Manchester City have the chance to finally end their dreadful form on Boxing Day when they host Everton, live on talkSPORT. After losing to Aston Villa last weekend, Pep Guardiola’s side have now only won one game in their last 12 in all competitions. 3 Man City just can’t shake their terrible formCredit: Getty It’s … Read more
Manchester City might have the most productive academy in football right now, but as Pep Guardiola’s side lurches from one defeat to another during an unprecedented slump, it is their “lost team” of Cole Palmer, Michael Olise, Morgan Rogers and so many more that is compounding the misery at the Etihad. Just as the club … Read more
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 22, 2024, 01:00 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — Ruben Amorim wasn’t kidding when he said “the storm will come.” Marcus Rashford, set pieces, missed chances, conceding the first goal in games — the Manchester United head coach can take his pick of problems at the moment. His biggest worry will be results. … Read more
Boos rang out after brilliant Bournemouth won 3-0 at Old Trafford for the second season running, with Manchester United’s fortunes continuing to yield mixed results under new boss Ruben Amorim. Erik ten Hag was in charge the last time the Cherries put three goals past Man Utd on home turf a year ago, but a … Read more
Upon hearing of the death of all-time great Rickey Henderson, I first got a little pedantic with myself. The overuse of the word “unique” has become a bit of a pet peeve here. Every single person, by definition of the word, is unique. There are no copies of us and we’re all one of a … Read more
Manchester City were beaten at Villa Park last season as well but if that defeat was a surprise, the most alarming thing about this 2-1 reverse to Aston Villa is that it was almost expected. Villa were stronger, quicker and better organised. Jhon Duran and Morgan Rogers have real quality with the ball at their … Read more
Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerDec 21, 2024, 11:30 AM ET Manchester City slumped to yet another defeat on Saturday as the defending Premier League champions fell to a 2-1 loss at Aston Villa that, just to rub salt into the wound, saw their opponents leapfrog them in the table. The four-time reigning champions of England … Read more
“This is a crisis.” talkSPORT host Reshmin Choudhury summed it up perfectly after Manchester City’s horror run went from bad to worse at Villa Park. 4 Nobody saw this season coming for Man City and GuardiolaCredit: Getty 4 The players look a shadow of their former selvesCredit: Getty Pep Guardiola’s side suffered their ninth defeat … Read more
Aston Villa condemned Manchester City to a sixth defeat in eight Premier League games with a 2-1 win over the reigning champions at Villa Park. Jhon Duran stroked Villa in front early in the game, capitalising on a tentative start by Pep Guardiola’s side before Morgan Rogers deservedly doubled the advantage midway through the second … Read more