At a certain point in the coming weeks there will be a definitive conclusion for the game of Manchester City Numbers, the comparison that is not balanced as it is and serious names that are missed on these types of days if nothing gives. None of Rodri, Phil Foden and Josko Gvardiol – three players […]
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At a certain point in the coming weeks there will be a definitive conclusion for the game of Manchester City Numbers, the comparison that is not balanced as it is and serious names that are missed on these types of days if nothing gives. None of Rodri, Phil Foden and Josko Gvardiol – three players
Usually it is now all arranged with a similar pattern. Usually everyone in Manchester City knows where they stand and routines happen where you could put your watch on. Vincent Kompany lets coaches roll their eyes by recovering in a miraculous way from constant injuries to appear in every game before trophy takes; Previously non-beneficiary
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During the quieter moments in the dressing room of Manchester City in that silence after competitions and immediate debriefs, while some challenge and others hang out, Jack Grealish would come down and talk. Routinematig one of the last zero, Grealish liked to find in that area in his opening years in the city, then new
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A broken dam. Brentford's will and guile forced that, but so did the sharpness of Manchester City's backline. A stretched, dazed back line that will be strengthened in the coming days with two new faces. That cannot come soon enough for the champions in this mid-season transition that Pep Guardiola has approved in a busy
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Referee Michael Salisbury's whistle to signal half time was the starting shot for Pep Guardiola, who drove away completely in the wrong direction. Guardiola was on the pitch and looked for Kevin De Bruyne near the penalty area for something that clearly could not wait for the dressing room. The pair hugged, with Guardiola slapping
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Pep Guardiola smiled last week as he agreed Manchester City's Premier League rivals would laugh at their current demise. And so it was no surprise to see him enjoying the six-finger wave to signify his title win at a baying Liverpool crowd who were mock-suggesting the City boss was ready to collect his P45. City
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Nearly all the lights were out by the time Pep Guardiola began his two-and-a-half mile journey home, winding past the National Football Museum, packed with Manchester City memorabilia of past and recent glories. It was well past midnight at this point and the Etihad Stadium was empty. Eerily empty. Players had long since fled the
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Whoever controls the music at the Etihad Stadium is stuck at some Bloc Party. Two More Years, a single from 2005. One of their most beautiful. The choice felt a bit on the nose, but Pep Guardiola signed until 2027, so why not? It's worth celebrating, even if you're lining up at half-time and Manchester
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It's all one big happy coincidence that Manchester City's latest documentary, which charts their run to a fourth consecutive Premier League title and is styled in a way that speaks to the genius of Pep Guardiola, is released the same week as their manager agrees to a new contract. CEO Ferran Soriano was in screen
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Some things never change. Eternal champion Manchester City loses football matches in the autumn. And Pep Guardiola agrees to extend contracts in November. Tuesday evening brought news that executives in the country's wealthiest boardrooms have reached for extra jerseys, although even the extra layers can't stop the shivers caused by the realization of yet more
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