Manchester City’s dream of having Pep Guardiola hold the reins finally is a reality. Their desire of wanting to bring in the Spaniard hasn’t been a secret as it was well known that they wanted the former Barcelona coach to come in and recreate that kind of success. He will face extra expectations from his
Manchester City’s dream of having Pep Guardiola hold the reins finally is a reality. Their desire of wanting to bring in the Spaniard hasn’t been a secret as it was well known that they wanted the former Barcelona coach to come in and recreate that kind of success. After Barcelona, Bayern Munich proved to be
After taking over at Manchester City and getting his inaugural summer’s transfer business off to a start with the signings of Celta Vigo’s Nolito and Borussia Dortmund’s Ilkay Gundogan, as well as FC Ufa’s teenage attacking midfielder Oleksandr Zinchenko, Pep Guardiola’s focus will now surely move to his defence. The 41 goals City shipped last
At Manchester City, it was an interesting weekend. On Saturday, Nolito was shown around the club’s Etihad Stadium after completing his £13.8 million move from Celta Vigo. One had to crack a wry smile when the Spanish winger asked if the club always packs out their home, only to be greeted with an awkward response.
With the arrival of Pep Guardiola at Manchester City following a disappointing season, which saw them scrape a 4th place finish in the Premier League, it promises to be a very active summer at the Etihad. İlkay Gündoğan has already arrived from Borussia Dortmund to bolster the midfield and here are five more potential targets.
May 13, 2022 is a day that will forever linger at the back of my mind. It’s neither a birthday nor an anniversary, but the thought never evades me whenever the clock strikes May 13. Despite the remarkable sadness that memories of the day evoke, it still never goes unnoticed four years on. For a
With Chelsea failing to kick on from their last season’s laurels, tipsters mooted Manchester City as the title favourites heading into the current season; however, sitting 15 points behind table toppers Leicester City, even their hopes of playing Champions League football next season look bleak. Though they can seek solace in their League Cup success,
Man City injury absentee Samir Nasri has had plenty of time to reflect on his five seasons in the North-West over recent months having missed most of this campaign following hamstring surgery. He has four winners medals to show for his efforts including two Premier League titles, but there is still the lingering feeling that
Manchester City’s final season under Manuel Pellegrini has so far been one that is difficult to quantify. There have been numerous fine displays and certainly noticeable improvements in Europe but just when you think they are about to really put a convincing run of form together, they put in some mystifyingly poor performances that are
Few players in world football are as difficult to understand as the enigma that is Yaya Toure. On good days, he is a genuine world class performer, the best all-round midfielder in the Premier League and certainly up there with anything world football has to offer. On bad days, of which there have been quite
Manchester City decided to shell out £32 million for Nicolas Otamendi in the summer as they felt that tightening their defence was a sure way of winning the title this season. The 27-year-old arrived at City with a big reputation, having been widely regarded at the best defender in La Liga for Valencia last season,
With Nathaniel Clyne and Kyle Walker, and John Stones also on hand to shuffle across from centre-half if required, Roy Hodgson will be comfortable at right-back when he comes to picking his England squad for this summer’s European Championships. Walker’s Tottenham team-mate Kieran Trippier may occupy Hodgson’s thoughts for cover options, as will possibly Danny
Raheem Sterling insists he isn’t particularly worried about facing his old club Liverpool when Manchester City travel to Wembley for the League Cup final at the end of February, but when that date has passed and the end of his first season at the Etihad winds down, he will be gearing up for a defining
Since his £55 million switch from German Bundesliga club Wolfsburg, Kevin De Bruyne has been in scintillating form for Manchester City and without doubt one of the Premier League’s best performers this season. Unfortunately, the Belgian was stretchered off in City’s League Cup win over Everton last week, after tearing ligaments in his ankle and
Pep Guardiola rumours can finally be put to rest thanks to the untimely statement from Manchester City that said he would replace Manuel Pellegrini by the end of this season. Enough has already been deliberated about the impact of this announcement on the dressing room atmosphere until the end of the season. What will he
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Before the signing of Raheem Sterling for the controversial sum of £49 million, there were murmurs of Manchester City simply not having the squad able to compete for the title this year. After all, last season was a major disappointment with a title challenge only really lasting until February and thus by March, Chelsea had
The conclusion to Manchester City’s mauling of Queen’s Park Rangers on Sunday was a parting of two clubs heading into periods of uncertainty, albeit entering in totally different directions. QPR will head to the Championship faced with possible financial meltdown and an impending £58 million Financial Fair Play fine, but City will head to the
Perhaps history wasn’t on the side of Manuel Pellegrini when he won Manchester City the Premier League title in his first season a year ago. In just 11 months City have gone from league champions to stumbling over the line in disarray, a decline that has borne striking similarities to the conclusion of the Roberto
CSKA Moscow beat Manchester City away from home? Really? Yes, even I couldn’t have imagined that. You don’t become Russian champions by being a bad team, but CSKA really have had a rough time of it at Europe’s top table of late. Six defeats out of your past seven UEFA Champions League games is nothing
For anyone who wants to see Premier League footballers off the pitch, relaxing in nightclubs, bars and restaurants, Manchester is the place to visit. There are numerous nightspots around the city where players from Manchester United and Manchester City can be seen out on the town, often accompanied by their wives and girlfriends. Here are
If there was surprise at the dubious timing of Bayern Munich’s announcement that Mario Gotze, still representing their Champions League final opponents Borussia Dortmund, was to join them at the end of the season, the blame should be put at the door of Manchester City. That is according to Bayern’s Chief Executive Karl Heinz Rummenigge