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It dragged, it usually does, but the October international break has finally come to a close and we can get back to watching a team that matters. Manchester City host an Everton side who have started the Premier League in great fashion. Guardiola goes into the game having dropped points at Celtic in the Champions League […]
Jason Denayer lost his place in the Belgium squad through lack of centre-back opportunities while on loan at Sunderland. Since being loaned out to a third side during his City career, Denayer is yet to start a game for The Black Cats. The defender has only played at full-back this season and admits he found it […]
Bullied at White Hart Lane, Pep Guardiola suffered his first defeat in the Premier League with his Manchester City side losing 2-0 to Tottenham, and it was a scoreline that flattered City if anything. Guardiola’s first defeat in both the English and Spanish top divisions have now come against Mauricio Pochettino ironically, even before kick-off you could […]
Boring, boring City… A collection of poor concentration, misfortune and individual mistakes forced Man City to peg back Celtic three times in their Champions League tie in Glasgow. Brendan Rodgers was very positive in setting out his green and white outfit tonight and it reaped its rewards. A very early Moussa Dembele goal gave the home […]
In a second part feature against the Premier League’s only Welsh outfit, Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City ran out 2-1 winners at the Liberty Stadium. Although there were worrying signs throughout the match that it was going to be one of them days, goals from Sergio Aguero and Raheem Sterling sealed the three points in an […]
Pep Guardiola embarks upon his English domestic cup journey on Wednesday night when he takes his City side to the Liberty Stadium for what will be the first in a two-part feature this week with the Welsh outfit. What better way to prepare for a Premier League fixture than to play them in the cup […]
Back to back 4-0 victories in the space of a week, maximum league points and a 100% competitive record. When will the Pep Guardiola City train stop? Eddie Howe’s men came to the Etihad to play football, and credit to them, but the Sky Blues blew them away at times. Another half-time lead thanks to […]
On a clear, humid night, a world apart from Tuesday’s thunderstorm at the Etihad, City ran out 4-0 victors to Borussia Mönchengladbach to kick off their Champions League campaign in the perfect way. Manchester’s tropical weather continues to amaze. Other than a weather change, Guardiola made a precautionary personnel change in swapping out David Silva […]
Finally, a Manchester derby worth of the hype. For the first time in years the battle between red and blue in one of football’s most watched cities was explosive. The Sky Blues dominated the first half, Kevin de Bruyne the most inspired to see off his former coach with a goal and an assist. The […]
“Sergio Aguero will serve a three-match suspension with immediate effect after an FA charge of violent conduct against him was found proven. “The Manchester City forward was involved in a 76th-minute incident with West Ham United’s Winston Reid on Sunday [28 August 2016], which was not seen by the match officials but caught on video.” The […]
In the same fixture that stopped the five-game win streak last season, Pep’s City ran out 3-1 victors to West Ham on Sunday. Fernandinho scored in the league for the first time in almost exactly a year and Raheem Sterling got off the mark for the season with a brace, while Michail Antonio headed in […]
City eased out 1-0 winners in last night’s second-leg Champions League qualifier and have made it into the group stages of the competition. City go into the draw in Pot Two, we will find out later who we will face in our group. Holding a five-goal advantage from the first-leg, Guardiola was handed the luxury of […]
