Manchester City’s struggling stars were forced to sleep at the club’s training ground overnight ahead of their 12.30pm Boxing Day showdown with Everton. Pep Guardiola revealed that his stars were dragged away from their family homes on Christmas Day with the hope they would embrace the measure with open arms. ‘We train today (Tuesday), we train tomorrow (Wednesday) night, we will stay over …
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Manchester City may not qualify for next season’s Champions League, says Pep Guardiola
Guardiola’s side host Everton on Boxing Day, before a trip to Leicester on 29 December and a home match against West Ham on 4 January. Given all three opponents are in the bottom seven, it offers City a chance to improve on an appalling recent record of four points from eight games, which Guardiola acknowledges has left their lofty European …
Read More »How Sir Alex Ferguson built his last great Manchester United side
June 2004. And Ferdinand is in another United dressing room hearing a speech showcasing another quintessential Ferguson character trait. There are no tears this time, however. Rather than losing his head and delivering the hairdryer, this time Ferguson was showing his bullish side. An unwavering belief that he could, and would, rebuild the Reds – even in the face of …
Read More »Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester City: Unai Emery post-match reaction
Aston Villa boss Unai Emery praises his side’s “dominant” second-half performance in their 2-1 victory against Manchester City.
Read More »Ruben Dias: Manchester City defender ruled out for ‘three or four weeks’
Manchester City have suffered a fresh injury blow with manager Pep Guardiola confirming Portugal central defender Ruben Dias has been ruled out for “three or four weeks” with a muscle injury. Dias, who suffered the injury in Saturday’s 2-1 defeat by Manchester United, will miss the entire festive programme and potentially the FA Cup third-round tie with Salford on 11 …
Read More »Marcus Rashford admits he is ready to leave Manchester United for a ‘new challenge’ after two decades at the club
Marcus Rashford has admitted he is ready to leave Manchester United after two decades amid reports that the club have put him up for sale. The England star, 27, was left out of United’s squad to face bitter rivals Man. City on Sunday, with new manager Ruben Amorim making the decision based on the forward’s recent performances. Earlier this month, it was reported that United are ready to cash in on …
Read More »Manchester United: Scott McTominay on making move to Napoli
McTominay has four goals and two assists in 15 appearances for Antonio Conte’s side and has become a firm favourite with supporters. His arrival at Napoli coincided with that of international midfield colleague Billy Gilmour. “I love this place,” McTominay added. “I love the fans, I love my team-mates. It has been a pleasure to be with Billy every day …
Read More »Manchester City 1-2 Manchester United: Ruben Amorim hails ‘Fergie Time’ victory
Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim says he never gave up believing his side could fight back from falling a goal behind against Manchester City.
Read More »Manchester United: What do fans think of Sir Jim Ratcliffe?
Football Focus’ Alex Scott and United We Stand fanzine editor Andy Mitten discuss how fans view Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s stewardship of Manchester United at the end of a week which saw sporting director Dan Ashworth leave the club. WATCH MORE: Football Focus – BBC iPlayer Available to UK users only.
Read More »Manchester United reach verbal agreement to sign 17-Year-old Paraguayan Defender
Manchester United football club of England have reached a verbal agreement to sign highly rated 17-year-old Paraguayan left-back Diego León from Cerro Porteno. “Manchester United reach verbal agreement to sign 17 year old Paraguayan left back Diego León from Cerro Porteno. Initial fee will be $4m plus $1m easy add-ons and over $3.5m based on player’s/team future performances. “Diego León …
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