Mikel Arteta has told his Arsenal players they need to beat Manchester City if they are to win the Premier League title.The Gunners battled back from two goals down to earn a last-gasp 3-3 draw with bottom club Southampton but the result hands the initiative to City.The top two meet at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night, with Arsenal five points clear having played two more games than Pep Gua...Full Story »

Manchester City set to offer new contract to Erling Haaland According to The Athletic, Manchester City ace, Erling Haaland will soon receive a contract extension from the club after his release clause for next summer was removed from his contract. The report states that it is unknown how many years Manchester City will offer to extend Haaland's contract to, however, his current deal runs til...Full Story »

Swansea head coach Russell Martin has described the mass brawl that broke out near the end of his team’s 4-2 win over Preston in the Championship as “carnage”.At least 30 people – including players, substitutes and coaches from both clubs – were involved in the ugly scenes that erupted near the end of the match when the Swans were leading 3-2.Punches appeared to be ...Full Story »

Erling Haaland scored his 48th goal of the season as Manchester City weathered a storm to reach the Champions League semi-finals with a 1-1 draw at Bayern Munich.The prolific Norwegian recovered from missing a penalty to strike in the 57th minute of tense quarter-final second leg at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday as City progressed 4-1 on aggregate.Joshua Kimmich registered Bayern’s first ...Full Story »

Joel Piroe scored twice as Swansea beat play-off chasing Preston 4-2 in a bad-tempered Championship clash that involved a mass brawl in the closing stages.Preston manager Ryan Lowe and Swansea midfielder Joe Allen were both shown straight red cards after a heated confrontation erupted on the touchline with the hosts leading 3-2 five minutes from time.At least 30 players, substitutes and coaches ...Full Story »

Paul Heckingbottom wants to see Sheffield United “test themselves” against Premier League giants Manchester City at Wembley after the Blades moved within touching distance of winning automatic promotion with a 1-0 victory over Bristol City.James McAtee netted the winner in the second half after coming off the bench.Heckingbottom said: “I thought we were much better in the secon...Full Story »

Barcelona are very interested in bringing Man City’s Ilkay Gundogan to the Camp Nou this summer and have a plan to make sure that becomes reality. The Catalan club are still suffering from financial issues and will explore the free agents market for top-quality players this summer. The La Liga giants are already in contact with the German star over a move and in order to make that hap...Full Story »

MANCHESTER CITY began ramping up their charm offensive to land Jude Bellingham last October. They presented the midfielder with a shirt signed by Erling Haaland after the 0-0 draw with Borussia Dortmund. Man City hinted at their interest for Jude Bellingham after meeting Dortmund in a Champions League group game six months ago Bellingham, 19, was invited into City’s dressing room and gi...Full Story »

Man Utd and Man City to battle it out for Inter Milan defender Bastoni Both Manchester City and Manchester United are interested in securing the services of Alessandro Bastoni from Inter Milan, reports Fichajes. Bastoni is set to enter into the final year of his contract and Inter could be forced to sell the defender to avoid losing him on a free transfer in 12 months' time. The report adds t...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City have got themselves in position to strike heading into their crunch Premier League clash with leaders Arsenal.The champions cut the gap to the Gunners at the top of the table to three points with a 3-1 victory over relegation-threatened Leicester at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.Their next game in the competition is when they host Mikel Arteta’s side...Full Story »

Erling Haaland equalled another record as Manchester City increased the pressure on Premier League leaders Arsenal with a 3-1 win over relegation-threatened Leicester.The prolific Norwegian struck twice at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday to draw level with the competition’s record of 32 goals for a 38-game season.His double came after a superb early strike from John Stones and all but wrapp...Full Story »

Huddersfield boss Neil Warnock says his side need to “dust ourselves down and get on with it” after seeing their bid for Championship safety dented by a 1-0 defeat at Swansea.Town were looking to improve a run that had seen them claim three wins and two draws from their previous five games to move out of the relegation zone.Another victory at Swansea.Com Stadium would have moved them...Full Story »

Ryan Manning gave the Swansea fans a likely parting present with a 69th-minute winner against relegation-battling Huddersfield at the Swansea.Com Stadium.The Republic of Ireland international wing-back has turned down a contract extension and is set to leave in the summer, but the 26-year-old showed he remains an important member of the Swans squad in the 1-0 victory over Town.His fifth goal of ...Full Story »

Sadio Mane physically clashed with Bayern Munich teammate Leroy Sane after defeat at Manchester City on Tuesday night. Bayern were thumped 3-0 in the first-leg of their Champions League quarterfinal. And in the aftermath, BILD says Mane struck Sane in the away dressing room. Mane was furious after an on-field argument with his teammate and later “complained" about how he had been spok...Full Story »

Manchester City are leading the race for Jude Bellingham after Liverpool backed away from a deal for the England midfielder, sources have told ESPN. Real Madrid remain interested in Bellingham but City are growing increasingly confident they can land the 19-year-old from Borussia Dortmund. City are actively looking to sign at least one midfielder in the summer window because of doubts over t...Full Story »

Mario Balotelli left a host of parking tickets in his Man City locker after leaving the club It's safe to say life at the Etihad during Mario Balotelli's time in Manchester was never dull. During his three year spell at Manchester City, who he joined from Inter Milan for £23m back in 2010, the Italian international was embroiled in a number of controversies both on and off the pitch. So ...Full Story »

Erling Haaland scored his 45th goal of the season as Manchester City claimed an emphatic 3-0 victory over Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals. The prolific Norwegian added to a stunning first-half strike from Rodri and a Bernardo Silva header as City took firm command of their last-eight tie in the first leg at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday. Haaland's 76th-minute goal, six m...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola claimed he was emotionally drained and had aged 10 years after Manchester City’s stunning Champions League win over Bayern Munich.City put one foot in the semi-finals for a third successive year as they powered to a 3-0 victory over the German champions in the first leg of their last-eight tie at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday.City manager Guardiola, who reached the last four ...Full Story »

Erling Haaland scored his 45th goal of the season as Manchester City claimed an emphatic 3-0 victory over Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals.The prolific Norwegian added to a stunning first-half strike from Rodri and a Bernardo Silva header as City took firm command of their last-eight tie in the first leg at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday.Haaland’s 76th-minute goal, six m...Full Story »

MANCHESTER, England -- Pep Guardiola has used Michael Jordan and Jack Nicklaus to defend his failure to guide Manchester City to victory in the Champions League by saying that even the world's greatest sportsmen lose more than they win. Guardiola has won the Champions League twice, both while manager of Barcelona in 2009 and 2011. He hasn't lifted the trophy since despite spells at Bayern Muni...Full Story »