Manchester City

November 10, 2025 9:45 AM

Man City outclass Liverpool to cut Arsenal’s lead, Aston Villa on the up

Manchester City laid down a clear statement of intent in Pep Guardiola's 1,000th game as a manager with a crushing 3-0 defeat of Premier League champions Liverpool on Sunday. First-half goals by Erling Haaland and Nico Gonzalez and a stunning effort by Jeremy Doku after the break crowned a superb City display against lacklustre opponents. The result not only allowed second-placed City to slice Arsenal's lead to four points, but also showed that Guardiola's side are fast evolving into serious t...

September 19, 2025 10:31 AM

Haaland nets landmark goal as City beat 10-man Napoli in Champions League

Manchester City's prolific striker Erling Haaland bagged a record-breaking goal as Pep Guardiola's side kicked off their Champions League campaign with a dominant 2-0 victory over 10-man Napoli on Thursday. Haaland became the quickest player in Champions League history to hit 50 goals in what was his 49th appearance in Europe's elite competition when he cleverly headed home Phil Foden's perfectly-placed flick in the 56th minute. Jeremy Doku doubled City's lead in the 65th when he turned quickl...

September 15, 2025 12:34 PM

Man City and Haaland clobber United 3-0 in Manchester derby

Manchester City's goal-scoring machine Erling Haaland struck twice in a 3-0 Premier League thrashing of Manchester United on Sunday, giving Pep Guardiola's side bragging rights in the latest edition of the derby. Phil Foden also scored for City in his first start of the season, heading in Jeremy Doku's cross in the 18th minute. Doku squeezed brilliantly through United's defence and had his first cross blocked but dug out a second that Foden leapt to guide in. Haaland, who has a remarkable seve...

June 23, 2025 11:28 AM

Man City down Al-Ain 6-0 to reach Club World Cup knockout stage with Juve

Ilkay Gundogan scored two goals as Manchester City comfortably dispatched Emirati club Al-Ain 6-0 on Sunday to ease into the knockout stage of the Club World Cup from Group G along with Juventus. The German midfielder found the net in the ninth and 73rd minutes while Argentine teenager Claudio Etcheverri also fired home a free kick and Erling Haaland a penalty before the break. Substitutes Oscar Bobb and new signing Rayan Cherki sealed the emphatic victory in the last 10 minutes to draw City l...

June 5, 2025 9:28 AM

Man City’s third-placed finish may be better achievement than title win: Guardiola

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola described his team's first trophyless campaign since 2017 as a season of growth and reflection, dismissing notions of failure and suggesting it may have been a greater achievement than a previous title win. "I want to suffer when I'm not winning games," Guardiola told Reuters in an exclusive interview. "I want to feel bad. I want to sleep badly. I want that when the situation goes bad, it affects me... I want that! “I'm angry... my food, it tastes worse....

April 2, 2025 11:18 AM

Soccer: Wolves ease relegation worries with 1-0 win over West Ham

Wolverhampton Wanderers striker Jorgen Strand Larsen scored the only goal of the game as they beat visitors West Ham United 1-0 on Tuesday to make it two wins in a row and put some more daylight between them and the Premier League relegation places. The win leaves Wolves in 17th spot on 29 points, 12 ahead of Ipswich Town in 18th and 19th-placed Leicester City, who are both in action on Wednesday against Bournemouth and Manchester City respectively. West Ham are 16th on 34 points. The visitors...

February 18, 2025 4:13 PM

‘Every game in this period is difficult’: Arne Slot ahead of Liverpool’s tricky run of fixtures

The next nine days will be very vital in Liverpool’s title run, with the league leaders having to play away games against Aston Villa and Manchester City before hosting Newcastle United at Anfield Stadium. With the point difference between Arne Slot’s side and second-placed Arsenal now at seven, the title is Liverpool’s to lose. In his pre-game conference, the Dutch head coach applauded the work done by Unai Emery at Aston Villa and stated with 13 games to go in the 2024-25 season, every ...

February 12, 2025 11:31 AM

Real Madrid’s Bellingham nets late winner in 3-2 thriller with Manchester City

Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham struck a last-gasp goal to give the Champions League holders a 3-2 victory over Manchester City in an edge-of-your-seat first leg of their knockout phase playoff on Tuesday at the Etihad Stadium. Kylian Mbappe and Brahim Diaz also struck for Real, to cancel out a double from City's Erling Haaland, setting up what should be a thrilling second leg on February 19 in Madrid between two of Europe's most famous teams and biggest rivals. Haaland opened the scoring wit...

January 30, 2025 11:31 AM

Soccer: Man City survive scare to progress, Lille storm through

Manchester City came from behind to beat Club Brugge 3-1 and secure their place in the Champions League playoffs, as big guns Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Paris St Germain also won to progress, while AC Milan and Juventus will join them despite both losing on Wednesday. A goal-stacked night of 18 simultaneous kick-offs in the final group matchday of the competition’s new format, eventually ended as the traditional format usually ended - with all the big guns still alive. Liverpool and Barc...

January 23, 2025 11:14 AM

PSG stun Manchester City with 4-2 comeback

Paris St Germain clawed back from two goals down to stun Manchester City 4-2 in the Champions League on Wednesday and leave the English club outside the playoff places and in danger of elimination. Goals from PSG's Ousmane Dembele, Bradley Barcola, Joao Neves and Goncalo Ramos turned the match on its head after City had taken a 2-0 lead early in the six-goal second half. "The team's faith is unshakeable," PSG manager Luis Enrique told reporters. "My team never gives up until the last second an...