straight to your inbox Former Manchester City midfielder David Silva has tested positive for coronavirus.
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straight to your inboxBernardo Silva is homing in on the Champions League trophy – but he is refusing to take quarter-final opponents Lyon for granted.The Manchester City midfielder has been given an extra incentive to lift the trophy this year, with the finals tournament being switched to his home town of Lisbon.And City are seen by some as favourites to win the competition, especially after knocking out Real Madrid in the last 16.But Bernardo says there is no way they will be looking beyond
.straight to your inbox Former Manchester City midfielder David Silva has tested positive for coronavirus.
straight to your inbox David Silva is still chasing glory in European competition after leaving Manchester City. In ten years at the Etihad, the Champions League was the only major team honour that evaded the Spaniard.
straight to your inbox Manchester City will NOT include Gabriel Jesus, Bernardo Silva or Riyad Mahrez in any deal to bring in Lionel Messi. The Blues could be facing a club record fee to bring in the Barcelona star, and that has led to speculation that they will proffer players as part of a package to land the 33-year-old.
straight to your inbox Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has warned Manchester City that they won't get Kalidou Koulibaly on the cheap this summer. Pep Guardiola is looking to make significant improvements to his squad in the transfer window following a disappointing campaign that produced just a single piece of silverware.
straight to your inboxOf all the decisions Pep Guardiola has taken at Manchester City, cutting Bernardo Silva's holiday short in 2018 has to be one of the best.Shortly after celebrating a record-breaking 100 points to go with their Premier League title, 16 Blues headed off to the World Cup to leave City with a chronic shortage of first-team players for their pre-season preparations; Leroy Sane and Riyad Mahrez were the only players in the touring squad that jetted out to the States that could be
straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City evening headlines for Friday August 21.Yaya Toure has called the plan to build a statue of David Silva outside the Etihad Stadium "odd".Toure joined City at the same time as Silva and made 316 appearances in his eight-year spell with the club - and seemed to think he ought to receive the same honour."The statue for Silva, I am very delighted, very happy.
straight to your inboxReal Sociedad have completed the signing of former Manchester City midfielder David Silva.The Spaniard officially left the Premier League club on Saturday after their 3-1 loss to Lyon in the Champions League quarter-finals.It brought his decade at the Etihad Stadium to an end and City revealed on Monday they would honour the playmaker with a statue.Soon after Silva, who had been linked with a move to Lazio, penned a two-year deal with Real Sociedad to complete a return to
straight to your inboxBernardo Silva hits back at Liverpool fans Manchester City’s Champions League exit to Lyon was always going to prove popular with fans of rival clubs. Bernardo Silva had already made himself a target for Liverpool supporters, after showing little enthusiasm during the guard of honour when the newly crowned champions lost at the Etihad last month. So the response from Liverpool fans to City's loss on Twitter was inevitable, and Bernardo hit back.
straight to your inboxIlkay Gundogan has warned his Manchester City teammates that they are only one mistake away from exiting the Champions League.City face Lyon in Saturday's quarter-final in Lisbon, in the new one-game format for this season's adapted Champions League finale.The Blues booked their place in the last eight by overcoming Real Madrid by 2-1 for the second time, capitalising on two mistakes from Raphael Varane in the visitors' defence.And Gundogan has warned City that the one-game
straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City evening headlines for Thursday, August 13.Kyle Walker says a message delivered by Vincent Kompany before he left Manchester City last summer is being used as inspiration in the club's quest to win the Champions League. Walker has revealed the Belgian told his team-mates last season that they should aim to win the Champions League for him, and for fellow City legend David Silva.
straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City morning headlines for Thursday, 13 August.City lessons from Lyon defeatManchester City take on Lyon in the quarter-finals of the Champions League but they did fall to a home defeat by the Ligue 1 side in last season’s group stage.A report in the MEN outlines how City can learn their lessons from that match in order to avoid a slip-up this weekend.Pep Guardiola’s side are overwhelming favourites to book their place in the last four but they will
straight to your inboxPep Guardiola is once more one round away from matching a Jose Mourinho record in the Champions League.Manchester City are looking to make the semi-finals of the prestigious European competition for just the second time in their history and the first since 2016 when Manuel Pellegrini's side lost to Real Madrid.
straight to your inboxBarcelona are to step up their pursuit of Bernardo Silva this summer, according to reports.The Telegraph say the Manchester City forward man has admirers at Barcelona, with the Spanish side looking at bringing him to the Nou Camp before the start of the new season.The report says Barca would look to offer some of their players in return, including full-back Nelson Semedo.Semedo has been linked with City in reported swap deals all summer involving Joao Cancelo and Eric
straight to your inboxPep Guardiola admitted he got his tactics wrong during the first half of Manchester City's win against Real Madrid in the Champions League.The Spaniard made four changes to the side that defeated Madrid 2-1 at the Bernabeu back in February.