Erling Haaland is Man City’s new leader but Pep Guardiola discovers another lethal goalscorer

Manchester City’s Omar Marmoush celebrates

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Both sides heading for worst ever Premier League seasons – what’s gone wrong for Spurs & Man Utd?

Both sides heading for worst ever Premier League seasons - what's gone wrong for Spurs & Man Utd?

Relegation six-pointer this Sunday? ©TM/IMAGO At the start of the campaign, if you had said that two thirds into the Premier League season both Tottenham and Manchester United would be in 13th and 14th respectively, most football fans wouldn’t have believed you. But the reality is that both of those sides are currently closer to … Read more

Pep Guardiola: Man City boss says 40-man squads needed to cope with schedule but clubs would go bankrupt | Football News

Pep on Akanji injury

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes 40-man squads could be the only way to cope with the demands of the football calendar but says it would drive clubs to bankruptcy. City are one of many sides, including Tottenham and Arsenal, to have been dogged by injuries this season, with defender Manuel Akanji the latest player … Read more

‘It’s bad’ – Man City land major legal victory over Premier League which could have huge impact on rivals

Man City have claimed a huge victory over the Premier League

Manchester City have landed a major victory over the Premier League after a tribunal deemed their sponsorship rules as null and void. A tribunal has deemed that the league’s Associated Party Transaction (APT) regulations, which ran from December 2021 to November 2024, were unlawful in their entirety. 3 Man City have claimed a huge victory … Read more

Tottenham and Man Utd are abject failures – and the blame is obvious

Jonny Evans of Manchester United scores against Tottenham

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Roy Keane cried in his car after leaving Man United but explains why he doesn’t support them

Keane made 480 appearances for the Red Devils and netted 51 goals

Roy Keane has revealed why he doesn’t support Man United in an emotional admission during the latest episode of The Overlap. Joining him were usual hosts Gary Neville, Ian Wright, and Jill Scott, and their conversation shifted to the complexities of supporting multiple football clubs.  2 Keane made 480 appearances for the Red Devils and … Read more

Champions League: Man City have Madrid mountain to climb, are PSG better minus Mbappe?

go-deeper

Erling Haaland scored against Real Madrid for the first time in his career. And then scored another. But Manchester City still lost at home to the Champions League holders. It will have felt all too familiar for Pep Guardiola and his team as they threw away a 2-1 lead with four minutes of normal time … Read more

‘Cutting out the fat’ – Man United job cuts spark fiery debate between Simon Jordan and Jim White live on air

Jim Ratcliffe has decisions since his arrival at Old Trafford last year

Simon Jordan and Jim White clashed live on talkSPORT over Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s latest cost-cutting measures at Manchester United. It was announced that over 100 club employees will be made redundant as part of the restructuring by the Red Devils’ INEOS ownership. 5 Jim Ratcliffe has decisions since his arrival at Old Trafford last yearCredit: … Read more

The Man City trend behind latest Champions League collapse

Pep Guardiola’s side were beaten by Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid

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Man City’s collapse against Real Madrid is a problem that has ruined their season but why is it happening? A side in decline | Football News

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Impossible. That is how Pep Guardiola had described the task of controlling Real Madrid’s attackers for 90 minutes. As it was, it was a 92nd-minute goal that consigned Manchester City to defeat as the European champions came from behind late on. Had City been able to hold on for victory over Real Madrid at the … Read more