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Injury to Vincent Kompany yet again exposes Manchester City
- Champions League
- May 4, 2016, 22:14
There was a brave wave, a sad trudge off, and now for Vincent Kompany in the coming days surely more soul-searching as Manchester City’s captain conte(...)

Sadio Mané bags hat-trick as Southampton tear City apart
- English Soccer
- May 1, 2016, 18:44
Southampton 4 Manchester City 2 Not the best preparation for Real Madrid, nor the best message to Manchester United. This was as comfortable an after(...)

PSG 2 Man City 2: City in the driving seat
- Champions League
- April 6, 2016, 21:54
The sight of David Luiz pulling down Sergio Agüero virtually from kick-off cheered the visiting fans. It meant the unpredictable Brazilian was booked (...)

City and United at a crossroads: who will go on to dominate?
- English Soccer
- March 18, 2016, 23:07
Managers Manchester City Pep Guardiola, Manchester City, head coach are six words to delight all City fans and make every Manchester United devote(...)

Liverpool take sweet revenge as Man City slide continues
- English Soccer
- March 2, 2016, 22:33
Liverpool 3 Manchester City 0 What might have been was the question on everyone’s lips at Anfield but for very different reasons. For Liverpool, it w(...)

Claudio Ranieri the unlikely instigator of mind games
- English Soccer
- February 29, 2016, 23:05
As Claudio Ranieri contemplated the next stage of the title race, the manager of the most implausible challengers in the English Premier League era ma(...)

Manuel Pellegrini looks for a payback for Sunday’s gamble
- Champions League
- February 23, 2016, 23:00
As Manuel Pellegrini attempts to lead Manchester City into the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time he has been forced to deny Pep Guar(...)

Ken Early: Leicester’s style turning football logic on its head
- English Soccer
- February 8, 2016, 07:32
One of the things that makes football a complicated game to analyse is that so much depends on your point of view. You can’t keep up with everything t(...)

Players not affected by Pep Guardiola links, says Pellegrini
- English Soccer
- December 23, 2015, 14:40
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini is confident his players will not be affected by rumours linking outgoing Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola w(...)

Manuel Pellegrini makes light of Vincent Kompany’s absence
- Champions League
- December 7, 2015, 23:09
Manuel Pellegrini has denied Manchester City struggle without Vincent Kompany despite the side having markedly poorer results when the captain has be(...)