Man City
16 Mar
Manchester City failed to ease fears of missing out on next season's Champions League after twice blowing the lead to draw 2-2 against Brighton, while third-placed Nottingham Forest thrashed Ipswich 4-2 on Saturday. Erling Haaland and Omar Marmoush put City in front, but high-flying Brighton extended their unbeaten run to seven games thanks to Pervis…
14 Mar
Manchester City face a crucial clash with Brighton as the pressure mounts in the race to finish in the Premier League's top four. Arsenal's faint title hopes will be effectively over if they lose to Chelsea, while Wolves can take a giant step towards securing their survival. AFP Sport looks at three key talking points…
7 Mar
Pep Guardiola admitted Friday he is feeling the pressure as he tries to salvage Manchester City's poor season by finishing in the top four of the Premier League. City, who have won six of the past seven Premier League titles, are currently fourth in the table, a single point behind Saturday's opponents Nottingham Forest. A…
7 Mar
Liverpool are near certainties to win the Premier League title but behind them the battle for Champions League places is intensifying. Just six points separate faltering Nottingham Forest in third place from Aston Villa in 10th, with a top-five finish almost certain to secure a place in Europe's top club competition next season. Second-placed Arsenal…
28 Feb
Pep Guardiola says his veteran Manchester City stars have a key role to play in the club's rebuild as he tries to recapture former glories after a chastening season. City have just the FA Cup still to play for in terms of silverware after the collapse of their Premier League title defence and their Champions…
27 Feb
Pep Guardiola insisted Manchester City will be a Premier League force again in the future after Erling Haaland sealed a 1-0 win at Tottenham on Wednesday. Haaland's clinical finish in the 12th minute bolstered City's bid to qualify for next season's Champions League as they moved into fourth place. Battling to finish in the top…
23 Feb
Liverpool took a giant stride towards the Premier League title on Sunday as a 2-0 win over Manchester City opened up an 11-point lead at the top of the table over Arsenal. Mohamed Salah was again Liverpool's star performer as he opened the scoring with his 30th goal of the season before setting up Dominik…
22 Feb
As the Premier League season intensifies, all eyes turn to the Etihad Stadium this Sunday where reigning champions Manchester City will host league leaders Liverpool in a pivotal clash. This encounter not only reignites the storied rivalry between
20 Feb
Kylian Mbappe's hat-trick against Manchester City propelled Real Madrid into the Champions League last 16 on Wednesday and him to a new personal high with Los Blancos. This was the kind of night the French superstar dreamed of, both as a boy in his bedroom surrounded by Cristiano Ronaldo posters and in his past few…
20 Feb
Pep Guardiola conceded Manchester City need a rebuild after being swept aside by a Kylian Mbappe hat-trick as Real Madrid progressed to the last 16 of the Champions League 6-3 on aggregate. Mbappe fired the 15-time winners to a 3-1 second leg win on Wednesday, but much of the damage had already been done…
18 Feb
Jude Bellingham edged Real Madrid ahead in their Champions League play-off against Manchester City, but then his week swiftly took a turn for the worse. The England international was sent off in the first half as Los Blancos dropped two points in the Spanish title race on Saturday at Osasuna. The midfielder will at least…
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