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Matt Astbury

Matt Astbury

Sports Journalist · 54 articles

Manchester City turned down Paulo Dybala for Wilfried Bony
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Manchester City turned down Paulo Dybala for Wilfried Bony

According to the Mirror, Manchester City turned down the chance to sign Juventus striker Paulo Dybala two years ago and instead signed Wilfried Bony. Dybala issued a come-and-get-me plea to City when it was clear that Palermo was going to sell him. The Argentine said he dreamed of playing for Barcelona or Manchester City.   City scouts […]

Torino cannot afford to keep Hart
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Torino cannot afford to keep Hart

Torino head coach Sinisa Mihajlovic has expressed interest to sign Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart but the only problem is that the Italian side cannot afford him. Hart joined Torino on a season-long loan as he found out he was not part of Pep Guardiola’s plans. Speaking to Gazzetto dello Sport, as cited by the […]

City to hunt different English options this summer
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City to hunt different English options this summer

Manchester City are having to scale back their efforts to acquire a plethora of English players this summer due to difficulties in signing them, according to the Daily Mail. City are hoping to sign homegrown talent this summer in order to satisfy Premier League quotas, and one club which City have been strongly linked with […]

Guardiola ensures that Aguero is happy at City
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Guardiola ensures that Aguero is happy at City

After Manchester City scored their second goal during a 3-1 victory against Hull City yesterday, there was one player who was the focus. Sergio Aguero tapped the ball into Hull’s net after a Pep Guardiola-style build up but his celebration was muted. Despite rumours of the Argentine leaving the club this summer, Guardiola stated after […]

Jesus could miss remainder of season
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Jesus could miss remainder of season

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has revealed that striker Gabriel Jesus will have a lengthy spell on the sidelines. The Brazilian was withdrawn from City’s clash with Bournemouth on Monday night after 15 minutes, and scans afterwards showed that he had fractured his metatarsal. Jesus underwent successful surgery in Barcelona but Guardiola admitted that he […]

Four Things We Learned From Manchester City vs Celtic
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Four Things We Learned From Manchester City vs Celtic

Manchester City’s second match in the Champions League group stage was the short trip to Scotland to face Celtic. This was going to be no easy task as Celtic Park is a fortress on European nights and Wednesday night was no different. The match ended 3-3 in what was an enthralling encounter, as always Celtic […]

Four things we learned from Manchester City vs Bournemouth
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Four things we learned from Manchester City vs Bournemouth

Manchester City returned to Premier League action on Saturday  against Bournemouth after a convincing 4-0 victory against Borussia Monchengladbach in the Champions League on Wednesday night. In a match where City were huge favourites to come out on top, there was no surprise when Guardiola’s men came out 4-0 winners. In the build up to […]

Four Findings from the Manchester Derby
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Four Findings from the Manchester Derby

When Jose Mourinho became the manager for Manchester United in the summer, football fans and the media were already building up to the first Manchester Derby. The first of the season did not disappoint, with Manchester City netting twice in the opening 40 minutes and looking likely to score more. However, a mistake by Claudio […]

Four Things We Learned: Steaua 0-5 Manchester City
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Four Things We Learned: Steaua 0-5 Manchester City

Manchester City’s Champions League journey began on Tuesday night as they faced Steaua Bucharest in the first leg of the play-off round. In what many thought would be a difficult tie for City with the first leg taking place in Romania, City cruised to a 5-0 win. The Champions League is the competition in which […]

Four Findings: Manchester City vs Arsenal
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Four Findings: Manchester City vs Arsenal

Manchester City’s pre-season came to its climax on Sunday with a match against Arsenal in Gothenburg. City’s pre-season has been one of excitement as the fans hoped to see Pep Guardiola’s philosophy slowly creeping into the side. City took the lead in the first half after a perfect delivery from winger Raheem Sterling which found […]

Given: Mancini fell out with everyone at City
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Given: Mancini fell out with everyone at City

Former Manchester City goalkeeper, Shay Given, has said Roberto Mancini would not be the ideal candidate for the England job after his spell at Manchester City. Mancini is being considered with the likes of Laurent Blanc, Jurgen Klinsmann, Roberto Martinez and Sam Allardyce for the managerial vacancy. Talking on Alan Brazil’s Breakfast Show on talkSPORT, […]

Zabaleta to leave in the summer?
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Zabaleta to leave in the summer?

Pablo Zabaleta’s time at Manchester City is set to come to an end as it has been revealed that he is willing to listen to offers from other clubs. With Pep Guardiola’s arrival, the 31-year-old Argentine is in doubt about his future at the Etihad Stadium. Guardiola is set to make changes to both full […]