Enzo Maresca has the international break to factor into his plans when City travel to Liverpool tomorrow. City had 16 players away with their countries, and Maresca now has to prepare for two big games in four days, with Paris Saint-Germain visiting the Etihad in the Champions League on Wednesday. Anfield comes first, but the […]
City head to Liverpool tomorrow with Enzo Maresca having a few places in his starting XI to still nail down. Erling Haaland is fit and should start after scoring five goals in City’s opening five Premier League games. Phil Foden is suspended, while Antoine Semenyo and Nico O’Reilly have both had fitness issues during the […]
City spent £1.388billion on new players across the nine seasons examined in their Premier League financial case, according to figures published by The Athletic. The spending began to accelerate in 2009, the first full season following the Abu Dhabi United Group takeover. Carlos Tevez was among the arrivals as City began building a squad capable […]
City held talks with the Premier League over a possible settlement in their financial case before the guilty verdict was made public, according to Bloomberg. The discussions are said to have included the possibility of City making a substantial financial payment instead of facing sporting sanctions. No agreement was reached, and the talks broke down […]
Enzo Maresca spent much of Friday answering questions about City‘s financial case, but Sunday’s trip to Liverpool is now looming large. The City boss has discussed the prospect of relegation and rejected suggestions that the club’s trophies are tainted, while Erling Haaland has called for unity. There has also been fresh analysis of City’s revenue […]
Man City would have been 10th rather than fifth in football’s revenue rankings in 2017/18 without £135m described by The Athletic as “disguised funding”. The claim comes in the second part of The Athletic’s look at City’s finances during the period covered by the club’s case. In 2008/09, City’s revenue stood at £87m, around a […]
City have won five Premier League games out of five under Enzo Maresca. If they make it six at Anfield on Sunday, in the circumstances, some might have to start taking this perfect start seriously. City’s return after the international break comes at the end of a difficult week away from football, but Maresca has […]
