5 Things We Learned: Manchester City 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur (Premier League)

Heaven knows I’m miserable now following what was a hideously frustrating finish to a game that City dominated throughout and undoubtedly deserved to win. Whilst the decision to disallow Jesus’ would-be winner was sickening enough to observe, the blues were also denied a stone-wall penalty in the first half as Rodri was grappled and flung to the ground by Erik Lamela during an early City corner. Nevertheless, here are five things we learned from the game:

The Big Match Preview – West Ham United vs Manchester City (Premier League)

Here it is Blues, following a summer of limited football and dross television *cough Love Island * cough, the first of game of the 2019/20 Premier League season is finally upon us and we begin our next defence of the Premier League title in East London as Pep Guardiola’s champions take on Manuel Pellegrini’s men at the London Stadium.

Xtra Analysis: Joao Cancelo

His bag were packed, seriously I must add, and now after a summer of speculation, Manchester City have completed the signing of João Cancelo from Juventus. The Italian joins City for a fee in the region of £28 million with Danilo heading in the opposite direction – bringing the total package with the Brazilian’s value to the £65 million mark. So, what can our new signing bring to the already star-studded Manchester City squad?

Player Ratings: Liverpool 1-1 (4-5 Pens) Manchester City (Community Shield)

Whilst the Community Shield is widely considered to be a glorified friendly and is long overdue a rebranding, the fierce and ever-growing rivalry between the two clubs meant that the game was to be a feisty affair. Here’s how we rated the players’ performances at Wembley.

Player Ratings: Manchester City 4-1 West Ham United (Premier League Asia Trophy)

Following some delayed flights courtesy of Thomas Cook, a jet-lagged Manchester City kicked off their pre-season tour of the Far East with a 4-1 victory against Manuel Pellegrini’s experienced West Ham side. City’s Copa America stars are on holiday following a gruelling tournament, whilst Riyad Mahrez, Benjamin Mendy and Eliaquim Mangala are also absent from the tour, with the latter expected to leave the club. Pep Guardiola’s squad featured plenty of experienced players combined with many youth prospects. Here’s how we rated the players’ performances in Nanjing.

Nine years of El Mago

On this very day nine years ago, Manchester City announced that the signing of Spanish international David Silva – a signing that would spark a revolution in Manchester. In recent years, our club has been blessed with an array of talent that will live on in the memories of blues for years to come, however David Silva goes beyond just living on in our memory. The little Spaniard has left his mark on the entire Premier League, and arguably set a precedent for the style of football played at the top level in England’s top flight.

CITY AT THE COPA AMÉRICA: FINAL

The CONMEBOL Copa América concluded on Sunday night with hosts Brazil facing Peru in the final. Going into the game Seleção were heavy favourites having decimated the Peruvians 5-0 in the group stage and having kept a clean sheet in every game in the tournament thus far. The day prior to the final, Argentina faced […]

CITY AT THE COPA AMÉRICA: SEMI-FINALS

Brazil and Argentina, the two footballing juggernauts of South America met in the first semi-final of the CONMEBOL Copa America and what followed was a feisty encounter between two of the greatest footballing nations. Argentina had reached the previous two Copa America finals and desired to make it 3 in-a-row whereas Brazil longed to reach […]

City At The Copa América – Quarter Final’s

With the CONMEBOL Copa America group stages concluded and with each of City’s representatives still in the competition, the quarter-finals beckoned. Brazil looked to win the competition on home soil whilst Argentina having been runners-up in the previous two editions of the tournament, look to go one better in 2019. In the first quarter-final of […]

CITY AT THE COPA AMÉRICA: MATCHDAY THREE

Brazil went into their third and final group game knowing that a victory would see them top the group. Brazil have been poor in the final third throughout the tournament and subsequently, Brazil’s head coach Tite opted to alter his starting XI. The poorly performing David Neres and Richarlison were switched out, in favour of […]