Manchester City

Erling Haaland Fires Four Past Wolves in Six Goal Thriller

The Premier League top scorer has regained his spot once again at the top of the golden boot race with a first half hattrick against Wolves that has silenced fans saying that he is a shadow of his 22/23 performance. With his 5 goals on Saturday, Haaland has now registered 25 goals in the Premier…

Returning Haaland Keeps Man City In Control of the Title Race

After Liverpool dropping points yet again, it is down to Manchester City and Arsenal to battle the title between the two of them rather than the three that was expected. Manchester City faced off against a punished Nottingham Forest after a 4 point deduction in late March. City lined up without Phil Foden who was…

Foden Brace Keeps Man City in Driving Seat For Title Push

Phil Foden, who is having the best season of his career delivers once again for Manchester City in the run in to the end of the season where City normally perform their best. After missing last weeks Premier League games due to the FA Cup ties, Manchester City travelled to Brighton to close the gap…

A Fatigued City Squeeze Past Chelsea in FA Cup Semi-Final

Only 2 full days after being knocked out of the Champions League in added time, Manchester City travelled to London to try and defend their title in the FA Cup against Chelsea who have been rested since last weekend. Despite the 120 minutes in the midweek, Guardiola only made 4 changes to the side with…

Real Madrid Knock Manchester City OUT Of The Champions League

After the 3-3 draw at the Bernabeu stadium, Manchester City welcomed Real Madrid to the Etihad where it was nothing but a win expected from the holders of the Champions League. However, the game went all the way to a penalty shootout where it was always favoured in the hands of the 14 time winners…

Title Race Goes Into The Hands of Manchester City

After a crazy weekend in the Premier League title race, Manchester City are gifted the top spot in the league after both Arsenal and Liverpool lost their games at home. Manchester City kicked off the weekend with a 5-1 convincing victory over Luton leaving fans reassurance that they aren’t giving up on the title race…

What to Expect From Man City vs Luton

With the title race coming down to the wire in its final 7 games in the Premier League, Manchester City face ‘must win’ games including welcoming Luton to the Etihad Stadium this weekend. With the Etihad Stadium being something of a fortress over the last 2 years, any team to come and visit Manchester would…

The Two Titan Teams Forced To a 3-3 Draw at The Bernabeu

Two giants in global football faced off last night at the Bernabeu with the greatest club in the world against the best team in the world in this huge champions league clash. The game is a repeat of the last three years of Champions League football with these two teams facing each other in the…

Man City Injury Updates Ahead Of Real Madrid Tonight

Pep Guardiola’s treble winning Manchester City return to the Bernabeu to face Real Madrid who they beat 5-1 on aggregate last year, despite having a 1-1 draw in Madrid but dominating at the Etihad. They come into this game with a different team as they are missing key parts of what kept Real Madrid at…

Manchester City Cruise Past Palace with 4-2 Victory

Manchester City keep their name in the race for the Premier League with a comfortable win over Crystal Palace with Kevin De Bruyne bagging a brace and an assist after being rested in the midweek game against Aston Villa. After a hat-trick performance against Villa, Phil Foden was awarded with a rest in this tie…

Phenomenal Phil Scores Hat-trick Against Struggling Villa

An incredible performance from ‘the Stockport Iniesta’ gives Manchester City the hope of keeping their title race alive in 4-1 victory over Aston Villa. Foden registers his second hat-trick of the season after his hat-trick against Brentford earlier this year. Pep Guardiola sent out a team that was considerably weaker than usual with Kevin De…

How City Should Line Up Against Aston Villa Tonight

Today’s game against Aston Villa is crucial for Pep Guardiola and his team staying in the title race. After the 0-0 draw against Arsenal on the weekend, City trail the top spot by 3 points, they cannot afford to drop any points in their upcoming games. After their shocking performance in the reverse fixture earlier…

Stalemate at Anfield As The Title Race Goes Down To One Point

The treble winners travelled to Merseyside to face off against Liverpool where they were hoping to go top of the league and give a third leader of the league in the weekend. But it wasn’t meant to be. Liverpool came into the game with serious injuries and a very broken down team compared to the…

Manchester City Through To Quarter Finals of The Champions League

After a 3-1 victory over F.C. Copenhagen, the Champions league holders are through to the quarter finals of the competition yet again and are set to await their opponents to be announced. Julian Alvarez stepped up for Manchester City in this game with a secondary striker role rather than the main striker which Erling Haaland…

Why Phil Foden Has Been Called The Best Player In The League

Pep Guardiola, in the post match interview for the win over Manchester United, has named Phil Foden as the best player in the Premier League this season after carrying City to so many wins this year. His statement comes off the back of a 3-1 victory over their rivals where Phil Foden scored the first…

Foden Inspires 3-1 Victory Comeback Over Manchester United in Derby

After going down 1-0 at the half, Manchester City needed something huge to bring back their team into the game and Foden delivered it for them scoring two incredible goals to set them apart from their neighbours. Foden brace gave City the win over United in a thrilling game that had fans wondering if the…

The Striking Viking Bags Five Against Luton

After a rough patch of goals, Erling Haaland puts the doubters to rest with five huge goals to put them into the quarter finals of the FA Cup in a 6-2 victory over Luton. Despite scoring a first half hattrick, at one point in the game, the score line was 2-3 and it looked like…

City Close Out 1-0 Victory Over Bournemouth

Phil Foden goal gives City the win over a troublesome Bournemouth keeping the pressure up on the title race with Arsenal and City closing in on Liverpool at the top spot. Foden scored the only goal in the game in the 24th minute setting up what seemed to be a destruction of Bournemouth however they…

Manchester City Legend Joe Hart Set to Retire At The End of The Season

Long time Manchester City goalkeeper, Joe Hart has announced his retirement from professional football at the end of the season at the age of 37. Hart, who currently plays for Celtic in the Scottish league, has seen a lot of success throughout his career with England, Manchester City, and most recently Celtic. “This is something…

Haaland Goal Sends City 1 Point Behind Leaders

Manchester City defeat Brentford 1-0 and go within 1 point of Liverpool at the top of the league despite dropping points to Chelsea in midweek. Haaland is back to scoring form after squandering 9 chances against Chelsea. He put the ball in the back of the net for the only time of the game against…

Pep Guardiola Apologises For Comments Made Towards Kalvin Phillips

The Manchester City manager has come out and apologised for comments made about Kalvin Phillips months ago whilst still on the City team sheet. The comments he made were towards his weight and that when Rodri was suspended, Phillips wasn’t available for selection due to being over weight. Subsequently, Phillips took the step to go…

Manchester City Drop Points Despite Dominating Game vs Chelsea

After an incredible 4-4 game earlier this season, with a last minute penalty from Manchester City academy graduate, Cole Palmer to bring it back to the draw against his old club. This game was expected to be different with Kevin De Bruyne back in the lineup and Manchester City were on a 10 win run…

Oscar Bobb Wins Premier League Goal Of The Month For January

The Monthly Premier League awards have completed for January of 2024 with Manchester City walking away with one of the three up for grabs. The young Norwegian, Oscar Bobb grabs his first goal of the month for his winning goal against Newcastle to give Manchester City the boost they needed after going 2-1 down at…

Pep Guardiola Hit With More Injuries Ahead Of Double GameWeek

For the first time this season, Pep Guardiola had the opportunity to field a fully fit squad against Brentford which he took advantage of and won the game 3-1. Only 2 games later, he is hit with more injuries to his squad with one of them having played 2,144 minutes for him this year. The…

Reevaluating Financial Fair Play: A Deeper Look at Manchester City’s Case and the Need for Regulatory Reform

The Premier League’s recent decision to deduct 10 points from Everton for a financial breach has ignited discussions about the efficacy and equity of Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations. In this article, we delve into the intricacies of FFP, focusing on Manchester City’s situation, and present statistical insights to underscore the arguments for reevaluating the…

Erling Haaland Puts Manchester City Top Of The League

After 55 days out, on his second return in the Premier League, the Norwegian scored 2 goals to bring the champions back to the top of the league until Liverpool play against Burnley at 3pm today. Haaland regains his top spot in the golden boot race going to 16 goals with Salah just 2 goals…

Jack Grealish Reportedly Signs 7 Figure Deal With Pepsi

The Manchester City star who saw huge success last season being a vital part of the teams treble winning performances, has reportedly signed a massive deal with global brand Pepsi. The £100 million man has been known for not just his play on the pitch but also his presence off the pitch. He signed a…

Foden Hat-trick Seals Victory Over Brentford

After losing both fixtures against Brentford last season, Manchester City traveled to Brentford to try and change their luck against them as they managed to win 3-1. It was complete dominance throughout the game from Manchester City with their first team all finally fully fit for the game and it showed. They had 10 shots…

Manchester City Are Back To FULL Fitness To Face Burnley

Announced by Pep Guardiola today, Manchester City will have a full squad to face off against City Legend, Vincent Kompanys side on Wednesday. It has been over 55 days since Erling Haaland has appeared on the team sheet for Manchester City and fans have been begging for the return of the record breaker. After the…

Kyle Walker: ‘I Came Very Close To Moving’

Kyle Walker tells The Sun that he was close to a move away to Germany to join Bayern Munich after his ‘baby scandal’ was exposed with his personal life. After being silent on the matter for weeks now, Walker has come out with an interview with the Sun where he explains that he was considering…

Nathan Ake Breaks 8 YEAR Deadlock At Tottenham in 1-0 Victory

Manchester City defeat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium breaking a long lasting record that has been held above Guardiola’s head of not scoring away to Spurs. It took 88 minutes to break the deadlock with a poor clearance from Vicario leading to Nathan Ake to poke it into the back of the…

Kalvin Phillips Set For West Ham Loan

After signing for £45 million in July 2022, the English holding midfielder couldn’t seem to get a foot in edgewise ahead of Rodri in Pep Guardiolas Manchester City. With the unlikely event of getting a starting role in the treble winning side, it has been announced by Fabrizio Romano on his X account that he…

Erling Haaland Returns To Manchester City Training

After 9 games out on the sidelines with a ‘stress reaction of the bone’ according to transfermrkt, he has returned to first team training with the rest of the Manchester City boys. At first, the injury seemed nothing more than a nick to his leg where he would spend 1-2 games out of the side…

Manchester City Academy – Where Are They Now?

In recent years, Manchester City has been home to young talents throughout their academy and U18 team where they dominated the league last year they lost only 3 games across the 25 game season. A select few make it through to the Manchester City squad, however others take their talents abroad or even to another…

Erling Haaland Named Best Men’s Player At The Globe Soccer Awards

Manchester City travelled to the Globe Soccer Awards 2023 in the UAE where they cleaned up in awards with Haaland winning best Men’s Player. The award was held on the 19th January in Dubai with talents from across the world travelling over to recieve their awards with 5 time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo winning…

Manchester City Release A New Years Kit For 2024

City kit sponsor, PUMA, have released a kit to commemorate the year of the dragon being 2024. 2024 is the Year of the Wood Dragon, beginning on February 10th, 2024 (Chinese New Year) and concluding on January 28th, 2025 (Chinese New Year’s Eve). The Dragon is also associated with the years 2012, 2000, 1988, 1976,…

6 Manchester City Players Named In World 11 For 2023

After a dominating treble winning season for the Blues, City have taken up over half of the Team Of The Year from 2023 with arguments on wether or not it should’ve been 7. After dominating the Champions League and then winning the Club World Cup in powerful fashion, they are now more focused than ever…

Super De Bruyne Wins City The Match In Gruelling Tie Against Newcastle

Manchester City beat Newcastle United 3-2 in thriller game with Kevin De Bruyne scoring and assisting in 20 minute cameo as a substitute. He makes his long awaited return to the Premier League to inspire an insane comeback against a strongly willed Newcastle side. After going 2-1 down at half time City needed something special…

Expected Line-up For Manchester City vs Huddersfield

With the FA Cup 3rd round ties being played this weekend, there are questions on what team the quintuple winners will field against the championship side. With De Bruyne returning to the bench for their game against Sheffield United, could he make an appearance? The belief is that, with it being an FA Cup tie,…

Manchester City Cruise Past Sheffield United 2-0

Phil Foden with yet another great performance to win City the game against Sheffield United at the Etihad today. The win sets them 2 points off of the top with a game in hand after Arsenal dropped points to West Ham United. This is the first home game since they won the Club World Cup…

Jack Grealish’s Home Robbed During Everton Win

During the 3-1 victory over Everton on the 27th of December, Jack Grealish’s Mansion was robbed for £1 million worth of jewellery with his closest family at the house at the time. His closest family members gathered at the house to watch the Everton game together and as the game was on, the robbers entered…

Foden Prospers In 3-1 Victory Over Everton

Foden scores a brilliant goal to inspire the comeback for city against a defiant Everton side. More Injury worries for City as John Stones goes off with what looks like a nasty ankle injury. Man City get their 1st win in 6 games at Goodison Park with a star studded performance from the England international…

Rodri Confirms Injury Has ‘No Issues’

Manchester City fans across the world were shook after Rodri seemed to scream in pain after a tackle in the Club World Cup final. However, he has confirmed that he will be fit to play against Everton on the 27th of December. He had fans across the world worried after Alexsander of Fluminense took a…

Manchester City COMMAND A 4-0 Victory To Win Club World Cup

Manchester City beat Fluminense in dominant 4-0 fashion to win their first Club World Cup and go down in history. They become the first English Football team to win 5 major trophies in one year, with them winning; With a MOTM performance from English youngster, Phil Foden, they finished their dynasty with the Club World…

Manchester City Cruise Through To Club World Cup Final

Manchester City comfortably beat Urawa Reds 3-0 to make it to the final of the Club World Cup to face off against Fluminense on Friday. Mateo Kovacic scores his first City goal to make the game 2-0 and Berndardo Silva buried the game to make it 3-0. The games are taking place in Saudi Arabia…

Kevin De Bruyne Spotted Back In Training For Club World Cup

Manchester City are currently in Saudi Arabia for the Club World Cup to battle it out to be crowned the best team in the world. For fans of the team, the performance this year hasn’t been up to City standard without their star man Kevin De Bruyne suffering injury at the start of the season.…

Manchester City To Play FC Copenhagen In The Champions League

The round of 16 draw has been completed with the current holders, Manchester City to face off against the team who knocked Manchester United out of the competition, FC Copenhagen. The games are set to take place from the 13th of February until the 21st of February for the first legs where it will be…

Jack Grealish Ends City’s Point Drought In 2-1 Victory

Manchester City secure victory over Luton in 2-1 fashion with Bernardo Silva and Jack Grealish bagging goals for the champions. Coming into the game, City were lacking points in recent games with Liverpool, Aston Villa and Arsenal slowly getting ahead of the treble winners. This game was a must win for Peps side. The citizens…

Luton Is A Must Win For Pep Guardiola

With the loss to Villa in the week, City are in desperate need of a win against Luton on Sunday with pressure on the title race on this game. Rodri’s suspension has ended so he will be available for this game in Luton, the same with Jack Grealish. Coming into the game, Luton have conceded…

Manchester City Crumble To Aston Villa In 1-0 Loss

Manchester City lose 1-0 to Aston Villa at Villa park on Wednesday night making it their 4th game in a row without a win after 3 draws and now a loss. With the suspension of Rodri, City struggled to maintain control of the game leading Leon Bailey to take advantage and score the winner. This…

How Manchester City Will Change Their Approach Against Aston Villa

With the suspension of key players, Rodri and Jack Grealish, Manchester City are set to send out a very different line-up than they are used to with the glue of their team being absent. With the disappointing 3-3 draw against Spurs on the weekend, City come into this game with the game being a must…

Erling Haaland FURIOUS After 3-3 Draw To Spurs

Simon Hoopers sparks controversy across social media with shocking decision late into the game which could’ve won the game for the home side. Manchester City drop points in decisive game for the title run with spurs getting 3 goals against the treble winners. Erling Haaland results to social media after being seen visibly offended with…

Spurs Without MANY Key Players To Face Treble Winners

This Sunday, 3rd December, Manchester City welcome Tottenham Hotspur to the Etihad Stadium to what is leaning to be a very important game for either team. Tottenham have lost the last three premier league games in a row, leading up to this fixture with the Champions. With many injuries haunting them in these three losses.…

Manchester City Complete 3 GOAL Comeback Against RB Leipzig

Manchester City complete a comeback against RB Leipzig after going down 2-0 at half time. Coming into this champions league tie, Manchester City only needed a tie to go through to the round of 16 knockout stages having won all of their games so far. City lined up with a slightly weaker team than usual…

City Dismantle Spurs In 7-0 Thrashing At Joie Stadium

Bunny Shaw scores a magical hattrick in 7-0 demolition of Tottenham Hotspur Women’s team. After coming off of a record breaking win against their rivals, Manchester United Womens, last weekend, the Citizens came into this game with hopes to win and put them one point ahead of their neighbours in the WSL. Coming into this…

Record Breaker Haaland Not Enough To Bring Victory To Champions

Manchester City welcomed Liverpool to the Etihad for a big game between 1st and 2nd in the Premier League which could tell the tale of how the season will end on at the end of 2023. Manchester City came into the game with only 1 change from the predictions posted on Power Pitches yesterday, with…

Haaland SMASHES 50 Goal Record!

After the 1-1 draw against Liverpool, Erling Haaland scored the only goal for City obliterating the record for quickest to 50 Premier League goals. The previous record holder was Andy Cole who got his first 50 goals for Newcastle United and Manchester United. He got his goals in 65 games between the two teams. Erling…

Predicted Line-ups for Manchester City vs Liverpool

The massive game on the 25th of November between 1st and 2nd of the Premier League is crucial to the title race between the teams at the top with only 3 points between 1st place City and 5th place Villa. Manchester City are favourites coming into the game at the Etihad where they haven’t lost…

4-4 Draw Against Chelsea Leaves Uncertainty Within Manchester City

After Manchester City drop points to an incredible game between Chelsea and themselves at Stamford bridge on the 12th of November, there are questions to be asked of this treble winning team. City were crowned the best team in the world last year after winning the treble rather comfortably in the end, but this year…

18 Year Old Rico Lewis Awarded Man Of The Match In First England Cap

Manchester City youngster Rico Lewis receives his first international cap against North Macedonia in the UEFA EURO Qualifiers on the 20th November. The youngster from Bury, becomes the 20th youngest player, behind Micah Richards, to play for the England senior team and becomes the 33rd Manchester City player to represent England. England are top of…

Haaland Confirmed Fit To Play Liverpool At The Etihad

Erling Haaland’s ankle injury picked up against Faroe Islands whilst playing for Norway has been cleared as a slight injury and will be fit for the crucial game for City against Liverpool on the 25th of November. City fans have been worried since their start striker picked up an ankle injury whilst on international duty,…

10 Player City Break Unbeaten Record at Old Trafford

Manchester City women’s defeat Manchester United women’s on derby at Old Trafford breaking their 100% record at Old Trafford in the WSL and also giving the Citizens their first away win of the season. Todays game between rivals broke the attendance record for a women’s match at Old Trafford with 43,615 fans in attendance to…

Erling Haaland OUT of Euro 2024!

Erling Haalands Norway have failed to qualify once again for a tournament after getting eliminated from qualification without even playing their game yet. Rangers star Ianis Hagi’s winner for Romania against Israel on the 18th of November has made it impossible for Norway to qualify leaving the Manchester City star without a tournament again. Norway…

Record Breaking Haaland performance takes Manchester City through to the Quarter Final of the Champions League

Manchester City lined up this game with Ederson, Stones, Dias, Akanji, Ake, Rodri, Gundogan, De Bruyne, Grealish, Haaland, Silva. The reverse game at the Redbull Arena in Germany ended in a 1-1 draw between the two teams meaning both teams come into this game at the Etihad evenly matched. RB Leipzig currently sit 3rd in the Bundesliga…

Manchester City go top of the league after 4-0 stomping Bournemouth

Manchester City lined up with only one change from their opener against West Ham. The change is Jack Grealish who hit the bench for Riyad Mahrez to make a start in the game. Bournemouth made two changes from their winner against Aston Villa on opening day, benching Solanke and Billing who made way for Christie and Cook.…

Erling Haaland Scores a brace on Premier League Debut against West Ham United

Manchester City lined up on the first game of the season with a refreshed squad. GK: Ederson, Defence: Walker, Dias, Ake, Cancelo, Midfield: Rodri, De Bruyne, Gundogan, Attack: Foden, Haaland, Grealish. New signings Kalvin Phillips and Julian Alvarez made their Premier League debuts for the club from the bench later on in the game. The…

De Bruyne masterclass sends City back to the top of the league

Manchester City went into their game against Wolves without three of their starting defenders in Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias and John Stones. This forced Pep Guardiola to play Fernandinho, a defensive midfielder, in the centre back role beside Aymeric Laporte. City started the game with promise when De Bruyne scored only seven minutes into the game via a…

Manchester City beat Real Madrid 4-3 in a Champions League classic

Manchester City were forced to play without a natural right back with Kyle Walker sidelined through injury and Joao Cancelo out through suspension.   Real Madrid were without Casemiro in the midfield but Alaba remained in the side after doubts about his fitness after he was taken off during a league game six days earlier.…

Manchester City drop points to Crystal Palace in frustrating draw

Manchester City lined up with no changes to their team that beat United 4-1 and looked in great domestic form, despite drawing 0-0 against Sporting Lisbon midweek. Palace also had no changes to their team after their 2-0 victory over Wolves and looked in great form. The game started slow for City with frequent turnovers of possession…

Manchester City bury United in 4-1 thrashing at the Etihad

Manchester City lined up with four changes from their 1-0 victory over Everton with injury problems causing their main centre back, Ruben Dias, to be out for up to six weeks with an injury he picked up in the FA Cup tie with Peterborough. This meant that Kyle Walker came back into the side at right back with John…

Manchester City back to winning ways after 1-0 over Everton

Manchester City lined up with one change from the shocking 3-2 defeat to Spurs. John Stones replaced Kyle Walker at right back as he played in Portugal last week against Sporting Lisbon. Gabriel Jesus made his return to the team after eight games out as a substitute for Raheem Sterling in the 77th minute. Riyad Mahrez also…

Man City defeated by defiant Tottenham at the Etihad

Manchester City lined up with two changes from the midweek game against Sporting with Walker and Gündoğan in and Stones and Mahrez benched. Mahrez did make an appearance in this game at 68’ min sub for Raheem Sterling. Spurs however, made 5 changes to their 2-0 loss to Wolves the week before. With their new…

Manchester City cruise through first leg of Champions League knockout stage

Manchester City face off in this game against Sporting Lisbon in Portugal. City were missing three important players, Kyle Walker (suspension), Jack Grealish (injury) and Gabriel Jesus (injury) for this important match. This gave a chance for youngsters Luke Mbete, Liam Delap and James McActee to make if off the bench. The blues lined up in…

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