Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has stepped up his recovery from a long-term knee injury by returning to training with the Premier League leaders. City released photographs of the France left-back participating in a session with his team-mates on Monday. Mendy, 23, who has been out of action since suffering knee ligament damage and undergoing […] …

Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has set his sights on returning from his lengthy injury lay-off in next month’s derby against Manchester United. Mendy has been sidelined since sustaining knee ligament damage in the Premier League leaders’ win over Crystal Palace in September. The 23-year-old had hoped to be fit for a possible Champions League […] …