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Fernandinho has followed Nicolas Otamendi in becoming the latest Manchester City player to sign a contract extension which will see him stay at the club until 2020.
The Brazilian midfielder, 32, will turn 35 at the end of his new contract and has been deployed in a key defensive midfield role this season with City boss Pep Guardiola rating him highly.
Manchester City defender Nicolas Otamendi has signed a two year contract extension to stay with the club until 2022. The experienced Argentine – nicknamed “The General” by fans – has already played 118 times for City since joining the club from Valencia in 2015 and lifted the League Cup in 2016 following a penalty shoot […]
OLDHAM ATHLETIC 4, LEICESTER CITY U21 2 Oldham Athletic moved to within two steps away from Wembley after beating Leicester City U21s in the Checkatrade Trophy. Latics set up a quarter-final tie with Shrewsbury Town after a double strike from Craig Davies and further goals by Anthony Gerrard and Tope Obadeyi sparked a remarkable second-half […]
MAN UNITED 3, STOKE CITY 0
Jose Mourinho spoke about the mid-season break in Dubai as a time for Manchester United to “refresh and refocus”.
And that certainly looked the case as the Reds brushed past relegation-threatened Stoke City at Old Trafford.
Goals from Antonio Valencia, Anthony Martial and Romelu Lukaku cut Manchester City’s advantage at the top of the table from 15 to 12 points.
And with Alexis Sanchez’ imminent arrival from Arsenal, United’s manager will have extra firepower to call upon as they attempt to make further inroads into City’s seemingly unassailable lead.
LIVERPOOL 4, MAN CITY 3
Manchester City won’t be invincibles after suffering their first Premier League defeat of the season at Liverpool.
But Pep Guardiola’s side almost pulled off a remarkable recovery as, 4-1 down with six minutes left, they appeared down and out.
Late goals from substitute Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan set up a pulsating finish in which Sergio Aguero so nearly scored an equaliser at the death on the ground where they have won only once since 1981.
This was City’s first domestic defeat since April when they lost at Chelsea while for Liverpool they are now unbeaten in 18 games in all competitions, their best run since Jurgen Klopp took charge.
