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Manchester City v Wolves: Gut Feelings

Manchester City hope to get their season back on track as they welcome struggling Wolves to the Etihad Stadium. City are yet to win a Premier League match in 2026, having drawn three and lost one of their four matches of the New Year. Despite winning their League Cup semi-final at Newcastle and their FA […]

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Manchester City vs. Wolverhampton: Preview & More

Manchester City host Wolves, a tough home matchup is here in a Premier League clash that is sure to excite. The Premier League is off to the races and City look to have a great second half of the season. Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England Time and Date: Premier League: Saturday 24 January 2026, Kickoff […]

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Five things to look out for – Manchester City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manchester City will be looking to end a very poor week on a high as they welcome bottom place Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Etihad Stadium. The Blues have been convincingly beaten by Manchester United and Bodo Glimt since last Saturday and are still struggling with injuries in key areas. And despite their league position, Wolves […]

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Manchester City Lose to Bodo/Glimt in UCL Action: Reaction & Media

Manchester City suffer a truly disastrous loss in Norway to Bodo. The result hurts the Cityzens opportunity for a top eight finish in the UCL table. The performances were quite bad and outside Donnarumma, no one played even up to half of their level. That includes Haaland, Foden and really everyone else to an extent. […]

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Manchester City announce signing of Marc Guéhi

A fantastic signing amid all the injuries on defence. Marc Guehi Reaction “I am really happy and incredibly proud to be a Manchester City player. “This move feels like the culmination of all the hard work I have put into my career. I am now at the best club in England and part of an […]

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Manchester City Lose to Manchester United: Reaction & Media

Manchester City suffer a disastrous loss to United in the derby. The team really looked bad as they may have been failed by the teak selection. Foden and Doku were real let downs and other than Semenyo, no one looked particularly good. Alas, the difference is seven as we head into the crunch of the […]

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Manchester City Women Storm Into FA Cup Fifth Round

Manchester City Women made light work of Bournemouth as they cruised into the fifth round of the FA Cup. Bunny Shaw opened the scoring before three goals in four minutes from Lauren Hemp and a double by Laura Coombs, sent City in 4-0 up at the interval. Vivianne Miedema got on the scoresheet with a […]

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Manchester City’s Derby Loss Demonstrates the Shift of Power In Manchester

Derby Day is usually a tense affair for both sides of the border between Manchester and Salford, but in recent years, it has become more of a fraught experience on the Manchester City side. For so long, the Faithful would look towards Derby Day as perhaps the highlight of their season, a chance to put […]

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Five things to look out for – Manchester United vs Manchester City

Manchester City travel to Old Trafford to face Manchester United in the 198th Manchester Derby. The Blues are off the back of two fantastic results in the cups, beating Exeter City 10-1 in the FA Cup third round and earning a hard fought 2-0 away victory against Newcastle United in the first leg of the […]

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Manchester City vs. Manchester United: Preview & More

Manchester City visit the reds, the Manchester derby is here in a Premier League clash. The Premier League is off to the races and City look to have a great second half of the season. Venue: Old Trafford, Stretford, England Time and Date: Premier League: Saturday 17 January 2026, Kickoff at 12:30 GMT, 12:30pm EST […]

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Three things we learned – Newcastle United 0-2 Manchester City

Manchester City have put one foot in the Carabao Cup final with a convincing win against Newcastle United at St James’s Park amidst VAR controversy. Antoine Semenyo and Rayan Cherki’s second half efforts gave City a two goal cushion to take into the second leg, which takes place at the Etihad Stadium on February 4th. […]

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Manchester City Beat Newcastle: League Cup Reaction & Media

Manchester City earn a fantastic first leg win in the League Cup semi finals. The win had some controversy after the VAR review that took nearly ten minutes and was a blight on the match. The players who played up to level, were Cherki, Haaland and Semenyo who has looked unstoppable since joining. A great […]

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Newcastle United v Manchester City: Gut Feelings

Manchester City face a tough Carabao Cup semi-final as they travel to holders Newcastle in the first leg. City go into the match on the back of an incredible 10-1 thrashing of Exeter City in the FA Cup at the weekend and the last time they recorded that scoreline in 1987, they went on to […]

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Manchester City v Newcastle United: League Cup Preview & More

Semi final time! Pep Guardiola’s side travel to the North East to face Newcastle United at St James’ Park for our Carabao Cup semi-final first leg. The League Cup is here! This semi final is sure to excite! Venue: St. James’ Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, England Time and Date: Tuesday 13 January 2026, Kickoff at […]

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Five things to look out for – Newcastle United vs Manchester City

Manchester City travel to St James’s Park to face Newcastle United in the first leg of the Carabao Cup final. The Blues haven’t been in great form of late but after a staggering 10-1 victory over Exeter City in their most recent game in the third round of the FA Cup, will be full of […]

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Manchester City Crush Exeter City: FA Cup Reaction & Media

What a game and what a performance by the boys in blue! 10-1 and a fantastic win for the club. The good vibes are back and with point dropped in the league from the leaders, the title race is still open. In this one, Semenyo, Cherki, Rodri, Khusanov and the CFA kids played really well […]

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Manchester City Women Down Stubborn Toffees To Stay Top of WSL

Manchester City Women earned a hard-fought victory against a difficult Everton side to maintain their six-point lead at the top of the WSL. A first half deflected goal from Kerolin and a Vivianne Miedema strike in the second half was enough to edge out the Toffees and keep their title ambitions well and truly alive. […]

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Three things we learned – Manchester City 10-1 Exeter City

Manchester City crushed Exeter City in the third round of the FA Cup with a club record equalling victory at the Etihad Stadium. The Blues were 4-0 up at the break thanks to Max Alleyne’s first City goal, Rodri’s first goal since coming back from injury and own goals from Exeter defenders Jake Doyle-Hayes and […]

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Manchester City v Exeter: Gut Feelings

Manchester City start their quest for a fourth successive FA Cup Final when they welcome Exeter City to the Etihad Stadium. it is the first ever meeting between the two sides and comes with a gulf of 56 places, with City second in the Premier League and Exeter 14th in League One. That doesn’t instantly […]

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Manchester City v Exeter City: FA Cup Preview, Team News and Prediction

The FA Cup is back! This time City face a new foe in Exeter City. Venue: Etihad Stadium, Ashton New Rd, Manchester, England Time and Date: Saturday 10 January 2026, Kickoff at 15:00 GMT (UK), 10.00 am (EST) Referee: Adam HerczegAssistant Referees: Callum Gough & Conor BrownFourth Official: Sam Mulhall TV Info: BBC ONE (UK), […]

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Five things to look out for – Manchester City vs Exeter City

Manchester City begin their FA Cup campaign as they welcome Exeter City to the Etihad Stadium. The Blues will be hoping to use this third round tie to get back into the winning habit, after three consecutive draws in the Premier League. It’ll also be an opportunity for City’s fatigued players to rest and for […]

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Antoine Semenyo – where will he fit in at Manchester City?

Manchester City have completed the signing of winger Antoine Semenyo from Bournemouth for a fee of £62.5 million. The 26-year-old, who was born and raised in London but represents Ghana, signs a five and a half year deal at the club, and is reported to have chosen a move to the Etihad Stadium despite interest […]

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Three things we learned – Manchester City 1-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manchester City dropped more points in frustrating circumstances as they were held by Brighton and Hove Albion in the Premier League. City were ahead at half time thanks to Erling Haaland’s penalty, but Karou Mitoma’s excellent equaliser meant the Seagulls left the Etihad Stadium with a point. The Blues missed several glaring second half chances, […]

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Manchester City Held by Brighton, 1-1: Reaction & Media

A proper missed opportunity as a second draw in the week has proved to make a mountain that is near insurmountable in terms of the title race. City played decently enough, but the missed opportunities will rue the day. Haaland and more just could not get that second goal. A really bad result as we […]

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