With crucial games on the horizon for Manchester City, Pep Guardiola must be pleased that two of his key players were sent home early from international duty. 16 of City’s squad have met with their national teams for the first international break of 2024, but thankfully, Bernardo Silva and Ruben Dias will be returning early. After the game against Sweden on Thursday, Portugal manager Roberto Martinez revealed that he decided to send eight players, including Silva and Dias, home early and not using them in Tuesday’s match vs Slovenia as he aims to test different players ahead of Euro 2024. Bern ..read more

Manchester City will receive another payday after winning the Club World Cup in December. Pep Guardiola’s Man City earned £300m in prize money following their treble winning season (FA Cup, Premier League and Champions League). Embed from Getty Images The Cityzens are underway for another brilliant season. They are placed second in the table just one point behind Liverpool. City also have one foot in the quarter finals of UEFA Champions league following their 3-1 win over Copenhagen in the first leg of Round of 16. The additional £50million windfall will be owing to their Club World Cup win ag ..read more

In the recent mid-week match against Brentford, Erling Haaland scored a goal in a 1-0 victory, bringing his season total to 22 goals. His goal came as Kristoffer Ajer slipped, allowing Haaland a clear run at Mark Flekken’s goal. This accomplishment added another Premier League record to Haaland’s name, making him just the second player, alongside Harry Kane, to score against every team he has faced in the league. Haaland has achieved this feat only in his second season which speaks in abundance about how influential he has been in front of goal for Manchester City since he moved from Borussia ..read more

Manchester City are involved in what is set to be a thrilling title race against Liverpool and Arsenal. Only two points separate the top 3 and even a small slip-up from any of the three could prove critical in the race for the premiership. Man City are yet to face Liverpool and Arsenal in the Premier League and are scheduled to face them on 10th March and 31st March respectively. The team will travel to Anfield in the second week of March, where they’ll face Liverpool. However, it appears that 31-year-old Alisson Becker will be unavailable for the fixture due to a hamstring injury. Embed from ..read more

Kalvin Phillips and his time at Manchester City always come under microscopic scrutiny owing to his potential, and the role he played (or rather not played) with the Cityzens. Pep Guardiola has consistently been criticized for not using Kalvin Phillips enough, while Gareth Southgate always came under spotlight to take him with the national team despite him not playing enough. Back in 2022 following the World Cup in Qatar, Pep Guardiola came out and labelled the midfielder as “overweight” and tagged such reason for not playing him. Pep made these comments following a Carabao Cup fourth-round ti ..read more

Pep Guardiola and his Manchester City will have an opportunity to get their set back against Chelsea right when they face Thomas Frank’s Brentford in the midweek. Man City suffered a 1-1 draw against Pochettino’s Chelsea, with the Blues playing a better game despite City digging deep against to prevent their home record with a late goal by Rodri. The game leaves Manchester City at third in the Premier League table with 53 points in 24 games, Man City are four point behind table toppers Liverpool with Arsenal taking the second place as of now. Embed from Getty Images Brentford will visit Etihad ..read more

Savinho and links with Manchester City have appeared in the rumours mills in last couple of weeks, and according to reports by AS yesterday – the Blues from Manchester have already reached an agreement with Troyes for Savinho who is on loan as Girona (another of City Football Group’s sister club) for the ongoing season. The report also states that the clubs are already ironing out the final details in the agreement, with Savinho having accepted the terms as well. Embed from Getty Images In today’s version of AS, also states how Savinho is the first of the big expected losses for Girona with wh ..read more

Take a look at the Premier League table and you’d ask yourself whether Manchester City are having such a bad season as everyone thinks they’re having. Title Aspirations and Current Standings At the end of gameweek 20, the Cityzens are five points behind league leaders, Liverpool with a game in hand. If Man City win that game in hand, they automatically climb into second, and are only two points off the top. Embed from Getty Images That being said, Guardiola’s side have not been dominant in quite a number of games played before 2023 came to an end. Three teams; Arsenal, Wolves, and Aston Villa ..read more

Manchester City secured a decisive 3-0 victory against Urawa Red Diamonds in the Club World Cup semi-final at Red Sea Port City Jeddah. On a delightful evening, the European champions exhibited their excellence, reaffirming their claim as the best in the world. The upcoming finals against Brazilian champions Fluminense offer an opportunity to substantiate this title and solidify their standing. Pep Guardiola is looking to add the only title that the club has never won under their belt. As the Spaniard chases history, this will also be the fifth title of Man City this year, a record feat not ac ..read more

The treble winners have convincingly made their way into the Round of 16 with 6 wins in 6 games. Manchester City has gotten a favorable draw as they face FC Copenhagen in the knockout stage. The latter finished above Man United in the group stage thus qualifying for the Round of 16. Copenhagen is the lowest-ranked side left in the tournament but surely not the one to be discounted. In their 4-3 thumping over Manchester United, the Danish club showed a class of excellence and announced themselves on the big stage. The Blues of Manchester however aren’t like their inconsistent neighbours. Pep Gu ..read more