Manchester City recorded a fourth straight Premier League victory on Sunday with a comfortable 2-0 success at struggling Sunderland.

Pep Guardiola’s side had beaten West Ham, Swansea, and Bournemouth in prior weeks to just about keep their title hopes alive, and goals from Sergio Aguero and Leroy Sane secured the Citizens another three points at the Stadium of Light.

The win meant that they moved up to third in the Premier League table, but Chelsea’s victory at West Ham on Monday means that Guardiola’s men remain 11 points behind the Blues ahead of their clash with Stoke City at the Etihad Stadium this evening (8pm kick-off).

However, despite City still being in title contention, the Champions League, and the FA Cup, speculation is building about who they may look to sign in the summer, and one name that has cropped up is Arsenal’s Jack Wilshere, currently on loan at Bournemouth.

Guardiola said earlier this week that he was hoping to get more English players through the door at the Etihad, and it’s been reported that 25-year-old Wilshere is one of those on his radar.

Thus, with the City boss clearly keen on signing some Englishmen this summer, here are THREE other England stars that could follow Wilshere to the Etihad in the upcoming transfer window…

Jordan Pickford

One of City’s biggest issues this season has been the form of goalkeeper Claudio Bravo, who may be good with his feet, but ultimately he hasn’t proved to be a good enough shot-stopper in England yet.

Thus, with Willy Caballero 35 and clearly not the long-term option, and Joe Hart’s future at the Etihad all but over, Guardiola could turn his attentions to finding another number one, and that man could be Sunderland’s Jordan Pickford.

The 22-year-old earned his first call-up to the senior squad last year after an impressive start to the season with the Black Cats, in which time he received much praise for keeping David Moyes’ side in games against Tottenham and West Brom.

A ligament injury has kept him out for a large chunk of the season, yet Pickford returned to the team against Everton last month, and although he conceded twice to the Toffees and twice to Manchester City last week, he made several key saves to keep the margin of defeat down.

Pickford is clearly a goalkeeper for the future, but he’s also capable in the present, and potentially the next City number one.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Arsenal midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain admitted back in October that he may have to consider his future at the club if he isn’t given regular gametime by Arsene Wenger.

And, although he started the defeats to Liverpool and Bayern Munich in the last few days, he is still yet to nail down a regular first team berth.

The 23-year-old has made 22 Premier League appearances for the Gunners this season, half of which have come off the bench – all this despite embarking on his best goal-scoring campaign to date having netted six times in all competitions.

Clearly, Oxlade-Chamberlain hasn’t really got the first team football he had hoped for, and City may keep an eye on him over the coming months, as he has the pace, intelligence, willingness to defend, and desire to take players on that could be invaluable in Guardiola’s team.

The England star has played in the centre of midfield for Arsenal in recent weeks and done well, and that could certainly be of interest to the City manager.

Dele Alli

Prizing Dele Alli away from Tottenham is going to be incredibly tough for any team in Europe, yet City potentially have the financial pulling power to force Spurs’ arm for the 20-year-old.

The England midfielder, who two years ago was helping MK Dons win promotion to the Championship, has once again been in excellent form for Mauricio Pochettino’s men this term, netting 13 goals and laying on three assists in 26 Premier League appearances so far.

Some of his link-up play with Harry Kane has been first-class, and he seems to be developing all the time, which is quite remarkable given that his debut campaign in the top-flight last time round saw score ten goals and provide nine assists.

Unsurprisingly, several top clubs have been linked with Alli, Real Madrid being one of them, but the possibility of playing for Guardiola in an improving City team could be of interest to the midfielder.