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  • Guardiola rejects claims on Haaland joining Real Madrid

    Guardiola rejects claims on Haaland joining Real Madrid

    Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says reports in Spain that Erling Haaland’s contract contains a special release clause for him to join Real Madrid in 2024 are “not true”.

    Speaking after the 22-year-old Norway striker had continued his incredible start at City by hitting two goals against Copenhagen in the Champions League, Guardiola denied rumours that Madrid have engineered an exclusive agreement to sign him.

    “It’s not true,” Guardiola said. “He has not got a release clause for Real Madrid, or any other team.

    “Am I annoyed by the rumours? No, absolutely not. Rumours, and people talking, you cannot control it – so always we have to worry about what we can control.

    “The important thing is that he has adapted [since joining City] really well. I have the feeling he is incredibly happy here, and this is the most important thing.”

  • Man City making Champions League look easy – Onuoha

    Man City making Champions League look easy – Onuoha

    Former Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha is amazed by the City’s current form.

    The Blues were 5-0 victors over latest opponents FC Copenhagen on Wednesday night.

    City have now played 11 games across the two competitions, winning nine and drawing two. In that time, they have scored 40 goals.

    After last night’s Champions League win, Onuoha told CityTV: “It just feels great to be watching that and supporting it. That’s some of the best football I’ve seen in my lifetime.

    “They’re making the UEFA Champions League look easy and it’s not, it’s not that type of competition. They’re working both sides of the game as they’re not giving them chances.”

  • There was no belief from beginning – Fernandes reacts to City loss

    There was no belief from beginning – Fernandes reacts to City loss

    Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes says they must learn from Sunday’s collapse at Manchester City.

    United were beaten 6-3 in the local derby, and conceded four goals by half-time.

    “The belief in the beginning was not the best and I think that caused us many problems and made us concede early goals,” said Fernandes.

    “I think the second half was much better. We kept control more, we controlled the game whenever we had the ball. We were down on the result, so we had to take some risks. And obviously, when we took that risk, we scored straight away. We tried to [go forward] a little bit more but then we conceded more goals. You can’t give that much space to City.

    “Obviously, we are really disappointed. But now it is time to focus on the next game and we have to get back the performances we did before [the international break], and the belief and togetherness, and understand this cannot get us down. We need to improve for the future.”

    United’s next game will take place this Thursday in the Europa League against Omonia Nicosia in Cyprus, and then the Reds will travel to Goodison Park on the following Sunday to face Everton.

  • Arsenal’s league game against Man City postponed

    Arsenal’s league game against Man City postponed

    Arsenal’s league fixture against Manchester City in October has been postponed to allow for the Europa League game between the London club and PSV Eindhoven to be played.

    UEFA and the Premier League announced this on Wednesday.

    The group stage game between Arsenal and PSV, which was scheduled to be played on Thursday at the Emirates Stadium, was postponed due to lack of adequate security personnel following the death of Queen Elizabeth.

    The match will now be played on Oct. 20, a day after Arsenal were to face City.

    “UEFA would like to thank the Premier League and the clubs concerned for their flexibility and cooperation in the rescheduling of the UEFA Europa League match,” UEFA said in a statement.

    The Premier League said a date for the league game between Arsenal and City would be announced in “due course.”

    League-leaders Arsenal travel to face Brentford in the Premier League on Sunday.

  • Haaland reveals favourite teammate at Man City

    Haaland reveals favourite teammate at Man City

    Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has revealed that teammate Phil Foden is helping him settle at the Etihad since his arrival from Bundesliga side, Borussia Dortmund.

    Haaland has opened up about his relationship with the team off the pitch, including a special bond he is already developing with Foden.

    “A lot of nice people by the way. I have a lot of good friends already,” he said.

    “I’ve only been there for two months so it’s it’s quite new but a lot of people in the club is nice, you know Phil [Foden] is the same age as me. We go good together.

    “A lot of funny moments with him and yeah, it’s a lot of nice people in the club.”

  • Why I had to leave Man City – Sterling

    Why I had to leave Man City – Sterling

    Chelsea forward Raheem Sterling has revealed why left Premier League defending champions Manchester City.

    He said, “As a person, you strive to achieve. I felt my playing-time at City was being limited for different reasons and I couldn’t afford to waste time. When I look back I didn’t want to see a decline and I want to keep that level.

    “Since the age of 17, I have been a regular starter. But to get to a peak time in my career to and be playing as regular was something I didn’t want to accept. I tried to fight and change the scenario but it didn’t come.

    “At first, I had a few options but this was the one that was tailor-made for my personal goals. It made a lot of sense for my family and with the direction of the club. They have been in four or five finals in the last few years and it made a lot of sense.

    “I have a lot of memories and top moments at City but in the year and a bit that I was in and out of the team it made me value a lot of things. It was difficult and my kids went to school there but it’s one of those things in life where you have to make the right decision for yourself and your family.”

  • Premier League: Haaland scores twice as Man City beat West Ham

    Premier League: Haaland scores twice as Man City beat West Ham

    Erling Haaland has scored twice on his Premier League debut for Manchester City in a routine 2-0 win away to West Ham United.
    After a decent start from the Hammers, the reigning Premier League champions dominated and hardly put a foot wrong with their passing in the first half.
    A key moment was goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski, who had started the game well, being forced off with an injury around the half-hour mark to be replaced by Alphonse Areola.
    And it was Areola who conceded a penalty on 36 minutes after clumsily bringing down Haaland. The Norwegian picked himself up to dispatch the spot-kick coolly into the bottom corner to open his account for City.
    David Moyes, whose starting XI had contained none of his summer signings, did bring on new Italian striker Gianluca Scamacca around the hour mark with his side looking to punish some uncharacteristically sloppy passing from the visitors.
    And the Hammers did improve but Haaland killed the game off with a well-taken low finish after running onto Kevin De Bruyne’s through-ball to make it a debut to remember.
  • What I need to do to succeed at Man City – Haaland

    What I need to do to succeed at Man City – Haaland

    Manchester City striker, Erling Haaland is expecting his game to improve dramatically under Pep Guardiola.

    As Guardiola’s side prepare for their season-opener against West Ham on Sunday, Haaland believes he can develop his game further with the reigning champions.

    He told Sky Sports: “‘I can get better at everything. As a young player, playing for Pep Guardiola, playing for the best club in England in Man City, I have to keep developing and get better at a lot.

    “That’s what I like a lot about football, you can always develop, always get better at the game.

    “Part of the game is to get out of your comfort zone, something I’ve been doing and something I like – then you develop more as a human.

    “We’ll see about settling in. People can take time, or come directly in. I’m not concerned. That’s life as a footballer – you have to live with it.

    “You are a kind of entertainer, judged every week for what you do on the pitch. You have to deliver, do your best.”

  • Community Shield: Why my team lost to Liverpool – Pep Guardiola

    Community Shield: Why my team lost to Liverpool – Pep Guardiola

    Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has explained why his team lost 3-1 to Liverpool in the Community Shield clash on Saturday.

    As quoted by City’s official website, Guardiola said: “Congratulations to Liverpool. The first 15/20 minutes they were better.

    “After we got our game and it was quite similar the last 25 minutes, we arrive when they left space and tried to attack.

    “In the second half we started really well. Our game was there. We were really good against this team, even in the first half we created enough chances to do it.”

    Guardiola’s men will now begin their Premier League title defence against West Ham next Sunday.

  • Transfer: Man City receives one condition to endorse Cucurella

    Transfer: Man City receives one condition to endorse Cucurella

    Brighton have offered Manchester City one condition to endorse their player, Marc Cucurella

    Cucurella has been connected with Man City this ongoing summer transfer window.

    As per The Athletic, Brighton will presently simply return to the negotiating table in a bid to sell Cucurella in the event that the Premier League champions present a deal which meets their valuation of the player.

    They have advised the Citizens to cough up at least £50million in order to sign Cucurella.

    Be that as it may, the most recent bid Man City tabled for the defender was just £30million.

    In the interim, Man City manager, Pep Guardiola, is quick to sign another defender before the transfer window closes after losing Oleksandr Zinchenko to Arsenal this summer.