Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola had no complaints after his team were held to a 0-0 draw in Saturday’s FA Cup clash against Huddersfield. The draw leaves City with a replay to deal with at the Etihad Stadium on the 28th, while they also face a Champions League Round of 16 meeting with Monaco on … Read more
Barcelona have lined up three possible replacements for the injured Aleix Vidal, according to a report in AS. Right-back Vidal’s season has been ended by an ankle injury and the Catalans are said to have identified Deportivo La Coruna’s Juanfran, Malaga’s Roberto Rosales and Valencia star Joao Cancelo has potential solutions. Wayne Rooney could leave … Read more
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola will find out the full extent of Gabriel Jesus’s foot injury on Tuesday after the teenager’s thrilling introduction to Premier League football was checked early on in the 2-0 win at Bournemouth. The Brazil striker removed his right boot and received treatment on the field before making way for Sergio … Read more
Pablo Zabaleta insists team-mate Sergio Aguero is strong enough to deal with the loss of his place in Manchester City’s starting XI. Aguero has found himself out of Pep Guardiola’s line-up, with the City boss opting for Gabriel Jesus for the past three successive games. After being left on the bench for City’s 2-1 Premier … Read more
Manchester City playmaker David Silva is considered to be one of the finest creative talents in world football, which should come as no surprise given that he idolised Michael Laudrup growing up. The legendary Denmark international graced the books of Barcelona and Real Madrid during his playing days, while also turning out for Brondby, Juventus, … Read more
Yaya Toure has said that he will not give up on Manchester City catching Chelsea in the Premier League title race. City thumped West Ham 4-0 at London Stadium on Wednesday to move within 10 points of Antonio Conte’s league leaders, with the midfielder scoring a second-half penalty. Manager Pep Guardiola insisted the gap is … Read more
Midfielder Yaya Toure has been recalled to Manchester City’s Champions League squad. Toure, 33, was left out of the 25-man list for the group stage but has since become a first-team regular again, and replaces the injured Ilkay Gundogan. New arrival Gabriel Jesus, who scored in the 4-0 win at West Ham on Wednesday, comes … Read more
PORT-GENTIL, Gabon — Former Chelsea manager Avram Grant believes the club has suffered for its revolving door policy in changing coaches so regularly and insists they lack identity. Grant, now manager of Ghana, took the Blues to the Champions League final after replacing Jose Mourinho in 2007 but was sacked soon after and, since then, … Read more
Pep Guardiola says he might not be good enough for his Manchester City players, rather than the other way round. City have lost four of their past eight league games and slipped to fifth with Sunday’s 4-0 defeat at Everton. They play Tottenham at home on Saturday and Guardiola says questions should be asked of … Read more
35-year-old Xabi Alonso has finally called time on a career as illustrious as his own facial hair, and will hang up his boots at the end of the current season with Bundesliga front-runners Bayern. The fifth-most capped player in Spain’s footballing history and first player to reach 1,000 Premier League passes in a season is … Read more
Yaya Toure has no interest in a move to China this month, or in the near future, and will finish the season with Manchester City, Goal understands. It is being reported on Tuesday evening that Toure has rejected a £430,000-per-week offer from a Chinese Super League club. Sources close to Toure insist the offer is … Read more
Manchester City are out of the Premier League title race after a 4-0 loss to Everton at Goodison Park, according to manager Pep Guardiola. City are now 10 points behind leaders Chelsea after defeat on Merseyside – the heaviest league loss in Guardiola’s managerial career. Asked if the gap was too great, he said: “Yes. … Read more
Everton produced a brilliant performance to stun Manchester City and deliver a serious blow to Pep Guardiola’s Premier League title hopes. The Toffees willingly soaked up 71% of City possession but restricted Guardiola’s side to few chances and scored with four of just six attempts at goal. Romelu Lukaku coolly side-footed in a Kevin Mirallas … Read more
Everton have secured a 3-0 victory over Manchester City at Goodison Park, in what will be one of their most comfortable wins of the . Romelu Lukaku got the rolling in the first half, before Kevin Mirallas, Tom Davies and Ademola Lookman sealed the three points to once again leave Pep Guardiola fuming with his … Read more
Pep Guardiola says Manchester City’s players and fans must believe they can beat any team after they thrashed West Ham 5-0 on Friday. City have struggled for consistency since the arrival of Guardiola, but they were in fine form at London Stadium as they booked their ticket for the fourth round of the FA Cup. … Read more
City beat West Ham 3-1 when the teams met at the Etihad in the Premier League in August Pep Guardiola says he is looking forward to a “special” first FA Cup game in charge of Manchester City in their third-round tie at West Ham. City face the Hammers at London Stadium on Friday night, live … Read more
Liverpool have beaten Manchester City 1-0 at Anfield in the final Premier League game of 2016 this evening. Wijnaldum scored the only goal of the game, heading the ball into the back of the net with less than 10 minutes on the clock, to increase their gap over third-placed to four points. now sit 10 … Read more
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola feels there are still six clubs in the Premier League title race. Third-place City visit second-place Liverpool on Saturday (17:30 GMT) as they look to close the gap on leaders Chelsea, who are six points clear. Such is the size of the advantage that Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says it … Read more
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp praised Manchester City counterpart Pep Guardiola for taking on the challenge of managing in the Premier League. After successful spells at Barcelona and Bayern Munich in which they dominated their respective on the road to multiple titles, Guardiola opted to join City ahead of the 2016-17 season. A mixed start to … Read more
Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho will not return from an ankle injury in time to face Manchester City on New Year’s Eve, boss Jurgen Klopp has confirmed. The Brazil playmaker, 24, has missed six games with an injury picked up in November’s win over Sunderland. “The City game is too early and I’m pretty sure the Sunderland … Read more