Manchester City’s crisis intensified as they slipped to another damaging defeat at Aston Villa. Jhon Duran and Morgan Rogers goals meant Phil Foden’s late reply for the visitors was little consolation. Defending champions City have dropped to sixth in the Premier League, nine points behind leaders Liverpool having played two games more, while Villa have … Read more
Manchester City are reportedly preparing a bid of nearly £41.3 million (€50 million) for AC Milan midfielder Tijjani Reijnders, who was named after Nigerian football legend Tijani Babangida. Reijnders’ parents, inspired by Babangida’s exploits at Ajax Amsterdam, named their son “Tijjani” at birth. The Dutch midfielder has lived up to the footballing pedigree of his … Read more
Pep Guardiola said he is “not good enough” following his team’s latest setback in the derby on Sunday. City unravelled in spectacular fashion at the Etihad Stadium as Amad Diallo struck a 90th-minute winner United just moments after Bruno Fernandes had made it 1-1 from the penalty spot. The game-changing penalty was conceded by makeshift … Read more
Manchester City have identified Paul Pogba as a potential midfield addition amidst the club’s dismal run of form but could be prevented by the player having a key issue over a move to the Etihad, according to a new report The Independent (via Daily Mail) reports that Pogba is a target for City, but the … Read more
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has said he feel proud and privileged to work with Cole Palmer after labelling him as “different” to the Premier League’s other star forwards. Palmer has been Chelsea’s outstanding player in their unexpected rise to second place in the Premier League. With 11 goals in 15 games, the former Manchester City … Read more
Ruben Amorim has said he never spoke to Manchester City about becoming Pep Guardiola’s replacement. Amorim established himself as one of Europe’s finest up-and-coming coaches with his impressive work at Sporting Lisbon. United quickly moved to appoint Amorim after sacking Erik ten Hag in late October, when he had been linked to City amid uncertainty … Read more
Manchester City are in danger of crashing out of this season’s UEFA Champions League after losing 2-0 away to Juventus. Second half goals from Dusan Vlahovic and Weston Mckennie sealed the win for the Serie A giants. Vlahovic opened the scoring in the 53rd minute before McKennie made it 2-0 with 15 minutes left. City … Read more
Manchester City snapped a seven-game winless streak as Kevin De Bruyne played a starring role in a 3-0 Premier League win over Nottingham Forest on Wednesday. The Belgian created Bernardo Silva’s opening goal and then scored the second before Jeremy Doku rounded off a much-needed victory for the English champions. City’s barren run … Read more