Grealish’s time with Everton is a simple loan from Manchester City and, according to Premier League rules, loan players are not permitted to face their parent clubs. It means Grealish will have to watch Saturday’s game from the stands before hopefully returning to the lineup next weekend when Everton host Tottenham Hotspur.

Erling Haaland continued his stunning start to the season to take City to victory over Everton. The Athletic analyses the action

One of this season's Premier League star players, Everton's Jack Grealish, will be unable to face Manchester City, meaning David Moyes has lineup decisions to make.

Man City are back on the continental scene in midweek, as they travel to Spain to face a deceptively good Villarreal side. Marcelino’s Yellow Submarine are third in La Liga and earned their first Champions League point thanks to Renato Veiga’s late header against Juventus on Matchweek 2.

The Nowegian striker has taken his goalscoring to another level. Now Pep Guardiola wants his other attacking players to follow his lead

Manchester City's first Premier League fixture after the October international break is up against Everton at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. Pep Guardiola's team will look for a consistent winning run after losing two games in the first seven matches of the season so far. They are fifth in the table with 13 points to their name.

Manchester City's Erling Haaland kept up his torrid scoring pace with two goals in five second-half minutes on Saturday to lift City provisionally top of the table with a 2-0 Premier League victory over Everton.

After a long and at times tortuous international break, Everton are back. The two-week gap between fixtures has often brought a blissful sense of relief in recent years, thanks to the team’s struggles.