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James Cunliffe

James Cunliffe

Sports Journalist · 69 articles

life long City fan dreaming of a job in football writing.

Nicolas Otamendi vs Eliaquim Mangala: who should start?
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Nicolas Otamendi vs Eliaquim Mangala: who should start?

Since the takeover of Sheikh Mansour in 2008, City fans have yet to be presented with a world-class defensive duo to match the qualities of the rest of the team. It is true, that, unlike other championship winning sides, we’ve been culprits of relying on one top level centre-half in Vincent Kompany throughout recent years […]

Analysis: Champions League delight as City qualify early
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Analysis: Champions League delight as City qualify early

Fast and furious, City came out firing in an impressive 3-1 away victory that will go down as one of their best ever in European history. Early goals from Sterling and Fernandinho silenced the home fans and, despite being pegged back by a Benoit Tremoulinas goal, a late first-half goal from Wilfried Bony followed and […]

Profiling: Kelechi looking set to start against Palace.
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Profiling: Kelechi looking set to start against Palace.

City’s most promising young star, Kelechi Iheanacho, has left City fans wanting more after his heroics against Crystal Palace earlier on in the season. Looking towards a mid-week Capital-One Cup game tonight against Crystal Palace and the forward looks set to return for more game-time; here’s a profile on young Kelechi… Profile Signed from Taye […]

City International Round-Up: The good, the bad and the ugly
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City International Round-Up: The good, the bad and the ugly

Since losing two Premier league games on the trot to West Ham and Tottenham a couple of weeks back, City were on the bounce-back. An important win at Monchengladbach during the week followed by a 6-1 trouncing against Newcastle certainly lifted spirits around the City camp and we were on a roll (sort of). That […]

Four players that could potentially replace Yaya Toure
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Four players that could potentially replace Yaya Toure

It’s come to my attention that, despite being one of City’s most important players of the last decade, Yaya Toure needs to be replaced sooner rather than later. In recent times, it’s fair to say that Toure isn’t the same midfielder he once was; now unreliable on the ball and somewhat sloppy in his passing, […]

Loan Watch: Ntcham hype and Jovetic winners
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Loan Watch: Ntcham hype and Jovetic winners

September is over and done with, and with it comes the first edition of this year’s loan watch. Covering nine players in five different leagues across the globe, we look at how City’s loaned out players are adapting to new surroundings. STEVAN JOVETIC We start off in the Italian Serie A where 3 City players, […]

Opinion: Sterling must step up to the plate
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Opinion: Sterling must step up to the plate

Back to back defeats this week may be noted as the key factor to City’s most worrying time of the season thus far, but, the ever-growing injury list we have at the moment is the situation we should fear the most. These injuries have tested the depth of Pellegrini’s squad and have given more City […]

Analysis: City’s European nightmare continues
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Analysis: City’s European nightmare continues

Juventus showcased a perfect away performance on Tuesday night as late Mario Mandzukic and Alvaro Morata goals stunned the Etihad resulting in the first City defeat this season. Before throwing all 3 points away, City managed to go 1-0 up just on the hour mark through a Giorgio Chiellini own goal. At the game yesterday, […]

Round-up: City players shine on international duty
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Round-up: City players shine on international duty

Just as we get into the swing of things in the Premier League, we’re hit with the ever-unwelcome international break. With 7 different countries around the world being represented by blues, fans have been tuning into all sorts of international fixtures in order to get our weekly fix of football. I had a look at […]

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