City take on Leeds in what is another pivotal match in the Premier League title race as the season edges closer to a conclusion. Liverpool could be two points ahead by the time the Blues get under way, as they face Newcastle United in the day's early kick-off, so any slip up could be catastrophic.

Guardiola's side go into the match off the back off a thrilling but exhausting 4-3 victory over Real Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final and travel to Madrid for the reverse fixture on Wednesday.

Yet, the Blues boss is unlikely to name a weakened side with so much at stake. There could be injury updates on Kyle Walker — who missed the match with Los Blancos — and John Stones who was risked after his own ailment but only managed to last 36 minutes.

You can follow everything Guardiola has to say below.

Brian Barry-Murphy promised a new approach when he was chosen as the man to lead Manchester City's brightest group of young players in a generation. It was a drastic departure in mentality, and maybe not completely in keeping with the club's main philosophy: winning.

His predecessor, Enzo Maresca, had finally brought league and cup silverware to City's promising academy after years of good performances but not so good results. He came in with a promise to the likes of Tommy Doyle, Cole Palmer and Taylor Harwood-Bellis that they were going to win the Premier League 2. And they did, as well as the FA Youth Cup.

Maresca would leave last summer, though, leaving a hard act to follow. Rochdale boss Barry-Murphy made the unusual move from Football League manager to Premier League academy