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 head to Old Trafford on Sunday facing a Manchester United side who have developed an unwanted habit of starting Premier League games slowly. Michael Carrick’s side have conceded six goals across their opening three league matches, with three arriving inside the first 15 minutes. The numbers make interesting reading ahead of Erling Haaland’s visit. […]
City head to Old Trafford on Sunday with a perfect Premier League record under Enzo Maresca and another early test of their new-look side. Manchester United’s start has been less convincing, but Michael Carrick’s side showed enough going forward in last weekend’s 2-2 draw at Everton to offer a warning. Thursday’s 4-0 Champions League win […]
The Manchester derby is getting ever closer, but there has been plenty else to talk about around City today, including Erling Haaland’s future, a remarkable £343m figure and another chance for Simon Jordan to tell everyone what he thinks. We have also updated two of our season-long trackers as Enzo Maresca’s City prepare to head […]
Another Erling Haaland transfer rumour appeared on social media on Thursday, claiming that the Norwegian is considering leaving City at the end of the season and sees Barcelona as a possible destination. The claim was shared by the Transfer News account on X and, naturally enough, caught our attention. We went looking for something more […]
If any City supporters were wondering what Simon Jordan makes of their club, the former Crystal Palace owner has removed any lingering doubt. Jordan delivered a remarkably forthright assessment of City on talkSPORT following their Champions League victory over Porto, taking aim at everything from the club’s spending power to its supporters. And Enzo Maresca […]
City’s success over the past decade has brought trophies, derby victories and regular Champions League football. It has also been hugely lucrative. New analysis by the Telegraph has calculated that City generated £343m more than Manchester United in broadcast revenue and prize money from European football between 2016 and 2025. James Ducker puts that figure […]
City and Manchester United will renew one of English football’s oldest rivalries at Old Trafford on Sunday, with more than 140 years of Manchester derby history behind them. The clubs first met in November 1881, although neither had their modern name. City’s predecessors St Mark’s (West Gorton) faced Newton Heath, who would eventually become Manchester […]
Man City head to Old Trafford on Sunday looking to extend a remarkable Premier League record against Manchester United. City have won nine Premier League games at Old Trafford – more than any other visiting club. They have also scored 37 Premier League goals there, with only Liverpool, on 41, managing more as an away […]
Ruben Dias appears unlikely to face a serious sanction following the half-time trouble during Man City’s Champions League victory over Porto. The City captain was involved in the confrontation which followed a heated end to the first half at the Estádio do Dragao on Tuesday night. Images appeared to show Dias putting a hand on […]
Erling Haaland has revealed that some old-fashioned garden practice with his dad has helped improve the heading ability increasingly evident at Man City. Haaland scored twice as Enzo Maresca’s side opened their Champions League campaign with a 2-0 victory over Porto on Tuesday night. His first came with his head shortly after half-time, continuing a […]
Michael Carrick has admitted Manchester United’s preparations for Sunday’s derby against Man City are “not ideal”, with City enjoying two additional days of recovery. Enzo Maresca’s side returned from Portugal following Tuesday night’s 2-0 Champions League victory over Porto and can now turn their full attention towards Old Trafford. United have rather less breathing space. […]
It has been a slightly quieter day at City, although last night’s Champions League win in Porto has given us plenty to talk about. Erling Haaland has inevitably taken centre stage, Rúben Dias was involved in the night’s biggest flashpoint and Enzo Maresca has been reflecting on both Ayyoub Bouaddi and the progress his team […]
