Manchester City have confirmed they are to sign AS Monaco midfielder Bernardo Silva in a £43million transfer. The 22-year-old Portuguese international is the first piece of manager Pep Guardiola’s summer rebuilding. Silva made 58 appearances for Monaco who recently won the French league and in the season scored 11 goals and provided 12 assists. Here […]
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Manchester City clinch third place finish to qualify for Champions League with five goals at Watford
WATFORD 0, MANCHESTER CITY 5 Sergio Aguero ends the season with 33 goals, just 8 short of Eric Brook as all time top scorer for Manchester City. Also goals for Vincent Kompany, Fernandinho and Gabriel Jesus. Kevin De Bruyne finishes the season with 18 assists, 3 above Christian Eriksen. Walter Mazzarri names two goalkeepers on […]
Key decisions go Manchester City’s way in hard-earned home win against Leicester City
MAN CITY 2, LEICESTER CITY 1 Manchester City rode their luck in beating Leicester City to almost guarantee a top-four finish in the Premier League. Pep Guardiola’s City could easily have squandered vital points had two key decisions in the game not gone their way. City’s opening goal should not have stood as Raheem Sterling […]
Battle for fourth place wide open after draw in Manchester derby
MAN CITY 0, MAN UNITED 0 The goalless draw in the 173rd Manchester derby leaves the battle for fourth place in the Premier League wide open. It was a game dominated by fourth-placed City – 19 chances to United’s three – but they were again wasteful in front of goal. United, unbeaten in 24 league […]
Wembley woe as Manchester City lose after extra time to Arsenal in FA Cup semi final
ARSENAL 2, MAN CITY 1 (after extra time) Manchester City had only themselves to blame after losing their Emirates FA Cup semi final against Arsenal. It was a tie dominated by City whose failure to turn territorial advantage and chances into goals was their undoing…and not for the first time this season. Disappointing for City, […]