Pep Guardiola has said Manchester City are currently not at the level required to win the Premier League title. Man City can go top of the Premier League, albeit potentially just for a few hours, with victory over West Ham at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola dismissed speculation over his future at the club, insisting contract talks are not on the agenda despite rumours he could leave at the end of the season, but added his side were not yet good enough to win the title.

While clubs will generally have succession and contingency plans in place for the event of managerial changes, the uncertainty over Guardiola's future has put City's due diligence into sharper focus.

There are few head coaches with a stylistic fit that is more closely analogous to that of City's current manager

Pep Guardiola has invited Keith Andrews to "discuss" the Brentford boss's claim that Abdukodir Khusanov should have been sent off

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca spoke about links to Manchester City earlier on Friday and Pep Guardiola is likely to be probed along the same theme. Will the Spaniard leave in the summer? Will he see out the remainder of his contract which expires at the end of next season?

It was over lunch in the sumptuous surrounds of the tunnel club at the Etihad Stadium that Khaldoon Al Mubarak spelt out his hopes of Pep Guardiola building a Sir Alex Ferguson-style dynasty at Manchester City.