Preview: Real Madrid v Man City
Pep Guardiola was appointed Manchester City manager to win them the European Cup, and this year he comes up against competition masters Real Madrid in the round of 16.
Pep Guardiola was appointed Manchester City manager to win them the European Cup, and this year he comes up against competition masters Real Madrid in the round of 16.
When Pep Guardiola swapped Munich for Manchester in the summer of 2016, it practically confirmed that Manchester City had a highly successful period on the horizon given that the Catalan boss guarantees silverware everywhere he goes.
The 179th Manchester derby this weekend could see the tale of two travesties. If the Sky Blues are victorious then Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s time at the wheel could end with the air bags going off.
The 2019 Football Writing Festival continued at the National Football Museum in Manchester on Monday night with ‘Opta Live’.
On Monday the streets of Manchester City Centre were littered with blue flags as a victorious Guardiola, alongside his band of brothers, danced and fist pumped on top of an open top bus – well aware of how good they have been this season in stark contrast to Manchester United. MM breaks down some of the key numbers of the Premier League season to highlight the clubs’ varying fortunes.
Raheem Sterling is this season’s leading light in the Premier League – according to Manchester City hero Paul Dickov.
The new season is almost upon us, and for both Manchester clubs the target is simple – win the Premier League.
In last week’s Community Shield victory over Chelsea, Manchester City continued from where they left off last season.
Pep Guardiola and Maurizio Sarri’s teams last season played out two of the Champions League’s most entertaining matches when Manchester City and Italian side Napoli met in the group stages of the competition.
The World Cup means football’s traditional summer recess seems barely to have happened, and it is just a matter of days before the new Premier League season gets underway.
Manchester City are closing in on the signings of Leicester City’s Riyad Mahrez and Jorginho of Napoli.
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