Mateo Kovacic is the latest guest on the Official Man City Podcast. The Croatia international has already enjoyed a career most footballers can only dream of. At 29, he has represented Dinamo Zagreb, Inter, Real Madrid and Chelsea before moving to Manchester earlier this year. During that time, the midfielder has won an incredible 18 major honours including four Champions League trophies. That’s not to mention a runners-up finish at the 2018 World Cup before coming third in last year’s edition. Now he’s part of a City squad seeking to follow in the footsteps of our historic Treble winning camp ..read more

German goalkeeper Stefan Ortega Moreno is the latest guest on the Official Man City Podcast. The summer 2022 arrival from Arminia Bielefeld has proved himself to be one of the best-supporting goalkeepers in the Premier League. Pushing Ederson to play at his best, Ortega Moreno has excelled as a shot-stopper and with his feet since coming to the Etihad Stadium. Playing 14 times across all competitions in 2022/23, Ortega Moreno was a vital part of the squad that made history by winning the Treble. In this episode, he sits down with hosts Rob Pollard and Paul Dickov to discuss his route to the ..read more

German goalkeeper Stefan Ortega Moreno is the latest guest on the Official Man City Podcast. The summer 2022 arrival from Arminia Bielefeld has proved himself to be one of the best-supporting goalkeepers in the Premier League. Pushing Ederson to play at his best, Ortega Moreno has excelled as a shot-stopper and with his feet since coming to the Etihad Stadium. Playing 14 times across all competitions in 2022/23, Ortega Moreno was a vital part of the squad that made history by winning the Treble. In this episode, he sits down with hosts Rob Pollard and Paul Dickov to discuss his route to the ..read more

A summer 2022 arrival from Leeds, the combative engine room enforcer contributed to our historic Treble-winning campaign last term as we lifted the Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup crowns. Before joining Pep Guardiola’s side, the likeable Yorkshireman excellently progressed through the Elland Road team’s youth ranks to achieve hero status at the club after helping them win promotion from the Championship in 2019/20. In the newest instalment of the Official Man City Podcast, Phillips sits down with Paul Dickov and Rob Pollard to guide us through his professional footballing journey ..read more

Owner of the most famous calves in football, Jack Grealish sits down with Nedum Onuoha and Rob Pollard to tell the story of his journey from a prospect to a champion. The 28-year-old was pivotal to City's historic 2022/23 Treble, playing 50 games as we lifted the Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup trophies. Before moving to the Etihad in 2021, our No.10 came through the youth ranks to become a legend at boyhood club Aston Villa. In this interview he shares his earliest memories of playing the game, how he found himself training with Villa's first team at just 14 years old, and what d ..read more

Exciting City youngster Rico Lewis is the latest guest on the official Man City podcast. The Academy graduate has enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks and enjoyed a stellar breakthrough campaign last season at senior level, playing his full part in helping City seal a historic Treble. Having signed a new long-term contract earlier this summer, Rico sat down with Podcast hosts Nedum Onuoha and Rob Pollard to reflect on his footballing journey so far. Rico talks about his Introduction to the sport, the influence of his family, in particular his Dad, and he also speaks about his the impor ..read more

Alex Williams MBE joins Nedum Onuoha and Rob Pollard to talk about his 45 years working with Manchester City. You may recognise him as the man who presented the Premier League Trophy to the squad at the end of last season, but his association with the club started 45 years ago. Joining as a player in 1978, he became one of the game’s first modern-day black goalkeepers but a back injury led to him retiring from football at the age of just 25. Soon after, he returned in a different role, becoming an integral force behind the Club’s official charity, City in the Community, helping to shape it int ..read more

On the eve of the start of a new season, Rob Pollard followed the squad on their pre-season tour of Japan and South Korea, sitting down to chat with three of them to make this tour special. Ruben Dias is first up, followed by the scorer of the goal that brought us the Champions League, and the youngest player on the tour - Oscar Bobb. Reunited with Nedum Onuoha, the pair also take the opportunity to share some memories of Istanbul. It's all in the latest episode of the Official Manchester City podcast, which you can watch in full via Recast and City+.  https://watch.recast.tv/user/8e7K5 h ..read more

There are both laughs and tears as our guests for this episode are City legend Paul Power, who made 445 appearances for the Club between 1975 and 1986, before returning to coach the next generation of footballers, including a young Nedum Onuoha. Joining Paul is his son Nick, who followed in his father's coaching footsteps to become an integral part of City’s Academy set-up and Head of Phase Operations. Rob and Nedum sit down with Paul and Nick as they discuss what makes the difference in a young player, and the kind of support they need around them if they are going to make it into that first ..read more

Steph Houghton has captained England, scored goals in the Olympics and at World Cups, and also received an MBE for services to football. As she approaches ten years at Manchester City, she sits down with Nedum Onuoha and Rob Pollard as they explore what makes a great leader, how the academy system has changed since she came up, and how her mentality helped her find her way back to the game from injuries that threatened to end her career. It's all in the latest episode of the Official Manchester City podcast, which you can watch in full via Recast and City+.  https://watch.recast.tv/user ..read more