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.
Erling Haaland scored his 300th club goal as City maintained their perfect Premier League start under Enzo Maresca with a hard-earned 1-0 victory over Coventry. It was considerably less comfortable than many might have expected against the newly-promoted visitors, but City did enough to make it three wins from three. Haaland’s 26th-minute header proved the […]
Iliman Ndiaye has only been a City player for a matter of days, but Enzo Maresca has already seen enough to be excited by his Deadline Day signing. Ndiaye joined City from Everton on a five-year deal and has spent the past couple of days working with his new team-mates ahead of today’s game against […]
Coventry arrive at the Etihad this afternoon searching for their first Premier League point of the season. History suggests they could hardly have picked a tougher place to find it. City are unbeaten in their last 30 Premier League matches against newly-promoted opposition, winning 27 and drawing the other three. Their last defeat against a […]
City will look to make it three Premier League wins from three when newly-promoted Coventry visit the Etihad this afternoon. Enzo Maresca’s side have made a perfect start, while Frank Lampard’s Coventry are still searching for their first point and first league goal. Here are seven numbers worth knowing before the 3pm kick-off. 1. Six […]
Enzo Maresca has some big selection decisions to make as City look to maintain their perfect Premier League start against Coventry this afternoon. Deadline Day arrivals Enzo Fernández, Iliman Ndiaye and Allan Elias are all available for City, while Matheus Nunes is fit again after missing the 4-1 win at Crystal Palace. Jérémy Doku remains […]
For all the changes at the Etihad this summer, Ruben Dias has offered an interesting reminder that Enzo Maresca doesn’t need to rip everything up. Pep Guardiola has gone, the squad at City looks very different, and Maresca has arrived with his own ideas about how he wants his team to play. But listen to […]
Enzo Maresca has responded to the debate surrounding Enzo Fernandez’s comments following his £125m move from Chelsea to City. The Argentinian international attracted attention with one particular line from his first interview after completing the Deadline Day switch to City. Fernandez said, “I always dreamed of being at a club as big as City”. The […]
Coventry City are back in the Premier League after 25 years away and today provide the opposition as City look to make it three wins from three. Frank Lampard’s side arrive at the Etihad without a point or a league goal so far, but those opening numbers tell only part of the story. For the […]
When City and Coventry City meet at the Etihad today, it will revive a fixture that was once a regular part of the English football calendar. For younger City supporters, Coventry may feel like relatively unfamiliar opponents. Go back a generation or two, though, and it is a very different story. The clubs have met […]
Manchester City have taken six points from their opening two Premier League games. They beat Bournemouth 2-1, then thrashed Crystal Palace 4-1. Attention now turns to Saturday’s visit of Coventry City, and Enzo Maresca has more options than he did at Selhurst Park. Manchester City vs Coventry kicks off at the Etihad Stadium on 5 […]
The transfer window is closed, the new arrivals are through the door and Enzo Maresca sounds pretty happy with what he has been given. City have spent the week putting the finishing touches to a dramatically reshaped squad, with Enzo Fernández and Iliman Ndiaye among the final additions. Today, attention finally began to turn towards […]
Maresca has confirmed Matheus Nunes is available for City against Coventry – but Jérémy Doku remains sidelined. City return to the Etihad on Saturday looking to make it three Premier League wins from three after victories over Bournemouth and Crystal Palace. And Maresca has received a boost ahead of the game with Nunes back to […]
