Pep Guardiola has said Mikel Arteta could have been manager of Manchester City but he "didn't wait" for the top job at the Etihad Stadium. Guardiola gave Arteta his first coaching job when he was named City assistant in 2016. He spent three-and-a-half years as No. 2 before taking the Arsenal manager's job in Dec. 2019 but Guardiola said he could have succeeded him as City boss had he stuck aro...Full Story »

Manchester City are looking to beat Chelsea to the signing of World Cup winner Enzo Fernandez. Fabrizio Romano has spoken to CaughtOffside via his Substack column multiple times during the January transfer window about the Fernandez to Chelsea saga. It’s no secret that Chelsea are interested in signing Fernandez during this current window, but the asking price from Benfica could be a det...Full Story »

Manchester City have signed Argentina international Maximo Perrone from Velez Sarsfield on a contract until 2028, the Premier League club said on Monday. The 20-year-old midfielder scored three times and provided two assists after making his debut with the Buenos Aires-based team in March. Perrone is currently playing in the Under-20 South American championship and at City will join compatri...Full Story »

Erling Haaland hit his fourth hat-trick of the season as champions Manchester City maintained their Premier League title hopes with a comfortable 3-0 win over Wolves.The prolific Norwegian’s treble took his goal tally for the season to 31 in all competitions and carried City to successive league victories for the first time since the World Cup.After a scrappy opening, Haaland headed City i...Full Story »

Blackburn battled their way to a 1-1 Sky Bet Championship draw with Bristol City at Ashton Gate despite having captain Daniel Ayala sent off.The visitors went in front after 54 minutes when Tyler Morton got behind City’s defence on the right and pulled back a perfect cross for Bradley Dack to shoot home from eight yards.But City levelled 14 minutes later as Rovers goalkeeper Thomas Kaminsk...Full Story »

Daniel Jebbison’s first league goal for Sheffield United since May 2021 secured a narrow 1-0 home win over Hull.The 19-year-old striker ended his 18-game league drought for the Blades as Paul Heckingbottom’s men maintained their relentless automatic promotion push with an 11th victory from their last 13 games in all competitions.Hull, though, put up a strong fight and were pressing f...Full Story »

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola questioned his players’ desire after the 4-2 win over Tottenham and said Arsenal will “destroy” them in the Premier League title race if they continue to play as they are.City had to perform a rescue act against Spurs as they came from 2-0 down at half-time to win and keep hopes of defending their title alive.Quickfire goals just before the br...Full Story »

Riyad Mahrez struck twice as Manchester City staged a stunning fightback to reignite their title hopes with a 4-2 win over Tottenham.The Premier League champions were rocked when Spurs struck twice through Dejan Kulusevski and Emerson Royal in the closing moments of the first half after Ederson errors at the Etihad Stadium.Yet faced with the prospect of trailing leaders Arsenal by eight points a...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola has accepted the blame for Manchester City’s recent downturn in form and the break in supply to Erling Haaland up front.The champions have fallen eight points behind Arsenal at the top of the Premier League after winning just one of their last three games in the competition.That sequence includes last Saturday’s frustrating and controversial derby loss to Manchester Uni...Full Story »

Bristol City manager Nigel Pearson paid tribute to his team’s resilience after they outlasted Swansea City to make the fourth round of the FA Cup.Pearson watched his team snatch a 2-1 victory in extra-time through 20-year-old substitute Sam Bell.The young Bristolian scored his first goal for the club in the 112th minute to earn the Robins a fourth-round tie at home to West Bromwich Albion....Full Story »

Inih Effiong’s quickfire double in the first half helped Aldershot end a four-match losing streak in the Vanarama National League with a 2-1 win at Solihull Moors.Aldershot’s slump had seen them fall down the table but they went ahead after a quarter of an hour when Effiong rose highest at the back post and headed well beyond Solihull goalkeeper Ryan Boot.Effiong’s header ended...Full Story »

Sam Bell scored a superb winner nine minutes from the end of extra time to book Bristol City a place in the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 2-1 win at Swansea.The Robins substitute cut in from the left and fired past goalkeeper Andy Fisher to settle the replay and reward his club with a home tie against West Brom.It was 20-year-old Bell’s first senior goal for the club.Mark Sykes’ ...Full Story »

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Manager Mark Fotheringham was keen to underscore Huddersfield’s collective spirit in “adversity” following their dramatic 1-1 draw at Hull.Town remain in the bottom three but they deserved to win a tight Yorkshire derby in which Oscar Estupinan equalised for the hosts with the last kick of the game.Fotheringham said: “The team invested so much energy in the game and the p...Full Story »

Hull striker Oscar Estupinan scored with the last kick of the game to deny Huddersfield three big points in their 1-1 draw at the MKM Stadium.The visitors remain in the bottom three of the Sky Bet Championship but they impressively belied their lowly position in a rather stale Yorkshire derby, in which Michal Helik opened the scoring after 21 minutes.A well-worked corner, expertly converted by t...Full Story »

Mark Sykes scored his first two goals for Bristol City in a 4-2 Championship win over Birmingham at Ashton Gate.The hosts took a 17th-minute lead when Cameron Pring broke down the left and saw his driven cross guided in by Antoine Semenyo.It was 2-0 four minutes later, Nahki Wells outmuscling new Blues defender Kevin Long before bursting clear down the middle and shooting past John Ruddy.Birming...Full Story »

Manchester City were left fuming at Manchester United’s controversial equaliser after letting slip a lead to lose 2-1 at Old Trafford and let their neighbours into the title race.Arguments raged after Bruno Fernandes cancelled out Jack Grealish’s opener in the 78th minute of a dramatic derby on Saturday and rows continued into the tunnel after Marcus Rashford compounded City’s ...Full Story »

Manchester United struck twice in the space of four minutes late on to snatch a dramatic and controversial 2-1 derby win over Manchester City on Saturday. Jack Grealish looked to have headed City to a crucial victory in their pursuit of Arsenal at the top of the Premier League when he came off the bench to head home on the hour at Old Trafford. But United responded to claim a hotly-contested...Full Story »

Real Madrid are interested in Manchester City fullback Joao Cancelo. The Portugal international has found himself out City's XI since returning from the World Cup, with manager Pep Guardiola critical of his body language. The Telegraph says watching developments are Real Madrid. Cancelo has a deal to 2027 at City. The defender has past experience in Spain with Valencia, where he played bet...Full Story »

Manchester City defender Joao Cancelo is attracting interest from other clubs after struggling for game time under Pep Guardiola recently. Cancelo having tough time Europe's top clubs have noticed Could move for defender in summer WHAT'S HAPPENING? Cancelo appears to be facing an uncertain future at Man City. The defender has only started once since the World Cup which has sparked inte...Full Story »