Germany fell to a humiliating 2-1 home loss to North Macedonia on Wednesday, handing the hosts their first World Cup qualifying defeat in 20 years and piling the pressure on coach Joachim Loew.
FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifiers: Germany cruised to a 3-0 win over Iceland on Thursday to get their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign off to a winning start.
Manchester City beat Borussia Moenchengladbach 2-0 to cruise into the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
Ilkay Gundogan scored twice in a 3-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday as Manchester City opened up a seven-point lead at the top of the table.
Manchester City stormed to the top of the Premier League on Tuesday with a 5-0 demolition of West Brom to extend their winning streak to 11 games.
Premier League: Despite missing key players due to COVID-19, Manchester City were still to hot to handle for Chelsea, at Stamford Bridge.
Pep Guardiola is optimistic that Manchester City are on course to challenge Liverpool again for the Premier League title after climbing up to fifth and within five points of the leaders
Ilkay Gundogan blamed a congested calendar in a unique season for Manchester City's failure to match the standards they have set under Pep Guardiola after a 1-1 draw with West Brom dealt another blow to their title challenge.
Ilkay Gundogan is the third Manchester City player to return a positive coronavirus test this month, following Aymeric Laporte and Riyad Mahrez.
Manchester City suffered a surprise semi-final defeat against Arsenal on Saturday as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's double sealed a 2-0 win at Wembley.
Liverpool were a tantalising two wins away from their first league crown since 1990 when the Premier League season was suspended.
Tottenham had been completely outplayed for the first hour, but were kept in the game by Man City's profligacy and Hugo Lloris's first-half penalty save from Ilkay Gundogan.
Manchester City cruised into the FA Cup fifth round with a 4-0 thrashing of 10-man Fulham at the Etihad.
Estonia vs Germany: Ilkay Gundogan struck twice before replacement striker Timo Werner added a third to keep Germany on course to qualify for Euro 2020.
Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan was a member of the Borussia Dortmund side that Klopp guided to the 2nd of two Bundesliga championships in 2012.
Manchester City are now 12 points clear of Manchester United and moved two points ahead of Liverpool at the top.
Germany play the Netherlands at Amsterdam Arena on October 13 before travelling to the Stade de France for their return fixture with France.
Ilkay Gundogan dazzled with two goals in Manchester City's 4-0 romp at FC Basel on Tuesday to leave the Premier League leaders on the verge of the Champions League quarter-finals.