Manchester, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | City came from behind with a stunning second-half display to end the Champions League quarter-final jinx in style on Wednesday. Trailing to an early Jude Bellingham strike, second-half goals from Riyad Mahrez and Phil Foden secured a fully deserved 2-1 victory as they …
Read More »PREMIER LEAGUE: Master visits student as Man City takes on Leeds
✳ London, UK | XINHUA | The master will visit the student, although the student is likely to emerge the winner when Manchester City entertain Leeds United in the Premier League on Saturday. Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola has always said he views Leeds coach Marcelo Bielsa as the biggest …
Read More »Premier League: All eyes on Man City versus Liverpool
Saturday 7 November 14:30: Everton v Manchester United 17:00: Crystal Palace v Leeds United 19:30: Chelsea v Sheffield United 22:00: West Ham United v Fulham Sunday 8 November 14:00: West Bromwich Albion v Tottenham Hotspur 16:00: Leicester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers 18:30: Manchester City v Liverpool 21:15: Arsenal v Aston …
Read More »‘Everything clouds over and goes dark’ – Iniesta on depression at Barcelona
Madrid, Spain | AFP | Andres Iniesta has described his struggle with depression while playing for Barcelona, which his mother says was a “bottomless pit” that caused her 25-year-old son to ask to sleep with his parents. Iniesta recalls his experience with the illness in a Rakuten TV documentary, ‘Andres Iniesta …
Read More »Guardiola’s birthday ruined, Arsenal held as Chelsea have the blues
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Pep Guardiola’s 49th birthday celebrations went flat as Fernandinho’s late own goal forced Manchester City to settle for a 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace, while Chelsea’s top-four bid was dented by a surprise 1-0 defeat at Newcastle on Saturday. On a busy day of …
Read More »Guardiola adamant City are England’s ‘team of the decade’ despite slump
Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Pep Guardiola has insisted Manchester City are English football’s team of the decade, despite his side heading into 2020 some 14 points behind runaway Premier League leaders Liverpool. Statistics appear to prove him right given City have won 13 domestic trophies since 2010, with …
Read More »Liverpool ride their luck to beat Wolves, Chelsea comeback stuns Arsenal
✳ Liverpool 1 Wolves 0 ✳ Arsenal 1 Chelsea 2 ✳ Man City 2 Sheffield 0 London, United Kingdom | AFP | Liverpool needed the aid of VAR to re-establish their 13-point lead at the top of the Premier League with a 1-0 win over Wolves on Sunday as a …
Read More »Arteta will be ‘ruthless’ to build winning mentality at Arsenal
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Mikel Arteta has warned Arsenal’s underachieving stars that he will be “ruthless” as the new boss looks to restore a winning mentality to his troubled club. Arteta, who had been working as an assistant to Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, was hired by Arsenal on …
Read More »Three things we learned from Liverpool’s win over Man City
Liverpool, United Kingdom | AFP | Liverpool moved eight points clear at the top of the Premier League and nine ahead of Manchester City with a 3-1 win over the defending champions at Anfield to take a giant leap towards ending their 30-year wait for the title. Fabinho’s searing strike …
Read More »Liverpool destroy Man City to boost hopes of historic title triumph
✳ Liverpool 3⃣ Man City 1⃣ Liverpool, United Kingdom | AFP | Liverpool took a huge step towards a first league title in 30 years by beating defending champions Manchester City 3-1 at Anfield on Sunday to open up an eight-point lead at the top of the table. Two goals in the …
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