Pep Guardiola has sparked a fresh club-versus-country row after Kyle Walker returned from recent international duty injured. The right-back missed Manchester City’s victory at Wolves on Sunday and will be sidelined for Wednesday’s Champions League game against Sparta Prague after sustaining a knee problem in England’s defeat of Finland last week.

Pep Guardiola says he had “never been so angry” after John Stones and Kyle Walker returned from England duty injured during last season’s domestic run-in. Stones, 30, had revealed during the most recent international break that staff at Manchester City get “upset,

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola would like more communication from international managers about the physical state of players after Kyle Walker returned from England duty with an injury.