London, United Kingdom | AFP | Pep Guardiola’s 49th birthday celebrations went flat as Fernandinho’s late own goal forced Manchester City to settle for a 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace, while Chelsea’s top-four bid was dented by a surprise 1-0 defeat at Newcastle on Saturday. On a busy day of …
Read More »Guardiola adamant City are England’s ‘team of the decade’ despite slump
Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Pep Guardiola has insisted Manchester City are English football’s team of the decade, despite his side heading into 2020 some 14 points behind runaway Premier League leaders Liverpool. Statistics appear to prove him right given City have won 13 domestic trophies since 2010, with …
Read More »Liverpool ride their luck to beat Wolves, Chelsea comeback stuns Arsenal
✳ Liverpool 1 Wolves 0 ✳ Arsenal 1 Chelsea 2 ✳ Man City 2 Sheffield 0 London, United Kingdom | AFP | Liverpool needed the aid of VAR to re-establish their 13-point lead at the top of the Premier League with a 1-0 win over Wolves on Sunday as a …
Read More »Arteta will be ‘ruthless’ to build winning mentality at Arsenal
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Mikel Arteta has warned Arsenal’s underachieving stars that he will be “ruthless” as the new boss looks to restore a winning mentality to his troubled club. Arteta, who had been working as an assistant to Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, was hired by Arsenal on …
Read More »Three things we learned from Liverpool’s win over Man City
Liverpool, United Kingdom | AFP | Liverpool moved eight points clear at the top of the Premier League and nine ahead of Manchester City with a 3-1 win over the defending champions at Anfield to take a giant leap towards ending their 30-year wait for the title. Fabinho’s searing strike …
Read More »Liverpool destroy Man City to boost hopes of historic title triumph
✳ Liverpool 3⃣ Man City 1⃣ Liverpool, United Kingdom | AFP | Liverpool took a huge step towards a first league title in 30 years by beating defending champions Manchester City 3-1 at Anfield on Sunday to open up an eight-point lead at the top of the table. Two goals in the …
Read More »Man City look to Spurs to slow Liverpool Premier League charge
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester City have the chance to exert some short-term pressure on runaway Premier League leaders Liverpool this weekend as Manchester United look to end their away day blues. Jurgen Klopp’s side saw their long winning streak ended by a hungry United in a draw at …
Read More »Guardiola’s Man City win to keep perfect Liverpool in their sights
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester City clung onto the coat-tails of Premier League pacesetters Liverpool with a hard-fought win against Everton on Saturday after Jurgen Klopp’s men extended their perfect start to the season. Elsewhere, 10-man Tottenham put their recent wobbles behind them to clamber into the top …
Read More »Barca’s Guardiola chases Champions League vindication
London, United Kingdom | AFP | After a series of painful Champions League failures, Pep Guardiola is on a mission to seal his Manchester City legacy by finally getting his hands on the trophy again. City start their latest bid to win the club’s first European Cup with a trip …
Read More »Silva is ‘One of the best I’ve seen’
Bournemouth, United Kingdom | AFP | Pep Guardiola hailed David Silva as “one of the best players” he has ever seen after the Spanish midfielder inspired Manchester City’s 3-1 win at Bournemouth on Sunday. City captain Silva was involved in all three goals as the champions clinched their second …
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