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Sergio Aguero: Manchester City striker to leave at end…

Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero will leave the club at the end of the season when his contract expires. City manager Pep Guardiola met Aguero, 32, on Monday to inform him of the club's decision not to renew his deal after a season spent largely on the sidelines, with injuries and illness keeping him to only 14 appearances. Aguero, who was signed from Atletico Madrid in 2011, was later told by City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak that he would be honoured with a

Man City to install rail seating area at Etihad…

Manchester City will install over 5,000 rail seats at the Etihad Stadium, the Premier League club said, a move that will allow spectators to stand safely during matches next season. The seats, which are designed to lock into a folded position and give fans space to stand, would be installed over the summer in the lower tier of the South Stand, City said. Standing at grounds in the top two tiers is banned but clubs have looked to find a middle ground, with

Manchester City into FA Cup semifinals, keeps quadruple dream…

Guardiola’s players are sweeping all before them this season, having also reached the final of the English League Cup, the quarterfinals of the Champions League and forged a 14-point lead in the Premier League. With an unprecedented quadruple still a possibility for Manchester City, the pressure on Pep Guardiola is intensifying heading into the final two months of the season. So, as his superstar players head off around the world on international duty, the City manager is ready to switch off. “This week,”

Manchester City stroll past Moenchengladbach into Champions League quarters

BUDAPEST: Manchester City marched into the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the fourth straight season after a 2-0 win over Borussia Moenchengladbach on Tuesday (Mar 16) to complete a 4-0 aggregate victory. First-half goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Ilkay Gundogan secured a comfortable victory in another impressive display from Pep Guardiola's side in the home leg, played in the Hungarian capital due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. De Bruyne blasted City ahead in the 13th minute with an unstoppable left-footed drive into

Manchester City Boss Pep Guardiola Quashes Oleksandr Zinchenko Quadruple…

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola played down Oleksandr Zinchenko's comment that the team could win all four trophies this season. Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola moved quickly to quash talk of a historic quadruple on Monday -- after one of his own players said they were capable of a clean sweep of trophies. City face Borussia Moenchengladbach in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie in Budapest on Tuesday, well placed to progress after winning the first leg 2-0. The match was switched

Man City playing almost ‘Total Football’ under Guardiola, says…

Borussia Moenchengladbach coach Marco Rose paid tribute to Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola ahead of the two sides' Champions League last 16 second leg, saying the Premier League team are almost playing 'Total Football'. Guardiola's City are league leaders in the English top-flight, boasting a 14-point lead over second-placed and rivals Manchester United. Guardiola, who has guided City to two Premier League titles since arriving in 2016, used the Dutch tactics of 'Total Football' at former club Barcelona after having played under Johan

Man City bounce back to thump Saints

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,

Pep Guardiola building second wave of Manchester City team,…

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

Premier League: Manchester City Face Manchester United Test On…

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

Sergio Aguero: Is Argentine entering final months of Manchester…

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

Man City have overcome winter ‘hell’ with21-game winning run-Guardiola

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

Guardiola says record-breaking Man City won’t rest on their…

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

Manchester City stretch winning run with 2-0 victory over…

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

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola tells players to embrace…

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

‘We don’t have a Messi or a Ronaldo’ –…

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

Premier League hits and misses: Manchester City making winning…

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

Man City threaten to turn Premier League race into…

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 says Manchester City Premier League position not…

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

FA Cup: Manchester City Survive Huge Scare With Late…

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

Manchester City ready to offer 100m euros, three players…

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