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Manchester City captain Steph Houghton says SSE Women’s FA Cup Final opponents West Ham remind her of when she first started at the club.

Manchester City defender Jen Beattie thinks a strong show of support at the upcoming SSE Women’s FA Cup final can help her side capture a second title in the space of three years.

Manchester City striker Nikita Parris is counting down the days to the SSE Women’s FA Cup Final – but admits their semi-final win over Chelsea left a sour taste in the mouth.

Manchester City manager Nick Cushing believes his team’s ‘process’ will help them to lift a second SSE Women’s FA Cup in three years on 4 May.

Manchester United and Arsenal were once the only title contenders of the Premier League – MM look at three of their greatest encounters with Manchester City and Liverpool now by far the country’s two strongest sides.

Mancunian MMA fighter Kane Mousah, with 11 wins and only two losses in his career since his professional debut in 2009, is proof the sport is making an impression worldwide. Read more in our interview ahead of the Bellator MMA European Tour on May 4.

Twelve months down the line and Commonwealth silver still hasn’t sunk in for Nicolette Fong.

Raheem Sterling is this season’s leading light in the Premier League – according to Manchester City hero Paul Dickov.

Despite averaging over 40 in his first four innings in an England shirt, two summers ago Lancashire’s Keaton Jennings was undone by South Africa’s pacemen. Now with recent good County Championship form under his belt, the 26-year-old hopes to press for a place in England’s Ashes squad for the battle against Australia.

Manchester City Women defender Jen Beattie praised the ‘talent and character’ of her teammates as they reached the Women’s FA Cup Final with a 1-0 win over Chelsea.

With four English teams making it through to the Champions League quarter finals for the first time in a decade, our new SMDMA podcast takes a look at each of the clubs left in Europe’s leading football competition.