City began their season by beating Chelsea 2-0 at Stamford Bridge before defeating Ipswich Town 4-1 at Etihad Stadium
A total of seven matches is set to take place on Saturday in match week three of the Premier League 2024-25 season
Barcelona will face Bayern at home, while Real Madrid will travel to Anfield for their match against Liverpool
Two games into the Premier League season, and the scrutiny is already back on Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag. Joao Pedro scored in the fifth minute of injury time to give Brighton a 2-1 home win over United on Saturday in a game that showed that the inconsistencies that plagued Ten Hag's team last season still haven't been eradicated. After United failed to clear a corner, Pedro headed home a cross from Simon Adingra to secure a second straight victory for Brighton at the start of its first season under 31-year-old coach Fabian Hurzeler. The two leading title rivals also made it two wins out of two with shows of strength. Erling Haaland scored his seventh Premier League hat trick in Manchester City's 4-1 win over Ipswich, while Arsenal earned a 2-0 win at Aston Villa a team it lost to twice last season before losing the title by two points to City. Like Ten Hag, Sean Dyche could also be feeling the early pressure after his Everton side slumped to another heavy defeat, los
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Defending champions City continue their fifth straight title defence against Ipswich Town at Etihad Stadium on Saturday
The 2024-25 season of the UEFA Champions League will follow a new 36-team single group format
Real Madrid was able to finally secure Kylian Mbappe's signature earlier this season after three years of push and pull with PSG
Manchester City and Ilkay Gundogan look set to be reunited. The former Germany midfielder was pictured at the airport on Wednesday and was reportedly catching a flight from Barcelona to Manchester to wrap up his return to City on a one-year deal, with the option of another 12 months. Neither City nor Barcelona have commented publicly on any deal for the 33-year-old Gundogan. Gundogan left City after the 2022-23 season, during which he was captain of the team that won the Premier League-FA Cup-Champions League treble. He spent seven years at the English club but decided to move to Barcelona for a new challenge, and was one of Xavi Hernndez's favourite players during his sole season with the Catalan club. But, Barcelona's delicate economic situation appears to have forced the new coach, Hansi Flick, to part ways with the veteran playmaker. Gundogan's exit should help Barcelona register new midfielder Dani Olmo, which it has so far been unable to do because of the Spanish league's ..
Manchester City duo Phil Foden and Khadija Shaw were voted the men's and women's player of the year in English soccer for last season at the Professional Footballers' Association awards. The 24-year-old Foden helped Man City win a fourth consecutive Premier League title, scoring 19 times and providing eight assists. Shaw was the top scorer in the Women's Super League as the Jamaican forward netted 21 goals, although City lost the title on goal difference to Chelsea. Foden and Shaw also won the equivalent award from the Football Writers' Association, which is voted on by journalists. The PFA winners are selected by professional players. Chelsea attacking midfielder Cole Palmer was voted the men's PFA young player of the year, with Manchester United midfielder Grace Clinton winning the women's prize after her performances on loan at Tottenham last season. Palmer was second only to City's Erling Haaland in the Premier League scoring charts with 22 goals and also had more assists than
Manchester City became the first team to win Premier League title four time in a row last season
The new Premier League season is just 4 days away as the 2024/25 kicks off on August 17 with Manchester United taking on Fulham at the Theatre of Dreams, Old Trafford.
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Manchester City's reign of dominance in the Premier League is like nothing previously seen in the 136-year history of England's top division. The Abu Dhabi-owned club is hunting a record-extending fifth straight title under Pep Guardiola and his squad of superstars when the season starts on Friday. The world might be about to discover if it comes with a catch. So much is hanging over City heading into what promises to be a tumultuous year for the serial champions, whatever happens on the field. Can City hold off Arsenal for a third season in a row and perhaps a Liverpool team under a new coach in its post-Jurgen Klopp era? Will this be the final year in charge for Guardiola? The generational coach's latest contract expires at the end of the season and he is wavering about whether to sign a new one. Is this also the last year for Kevin De Bruyne, the playmaker who has bestridden the Premier League for nearly a decade? Perhaps the big question, though, is this: Will City be punis
Manchester City, who came into the FA Cup 2024 final as favourites, were beaten by their local rivals. An Erik ten Hagg masterclass prevented City from winning back-to-back titles
Man City vs Man United FA Cup Final 2024 Highlights: The possession was with City, but the goals were with United as they won the derby and FA Cup 2-0 and manged to reach Europe for the next season
Arsenal have won FA Cup 14 times. The Gunners are followed by Manchester United, who have won FA Cup 13 times.
Manchester United defender Harry Maguire was ruled out of the FA Cup final against Manchester City on Thursday. Maguire hasn't played since April 27 after a muscle injury in training and was always considered a doubt for Saturday's final at Wembley Stadium. His absence also adds doubts over his availability for England after being named in Gareth Southgate's squad for the European Championship. Better news for United was the availability of Mason Mount, Victor Lindelof and Anthony Martial who have recovered from injury. United manager Erik ten Hag goes into the final needing a win to salvage United's season after finishing eighth in the Premier League and failing to qualify for Europe. Victory would see United secure a place in next season's Europa League. Premier League champion City is aiming to become the first English team to win back-to-back league-FA Cup doubles.
The numbers speak for themselves. An unprecedented fourth-straight Premier League title for Manchester City. A sixth in seven seasons to further emphasize the club's near-total dominance of the era. A 17th trophy for City manager Pep Guardiola in eight years at the club and that could rise to 18 if City beats Manchester United in next week's FA Cup final. It's a full set of major honors over that period, having won the Champions League for the first time last season. Except for Liverpool in 2020, there has been no team in England's top flight to touch City since Guardiola began his remarkable run by winning the title in 2018. Guardiola had already led City to back-to-back titles in 2018 and '19 with totals of 100 and 98 points before his run was ended by Liverpool. In 2021 City reclaimed the title and has been the dominant force in England ever since by becoming the first English team to win four-straight top flight titles. This team's crowning glory came last season when it won
Standing on 88 points before this game, City needed to win their game to end the dependency on any other results and remain firmly in position to lift the cup