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life long City fan dreaming of a job in football writing.
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Raheem Sterling scored Premier League goal number 50 as Manchester City beat a new-look Arsenal 2-0. The Englishman was one of three changes Pep Guardiola made from the team that lifted the Community Shield last Sunday and he was probably the most surprising one. Starting ahead of Leroy Sane on the left of City’s front […]
Sergio Aguero netted a brace as Manchester City defeated Chelsea 2-0 to lift their fifth Community Shield. City’s record goalscorer reached a landmark 200 goals in Sky Blue after neat assists from Phil Foden and then Bernardo Silva. Pep Guardiola’s outfit looked hungrier, sharper and fitter than Maurizio Sarri’s men despite the Italian having more […]
In the build up to the Christmas festivities ReadManCity will be hosting our very own Man City advent calendar to reminisce on the golden moments of some of City’s forgotten and current heroes. Behind door number one is the unforgettable celebration Nicky Weaver left us with after his final penalty save in the 1999 shoot-out […]
Manchester City followed in their youth team’s footsteps after a 1-1 draw in Borussia-park was good enough to see them qualify from Group C of the Champions League as runners up. Borussia’s more robust set-up frustrated City for the most part of the opening half. Andre Schubert was rewarded for his tactics on the 23rd […]
Pep Guardiola ended his worse winless streak in his managerial career with an emphatic 4-0 win at The Hawthorns this weekend and now looks again at facing his former club. City have faced Spanish giants Barcelona five times before in the Champions League without a single victory but our Catalan boss have given confidence ahead of […]
Pep Guardiola ended his six game winless run with a comfortable 4-0 win away to West Brom. Sergio Aguero and Ilkay Gundogan grabbed braces to seal all three points and put City back to the top of the table. Two very different approaches to the modern game went head to head when Guardiola faced off […]
Manchester City U23s went top of the Premier League 2 table with a win against Liverpool U23s. Paulo Fernandes opened the scoring after clever link-up play with fellow Spaniard Brahim Diaz. Javairo Dilrosun and Angelino were among City’s top performers – the pairing created plenty of opportunities down the left wing. City leapfrogged Everton U23s […]
On the 46th night since Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho last met in their first Manchester derby, Manchester United ran out 1-0 victors against their fierce rivals in the 4th round of the EFL Cup. Guardiola made nine changes from the draw against Southampton on Sunday while Mourinho refused to rest his big guns. The first-half was […]
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has ruled out any chance of Kevin de Bruyne featuring in tomorrow night’s EFL Cup clash with rivals Manchester United. The Belgian was forced off in City’s 1-1 draw with Southampton after sustaining a knock to the calf in the first half and is now a definite no for Wednesday night’s game. […]
Manchester City extended their winless run to five games with a disappointing draw at home to Southampton. In contrast, the Saints have now not lost in their last five Premier League fixtures. It was a subdued start to the game with a somewhat eerie atmosphere, this would continue to be the theme throughout for Pep’s […]
Lionel Messi bagged easy hat-trick to send Pep Guardiola’s City team packing in a game of 10 v 10. City matched the hosts with a clever across-pitch man-mark press. Pep’s plans were working and ‘MSN’ were silenced. However, Messi did make the breakthrough when handed an easy chance after an unfortunate slip from Fernandinho. Spanish duo, Jordi Alba and […]
City were held to a draw by Koeman’s Everton and after watching some sublime play from the home side, it felt like two points lost. Guardiola’s unpredictability came to light once more as he set his versatile City team up in a three-at-the-back formation. Surprises included the exclusion of Sergio Aguero and the inclusion of recently […]