express– Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola listed the four key reasons why his side suffered a shock 2-0 defeat by Crystal Palace on Saturday. The champions’ Premier League title chances took a blow as they lost for just the second time this season. Wilfried Zaha opened the scoring
independent– Manchester City are preparing a bid to sign Jack Grealish, though Aston Villa have opened talks with their captain over a new long-term contract. Grealish is one of City’s priority targets this summer, alongside Harry Kane, and Pep Guardiola has made no secret of his admiration for the 25-year-old. City are expected to firm up their interest in
theguardian– OK, so where are we now? What version of the current deranged timeline is this? From serfs of the billionaire overclass on Monday, to Stone Island Bolsheviks capering down the Fulham Road on Tuesday, English football’s week of insurrection has cast a strange, disorientating light across everything in its path. During the brief lifespan […]
independent– It was a few days after the worst Manchester derby in recent memory that Pep Guardiola decided something had to change. The goalless draw in December was not the tipping point – that came the following Tuesday night, with a 1-1 stalemate against West Bromwich Albion – but Manchester City attacking play had underwhelmed for months. Guardiola
theguardian– Manchester City became the ninth team to top the Premier League this season but while Pep Guardiola claimed the table is the last thing he will look at, his team appear set to stay significantly involved in this title race. The numbers behind this victory are staggering but barely do justice to how superior […]