Manchester City left for Palermo later than planned to delay Pep Guardiola's press conference ahead of their City Football Group friendly. The Blues boss was due to speak in the Sicilian capital at 6.45pm local time but the club have had to change plans after not being able to set off when they were expecting to.

There is not thought to be any issue with the squad travelling over but they will not make it in time for the original press conference, with Erling Haaland still spotting planes at Manchester Airport after 4pm. When City do arrive, it will be with a streamlined squad from the one that trained on Tuesday in front of fans at the City Are Back event.

James McAtee, Jack Grealish and Stefan Ortega have all been left out of the travelling squad; Ortega's omission reflects the

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