Gary is an experienced football journalist who has written for, among many others, BBC Sport and The Metro, and is now the editor of ReadEverton.com. He leads daily coverage of Everton news, transfers and analysis as part of the dave.sport network. He also writes for ReadManCity.com, ReadMotorsport and ReadNorwich within the same network. When not writing, he enjoys a nice cold pint of Guinness and trips to the cinema ... not always at the same time.
City’s derby win required a huge effort with ten men, and Enzo Maresca now has to decide how many of those players he asks to go again against Norwich on Thursday night. City played for more than 67 minutes with a man down following Phil Foden’s red card at Manchester United, eventually winning 1-0 through […]
Erling Haaland has revealed how Phil Foden addressed his City team-mates at half-time after being sent off in Sunday’s 1-0 Manchester derby victory. Foden was shown a red card after just 23 minutes following an incident involving Bruno Fernandes, leaving Enzo Maresca’s side to play most of the game with ten men. City reached half-time […]
Erling Haaland scored the winner and Elliot Anderson took the Player of the Match award, but Marc Guéhi’s contribution to City winning Sunday’s Manchester derby shouldn’t be overlooked. Phil Foden’s red card after 23 minutes changed the game completely and left City facing more than an hour with ten men away to Manchester United. For […]
United have every right to be unhappy about Erling Haaland’s winner on Sunday. Pro Ref has admitted an error was made, and there is little point in City supporters arguing otherwise. Haaland was onside when he converted Josko Gvardiol’s cross, but Enzo Fernandez was not and made an attempt to reach the ball as Lisandro […]
Enzo Maresca has explained why City refused to simply shut up shop after Phil Foden was sent off in their 1-0 Manchester derby victory at Old Trafford. Foden’s red card after 23 minutes left City facing most of the game with ten men and forced Maresca to abandon the plan he had taken into his […]
Enzo Maresca believes Bruno Fernandes should have been sent off alongside Phil Foden during City‘s 1-0 Manchester derby victory at Old Trafford. Foden was shown a straight red card by referee Michael Oliver after 23 minutes following an altercation with the Manchester United captain. Fernandes appeared to kick Foden while the City man was on […]
City produced a superb performance with ten men to beat Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford, with Elliot Anderson outstanding in midfield and Erling Haaland scoring the winner. Phil Foden’s 23rd-minute red card left City facing more than an hour with ten men, but Enzo Maresca’s side refused to buckle, and Haaland struck on the […]
Ten-man City beat Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford as Erling Haaland’s second-half goal settled a dramatic derby. City played for more than an hour with ten men after Phil Foden was shown a straight red card in the 23rd minute following an incident with Bruno Fernandes, but Enzo Maresca’s side recovered superbly to maintain […]
We’ve done the serious stuff. The team news has been picked apart, the predicted XIs are in, and there isn’t too much more to say before City make the short trip to Old Trafford, so it’s probably time to have a little fun. With the derby getting ever closer, here are six bits of ammunition […]
The talking is almost over. Manchester City head across town to Old Trafford this afternoon, with both Enzo Maresca and Michael Carrick facing some interesting decisions before the first Manchester derby of the season. City arrive with four wins from four in all competitions, including Tuesday night’s 2-0 Champions League victory at Porto. Maresca has […]
There are away grounds that require a little research before City supporters set off. Old Trafford probably isn’t one of them. One of the most famous football stadiums in the world is also just a few miles across Manchester, and plenty of Blues heading there later will have made the journey loads of times. But […]
Here we go then. Manchester derby day, the short trip to Old Trafford and a first taste of this fixture for Maresca as Manchester City boss. City could hardly have made a better start under the Italian. Three Premier League games have brought three wins and Tuesday night’s 2-0 victory in Porto made it four […]
