It was an April’s day in an era when Manchester City were still playing at Maine Road and a visit from Manchester United was a lot more daunting than it has been in recent years. City were on the attack. The ball was swung over from the left into the penalty area. Gary Neville was…
Ruben Amorim has faced a range of clubs during his first six games as Manchester United head coach, from Arsenal in the Premier League to Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League. Those six matches have brought positives, negatives and mixed results, but his opponents on Sunday, Manchester City, will pose a different challenge. Pep Guardiola’s side…
Manchester City (X Photo) This Sunday’s Manchester derby at Etihad Stadium sees both Manchester City and Manchester United hoping for a much-needed win after recent difficulties.City’s recent form has been surprisingly poor. They’ve managed just one victory in their last ten matches across all competitions, a slump that began in late October. Their record stands…
Fabio Capello didn’t stick around. The Calciopoli trial had not yet delivered a verdict but the writing was on the wall. A break clause in his contract with Juventus gave him a get-out and, on July 4, 2006, he exercised it. Capello was recognised as football’s leading coach at the time. He had won eight…
Florian Wirtz is a jewel of German football and was central to Bayer Leverkusen’s unbeaten domestic double last season, winning the Bundesliga’s player of the year award. Alongside Bayern Munich’s Jamal Musiala, he has become the great hope of Julian Nagelsmann’s national team, too, and will be fundamental to Germany’s challenge at the 2026 World…
LIVERPOOL: Liverpool have been used to second best during Pep Guardiola’s era at Manchester City, but a 2-0 victory over the crisis-hit champions left little doubt over who are the team to beat in this season’s Premier League title race.Goals in either half from Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah at Anfield on Sunday did not…
Suspended Premier League referee David Coote is being investigated by the Football Association (FA) following allegations he discussed issuing a yellow card with a friend before a match. The allegations were first reported in UK newspaper The Sun on Tuesday night and relate to a booking received by Leeds United’s Ezgjan Alioski from Coote during…