Manchester City
De Bruyne reveals Man City spent 15 minutes on plan that demolished Man Utd
Kevin De Bruyne says Manchester City spent just 15 minutes preparing the false-nine tactics that helped to destroy Manchester United in the first half of Tuesday’s Carabao Cup game. City blitzed their rivals in the first-half, going 3-0 up after only 38 minutes during the semi-final first leg at Old Trafford. Marcus Rashford pulled a […]
‘The worst we’ve played’ – Solskjaer blasts Man Utd’s first-half performance against City
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said Manchester United’s first-half performance against Manchester City was the “worst” the team have played under him. It was a sensational goal from Bernardo Silva that opened things up for City in their 3-1 Carabao Cup semi-final, first-leg win, after which the Red devils looked confused. Solskjaer said: “From their goal until […]
I’d rather play golf than coach United or Madrid – Guardiola
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola insists he would rather retire to the golf course than coach Manchester United or Madrid in the future. The City manager faces Ole Gunnar’s Solskjaer’s side in a Carabao Cup semi-final on Tuesday aiming to win the trophy for a third consecutive year. He could have been in the opposing dugout had Sir Alex Ferguson convinced the former Barcelona boss […]
‘Man City beat United more than we lose’ – Guardiola takes swipe at Solskjaer’s side
Pep Guardiola has aimed a subtle dig at Manchester United ahead of their game in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday, saying that Manchester City have a superior record to the Red devils in recent years. City are due to arrive at Old Trafford for their first leg of the semi-final tie against United as they look to defend the trophy they won last season. […]
Ederson sent off and Sterling misses penalty twice in crazy Wolves vs Man City contest
An action-packed first half at Molineux saw a red card for Manchester City goalie Ederson and Raheem Sterling twice miss a penalty before putting his team ahead against Wolves. This was all before Wolves bounced back from a two-goal deficit to go on to win the game 3-2 in a wildly entertaining contest on Friday. […]
‘We nearly signed Messi in £70m mistake’ – Man City chief reveals bizarre transfer
Manchester City made a £70 million bid for Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi because of a misunderstanding, former CEO Garry Cook has revealed. Cook joined the Premier League clun in 2008, shortly after Thaksin Shinawatra bought the club, and spent three years at the Etihad. Europe’s top sides have been envious of Barcelona since Messi broke through and […]
‘A crime!’ – Jurgen Klopp hits out at Man City’s holiday fixtures
Liverpool head coach Jurgen Klopp has described Manchester City needing to play two Premier League matches in the space of 48 hours as “a crime”. Pep Guardiola’s team are set to face Wolves on December 27 before backing up on the 29th to play Sheffield United. The City manager has already expressed his anger with the scheduling and even wrote a […]
Arteta joined Arsenal after failing to be assured he would be next Man City boss
Mikel Arteta took the Arsenal job after failing to get assurances from his previous side Manchester City that he would be Pep Guardiola’s successor. Arteta, as Guardiola’s No.2, believed that he would be the natural choice to take over from the former Barca coach when he eventually leaves the Etihad after spending the last three years on […]
De Bruyne criticises Arsenal’s attackers after Man City’s 3-0 win
Kevin De Bruyne concedes Manchester City were able to comfortably beat Arsenal because Freddie Ljungberg’s attacking players failed to help out defensively. City were out of sight by half time as De Bruyne struck twice while Raheem Sterling also scored to secure a 3-0 victory for the Premier League champions at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal […]
Guardiola denies Manchester City contract break clause
Pep Guardiola has denied reports that there is a break clause in his Manchester City contract which would allow him to leave at the end of the campaign. The Spaniard signed a contract last year keeping him at the Etihad Stadium until 2021, but reports had suggested that the deal had an option which allowed […]