“When you have a year left as a football player, you have to start planning and thinking about what’s going to happen at the end of the season. A deal was close to being concluded but then he was sacked that summer. onReuters5Akpom celebrates with new boy Lucas Perez as the Spaniard scores hist first goals for ArsenalBoss Arsene Wenger has always used the League Cup as an opportunity for the kids to impress and Akpom, despite?being a striker was used down the left. UK Sports Pics Ltd5Guardiola says Toure will not play for Manchester City again until his agent apol. Action Images via Reuters11The pair famously fell out at BarcelonaReuters11Guardiola has made it cle. Balance is, for me, not running around the pitch when we were winning a couple of matches and nobody sees now me being too depressed. ime in 31 gamesNews Group Newspapers Ltd8The wheels have come off after a good start under Jose MourinhoJose Mourinho says it's his job to improve Manchester UnitedReuters8Fans are demanding Wayne Rooney's head after three consecutive defeats, but he is set to start tonightAlamy8United's superstars are more accustomed to the luxury surroundings of their Carrington training complexHe said: I have this capacity of balance. Pep Guardiola, who has maintained the Sky Blues 100 per cent start to the season, had the keys to his plush new home within weeks of his unveiling as City boss. We were all at the stage of our careers where we were looking to move on in a different direction and this unknown Frenchman clicked with us immediately. So, I will talk to other clubs because you never know what is going to happen.