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Manchester City returned to winning ways in style with a thumping win over Southampton that moves them 14 points clear at the top of the Premier League table. Riyad Mahrez and Kevin de Bruyne both scored twice as City delivered an emphatic and instant response to their defeat in Sunday's Manchester derby, which had ended a 21-game winning run. This was not the disciplined display typical of many of City's victories this season but their incisive attacking, aided by some helter-skelter Saints defending,

Neville: "We've seen a transition to almost a new team. The players are hungry, the football is really good. Guardiola is building what would be a second wave of a team in some ways"; watch Man City vs Man Utd live on Super Sunday from 4pm; kick-off at 4.30pm Manchester City's assault on the Premier League title marks the dawn of a second coming of Pep Guardiola's reign at the club, says Gary Neville. Guardiola guided City to two Premier League titles in

Manchester City have history in their sights as the runaway leaders bid to take a huge step towards the Premier League title in Sunday's showdown with fading challengers Manchester United. City are 14 points clear of United with 11 games left and victory in the derby would effectively end their second-placed rivals' faint hopes of catching them. Pep Guardiola's side have been so dominant since the end of last year that it is the landmarks they can shatter on the way to a

Manchester derby day used to be an occasion to relish for Sergio Aguero. He scored on his debut, turning home Micah Richards' low cross for City's third in that never-to-be-forgotten 6-1 win at Old Trafford in 2011. It was one of eight goals in his first eight outings in matches between the blues and the reds as City went from being Sir Alex Ferguson's noisy neighbours to the top side, not just in Manchester but also in England across the eight seasons that

Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City have "come through hell and done something more than remarkable" by overcoming a tough winter schedule to extend their winning run to 21 games in all competitions by beating Wolverhampton Wanderers. Their 4-1 victory courtesy of three goals inside the final 10 minutes means City have not dropped points in the league since drawing with West Bromwich Albion on 15 December and are now 15 points clear at the top of the table. During that time they have

LONDON: Pep Guardiola says Manchester City have no time to soak up the plaudits during their record-breaking run as the Premier League leaders chase an unprecedented quadruple. City have set a record for an English top-flight team after reeling off 20 successive victories in all competitions. It is the third-best winning streak among teams in Europe's leading five leagues, behind only Bayern Munich's 23 in a row in 2020 and Real Madrid's 22 successive victories in 2014. City are 12 points clear at

BUDAPEST: Bernardo Silva scored once and set up another as Manchester City eased to a 2-0 victory over Borussia Moenchengladbach in their Champions League last-16 first leg on Wednesday (Feb 25), extending their winning run to 19 games in all competitions. City, who are unbeaten in their last 26 matches, have a huge advantage for the March 16 return leg in Manchester after Silva headed in a pinpoint Joao Cancelo cross in the 29th minute to put them in front. The Portuguese midfielder

Pep Guardiola has told his players not to look at Manchester City's forthcoming schedule but to embrace the 'beautiful challenge' after watching his side go 10 points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 3-1 win at Everton. Carlo Ancelotti's side did manage to lay a glove at least as Richarlison cancelled out Phil Foden's opener - only the second time in the last nine league games City have failed to keep a clean sheet - but there was no

The Spaniard admits that he would love to have a player to match the calibre of the club's success but is more than happy with his current cropPep Guardiola says that Manchester City don't have a player like Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo who can be a solo matchwinner on their own terms - but that he is more than happy with his squad at the Etihad Stadium. The Spaniard's side racked up another convincing victory on Saturday against former title-chasers Tottenham, to

A trip to Turf Moor is usually an awkward assignment for visiting teams but Manchester City could hardly have made it look any easier on Wednesday night. Pep Guardiola's side are strolling through games right now. The 2-0 victory, achieved thanks to first-half goals from Gabriel Jesus and Raheem Sterling, took Pep Guardiola's side three points clear of second-placed Manchester United with a game in hand. City have now won 13 consecutive games in all competitions. It is the longest winning run by

MANCHESTER: This season's Premier League race has been touted as one of the most open in years, but Manchester City have quietly moved through the gears and are threatening to pull away from the pack.Pep Guardiola's men, who have won their past seven league games, host Manchester United's midweek conquerors Sheffield United on Saturday (Jan 30), hoping lightning cannot strike twice. United, their closest challengers, face a tricky trip away to rejuvenated Arsenal, while Liverpool travel to high-flying West Ham.Here are some of the

Pep Guardiola calls for calm after Manchester City continued their fine form with a 5-0 win at West Brom; City are top after 11th straight win; league position does not concern Spaniard; Sam Allardyce believes 'play to the whistle' response for City's second goal is 'nonsense' Pep Guardiola believes the Premier League title race will be a "marathon" and insists he does not look at the table despite Manchester City sitting top after their 5-0 win at West Brom.Ilkay Gundogan's first-half double and

Manchester City were minutes away from exiting at the fourth-round stage before goals from Phil Foden, Gabriel Jesus and Ferran Torres broke the hearts of the brave League Two side. Manchester City were given a huge FA Cup scare by fourth-tier Cheltenham before a late blitz gave them a 3-1 win on Saturday after Southampton dumped holders Arsenal out of the competition. Six-time winners City were minutes away from exiting at the fourth-round stage before goals from Phil Foden, Gabriel Jesus and Ferran Torres broke the

The speculations regarding Barcelona star striker Lionel Messi's probable move to Manchester City shows no sign of ending as the the Pep Guardiola's side are reportedly now willing to offer 100 million euros and three players to rope in the Argentinian. According to a report in SPORT, Manchester City are ready to offer midfielder Bernardo Silva, defender Eric Garcia and forward Gabriel Jesus besides signing fee in order to grab Messi. In fact, all these three players have also been linked to a

Lionel Messi has told Barcelona that he wants to leave the club after nearly 20 years, and he is keen on a move to Manchester City, according to Marcelo Bechler of Esporte Interativo. Messi has been in contact with Man City manager Pep Guardiola, who coached him at Barcelona from 2008-2012, on a possible move, according to The Athletic. If Messi does join City, his deal could include an MLS clause where he would spend three years in Manchester before joining their sister club New

The Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale has been left out of their 24-man Champions League squad for Friday`s last-16 tie at Manchester City, casting doubt on his future at the club. Bale, 31, last played for Real in June when they beat Mallorca 2-0 and did not feature in their final seven league matches as they pipped Barcelona to the La Liga title while he watched on from the bench. Bale has so far scored over 100 goals for the Spanish side since

Manchester City's ban from European football competitions has been overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). City was originally punished by UEFA, European football's governing body, for "serious breaches" of club licensing and Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations and was excluded from European competitions, including the Champions League, for two seasons. But CAS ruled on Monday that the club "did not disguise equity funding as sponsorship contributions" after City appealed the ruling in February. It was decided, however, that City had

Those concerned were eventually cleared after in-house and official testing, but three training sessions had to be sat out by the Gunners stars. Arsenal’s preparations for the Premier League restart on June 17 were hampered by one of their players testing positive for Covid-19, with three forced into quarantine. The Gunners made their return to competitive action after a three-month hiatus away at Manchester City. An error-strewn performance from David Luiz cost them dear at the Etihad Stadium, with the Brazilian defender at

The Premier League fixture between Man City and Arsenal has been postponed as a precautionary measure due to the coronavirus outbreak - with several Arsenal players required to go into self-isolation. Thirteen days ago, Olympiacos played Arsenal at Emirates Stadium in the UEFA Europa League and Mr Evangelos Marinakis, the Greek club's owner, who has been tested positive for COVID-19 met with several Arsenal squad members and staff. Man City vs Arsenal is the first Premier League game to have been postponed as a