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27 days after their Champions League triumph, Bayern start the new Bundesliga season at home to Schalke. The last time they dropped points to the Royal Blues? February 2017. Their team is much changed now, with summer signing and Schalke academy graduate Leroy Sane poised to start against his boyhood club. How will they fare as their latest title defence begins? Continue reading “Bayern Munich vs Schalke 04 Preview: Bavarians begin another title defence”
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”
The news has been confirmed and it’s the worst possible outcome: key winger Leroy Sane will be sidelined until early 2020 after scans showed he tore his anterior cruciate ligament during Manchester City’s Community Shield win over Liverpool last Sunday. Continue reading “Manchester City’s Leroy Sane sidelined for 6-7 months with torn ACL”
New season, same old Manchester City: Their domestic dominance has resumed as they lifted the season’s first piece of silverware with a 5-4 penalty shootout win over Premier League runners-up Liverpool for the Community Shield at Wembley. Continue reading “Manchester City 1-1 Liverpool (5-4 on pens): 5 Talking Points”
Manchester City retained their Premier League title in style with a 4-1 win over Brighton on a busy afternoon away at the Amex on the final day of the season. What were five talking points from their emphatic win on the south Coast, as the 18/19 campaign draws to a close? Continue reading “Brighton 1-4 Manchester City: 5 Talking Points as Pep’s men retain Premier League title”
Manchester City took a big step towards retaining the Premier League title with a 2-0 win over rivals Man Utd, but what were five talking points from their Derby win?
Continue reading “Manchester United 0-2 Manchester City: 5 Talking Points”
Here are five talking points, as Manchester City recovered from 2-0 down to beat Swansea 3-2 to earn their place in the FA Cup semi-finals.
Continue reading “Swansea City 2-3 Manchester City: 5 Talking Points”
Manchester City cruised into the Champions League quarter-finals in style against a struggling Schalke side, but which players excelled whilst others wilted at the Ethiad? Continue reading “Manchester City 7-0 Schalke 04: 5 Hits and Flops”
Raheem Sterling converted the winning penalty, as Manchester City secured successive Carabao Cup Final victories at Chelsea’s expense during a nervy finish at Wembley.
The final itself – three weeks after City’s 6-0 league thrashing vs. the Blues – will always be remembered for goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga’s actions after defying manager Maurizio Sarri’s instructions to be substituted late in extra-time.
Continue reading “Manchester City 1-0 Chelsea (4-3 on pens): Sterling’s winner seals successive Carabao Cup win”
Here we look at the world’s best footballers, judging by assists-to-minutes ratio in their respective leagues so far this season…
Continue reading “Best footballers in the world by assists this season”
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”
Manchester City extended their impressive unbeaten run in the Premier League to a whopping 20 matches after a 3-1 home win over AFC Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon. Which players struggled, while others excelled at the Ethiad?
Continue reading “Manchester City 3-1 AFC Bournemouth: 5 Hits and Flops”
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