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Two seasons and 742 days after being an unused substitute, watching from the dugout in Porto as his teammates were sucker punched by a savvy Chelsea side in their maiden Champions League Final, Rodri secured their treble-winning season with a second-half winner as Manchester City at long last seized the one trophy that has eluded their grasp against a wasteful Inter showing in Istanbul. Continue reading “Manchester City 1-0 Inter: Rodri’s strike secures Champions League glory, at last”
In a tense Champions League semi-final first leg encounter headlined by two excellent strikes from distance, Kevin de Bruyne’s emphatic equaliser midway through the second-half saw Manchester City restore parity vs. defending champions Real Madrid during their nailbiting affair at the Bernabeu tonight. Continue reading “Real Madrid 1-1 Manchester City: de Bruyne keeps semi-final tie finely poised”
Individual mistakes from Gunners defensive duo Takehiro Tomiyasu and Gabriel Magalhaes during both halves helped reigning champions Manchester City rally from a tetchy start to return top of the Premier League, earning a hard-fought 3-1 away win over long-running leaders Arsenal in north London. Erling Haaland ended his three-match goalscoring drought to wrap up the points, combining with – who else – Kevin de Bruyne. Continue reading “Arsenal 1-3 Manchester City: Individual mistakes cost profligate Gunners as Citizens return top”
Erling Haaland became the second Manchester City player to score a brace on his Premier League debut, after now-retired legendary striker Sergio Aguero did so during a memorable substitute appearance against Swansea in 2011. The 22-year-old’s first foray in England’s top-tier was predictably devastating away at West Ham yesterday, but eyes will be on the encore.
Continue reading “Haaland haunts Hammers as defending champs City preview life with Norwegian leading their line”
Despite Manchester City’s initial dominance in the early exchanges, this game lived up to the billing: contentious officiating, big moments, goals aplenty before a goal-saving block in a second-half frenzy – finely poised and still could’ve swung either way until the final whistle. Continue reading “Liverpool 2-2 Manchester City: de Bruyne douses Reds’ hearts in thrilling second-half”
After an eventful first campaign in England packed with trials and tribulations, Chelsea creative midfielder Kai Havertz scored the Champions League-sealing winner overnight in the biggest game of his blossoming career to date – sinking Premier League champions Manchester City. Continue reading “Kai Havertz seizes big moment as Chelsea seal second Champions League triumph”
Late strikes from Sergio Aguero and Kyle Walker proved enough for Manchester City to snatch a nervy win against a determined Southampton display at the Ethiad, just eight days on from the Saints’ record-breaking 9-0 defeat by Leicester. Continue reading “Manchester City 2-1 Southampton: 5 Talking Points & Tactical Analysis”
Defending champions Manchester City turned on the style during an inspired second-half display to dismantle an encouraging West Ham display in their season-opener, ultimately winning 5-0 at the London Stadium. Continue reading “West Ham 0-5 Manchester City: 5 Hits and Flops”
Manchester City completed a record-breaking domestic treble with a thumping 6-0 win over Watford at Wembley, but what were five talking points from their latest trophy-clinching victory? Continue reading “Manchester City 6-0 Watford: 5 Talking Points”
Manchester City’s quadruple hopes ended in dramatic fashion on Wednesday night, as Raheem Sterling’s stoppage-time winner was correctly ruled as offside after VAR review – meaning Tottenham have progressed into the Champions League semi-finals on away goals rule despite a 4-3 defeat at the Ethiad. Continue reading “Manchester City 4-3 Tottenham: 5 Hits and Flops”
Tottenham’s 1-0 win vs Manchester City gifts them a slender lead ahead of next week’s UCL QF return leg. Who excelled, and who struggled? Continue reading “Champions League – Tottenham 1-0 Manchester City: 5 Hits and Flops”
Here are five talking points, as ten-man Manchester City recovered from 2-1 down to snatch a last-gasp 3-2 win and valuable advantage over an unpredictable Schalke side in Gelsenkirchen. Continue reading “FC Schalke 04 2-3 Manchester City: 5 Talking Points”
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