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Manchester City’s 2026-2027 season has started well enough under Enzo Maresca, with the 46-year-old Italian having replaced Pep Guardiola as manager in June. The Spaniard had enjoyed a decade at the Etihad, winning six Premier League titles, one Champions League and 20 trophies in total during that period. What has not started, finished or moved […]
The Premier League season begins on Friday, the 21st of August, with the traditional curtain-raiser of the Community Shield having taken place this weekend. It was bad news for 46-year-old Enzo Maresca, the Italian who was handed the job of succeeding Pep Guardiola at Manchester City. He took charge of his first competitive match on […]
Bernardo Silva etched his name into the record books as Manchester City’s 3-0 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge became the backdrop for one of the most quietly remarkable individual milestones in recent Premier League memory. The moment Silva stepped onto the pitch, he became the Portuguese player with the most appearances in the competition’s […]
It is a curious thing when it comes to discussing famous Manchester City fans, insomuch as the club only really began to enjoy success after the takeover by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the Abu Dhabi United Group in the September of 2008. As a result, older supporters obviously didn’t choose to follow […]
The big game at the top of the Premier League on Sunday went with the form guide, as in-form league leaders Liverpool recorded a 2-0 home victory over out-of-sorts champions Manchester City at Anfield. Liverpool were just too strong for the champions Anfield has proven a difficult hunting grounding for the reigning champions even when […]
Rodri needs a rest. The Man City midfielder confessed as much in the aftermath of his side’s 3-3 draw at Real Madrid in the Champions League Quarter-Final last week. But is he really the only one who does in an action-packed Premier League season?
A three-way title race is unfolding in the Premier League this season. We’re seeing one of the more exciting conclusions in recent years. It’s delightfully unclear with ten games to go whether Arsenal, Manchester City, or Liverpool will be champions.
This week UEFA published the European Club Finance and Investment Landscape Report. The BBC were quick to report on this with the headline claim that Man Utd’s 2022/23 squad is the most expensive squad in football history. But is that really right?
A wonderful game of football on Saturday night finished Newcastle 2-3 Man City. The reigning champions came from behind in the closing stages to seal an important and timely victory. The game saw Kevin de Bruyne return from an injury that has kept him out for most of the campaign.
Wednesday night saw Aston Villa produce a fine 1-0 victory over Man City. This was just the latest in a number of interesting recent games between the Premier League Top 8.
England’s Greatest Football Team. It’s an easy phrase to say, but which specific team is it referring to? Perhaps for each of us it’s a different team. It likely depends when you grew up, where you live, and what people you know are saying on the subject. Mauricio Pochettino discussed this subject in an interview […]
Manchester City have done it. They have secured a historic Treble of the Premier League, FA Cup, and Champions League trophies. They completed this memorable feat with a 1-0 win over Internazionale at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul on Saturday night. As we previewed a few weeks ago, the Treble looked possible once City […]
We have reached the business end of another football season and talk turns to who will win the major honours. With Manchester City again in imperious form, fans and pundits alike are starting to ask an inevitable question: are they on the brink of the Treble? What is a Treble? The term ‘Treble’ refers to […]
Kylian Mbappé and Erling HÃ¥land have been writing more football headlines this month, with both breaking club goalscoring records. On Saturday 4th March, Mbappé scored his 201st goal for Paris Saint-Germain, becoming the club’s record goalscorer. Then on Tuesday 14th March, HÃ¥land hit five goals for Man City against RB Leipzig in the Champions League. […]
The Premier League title races finale could be exciting this year with a different challenger for the juggernaut that is Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. Not only are north London giants Arsenal challenging the reigning champions, but they are five points clear of the Citizens at the top of the Premier League table with just 12 […]
The Premier League has charged Manchester City with breaking rules around club finances. The statement from the league describes over 100 breaches of the league’s financial rules. What could this mean for Manchester City and for the Premier League? Which rules have Manchester City allegedly broken? The charges relate to Premier League rules which require […]
Manchester City striker Georgia Stanway penned a new deal with the Women’s Super League leaders — and then confirmed her ambition to collect as many trophies as possible for the club. England ace Stanway, 20, who has bagged 15 goals this term, has signed on until 2022 after joining the club in 2015 from Blackburn […]
He was part of the title-winning back line that snatched the Premier League title from Manchester United in the dying moments in 2012. However, instead of being part of a backline containing Vincent Kompany, Pablo Zabaleta, and Gael Clichy, Joleon Lescott joined supporters at the start line of the annual City in the Community all […]
An embrace with his staff, a handshake with the losing manager, and then a celebration with his players – Pep Guardiola carried the air of a man who was perfectly accustomed to these kind of occasions at the final whistle. His first trophy as Manchester City manager may not be the biggest but as Pep […]
Kevin De Bruyne was rightly delighted after putting pen to paper on a contract extension at Manchester City just over a week ago. “Not only are we winning – we are playing great football. It’s a pleasure to be a part of it and I’m really excited about what we can achieve in the coming […]
