Brazil legend Ronaldinho snubbed both Manchester United and Manchester City when asked to name his favourite Premier League team.
29.05.2022 - 15:13 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Much is being made of Liverpool's three goalless finals in a season that could have offered a quadruple but has ended up in a domestic cup double.
Liverpool underwhelmed in their Champions League final on Saturday as Real Madrid did what they did against Manchester City and soaked up the pressure before delivering the sucker punch. There's no shame in losing to these European experts, especially as Thibaut Courtois produced nine brilliant saves to keep Liverpool out.
Jurgen Klopp's side will parade their Carabao Cup and FA Cup on Sunday, despite failing to add the Premier League or Champions League, and they will bat away any criticism that their two trophies both came from penalty shoot-out wins following goalless games. After another blank in Paris, City have an extra reason to smile as it has secured them a notable Europe-wide record for their season.
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With Liverpool failing to score against Real, they ended their season on an impressive 147 goals in all competitions. However, that fell three goals short of City's 150 that was sealed with the final day comeback vs Aston Villa last weekend.
As Liverpool couldn't add to their 147, City can claim this position as Europe's top goalscorers as another sign of encouragement in their search to dominate the continent as well as the domestic picture.
Behind Liverpool were Bayern Munich on 143 goals, Chelsea with 122 and Champions League winners Real on 119. City beat all of those sides without a recognised striker.
Breaking down the goals, City had 18 players on the scoresheet this season, with Riyad Mahrez (24), Kevin De Bruyne (19), Raheem Sterling (17), Phil Foden (14), Gabriel
Brazil legend Ronaldinho snubbed both Manchester United and Manchester City when asked to name his favourite Premier League team.
Former goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel could not resist biting back at Jamie Carragher after the latter aimed a dig at Manchester United following Saturday's Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid.
Kevin de Bruyne is the only Manchester City player in the Champions League 2021/22 Team of the Season as Liverpool and Real Madrid dominate the line-up with four and five representatives respectively.
It would be something of an understatement to say Pep Guardiola's 2021/22 Manchester City side is quite impressive.
Calvin Harris.Despite losing the Champions League final 1-0 to Real Madrid on Saturday night (May 28) and missing out on the Premier League title to Manchester City, Jurgen Klopp’s team were celebrating their trophy wins in both the FA Cup and League Cup.As part of the celebrations, Harris performed on top of the bus, with his set centred around a performance of his 2018 Dua Lipa collaboration ‘One Kiss’, which has become an unofficial anthem of Liverpool’s, and is often sung after games.See footage and photos from the performance below.A post shared by Calvin Harris (@calvinharris)Calvin Harris on Instagram.
Manchester United great Gary Neville has brutally trolled Liverpool as he continues to revel in their Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid on Saturday night.
Rodri's comments on Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola are bad news for Liverpool's dreams of being crowned champions of England once again.
Jurgen Klopp's side are aiming to exact revenge on the La Liga winners for the 2018 Champions League final defeat in Kiev. Thousands of fans have embarked on the odyssey to the Stade de France in Paris to watch the Reds in UEFA's showpiece game. There will also be a whole host of celebrities cheering the Reds on at home as they bid to win their 7th European Cup.
Every Manchester United fan will be praying Real Madrid beat Liverpool in Saturday’s Champions League final.
Jurgen Klopp sent a message of congratulations to Manchester City's matchwinner on the final day victory over Aston Villa that saw the Blues pip Liverpool to the Premier League title.
Five Manchester City players will represent England in their Nations League fixtures next month. Gareth Southgate has called up all of his City internationals for the fixtures vs Hungary home and away, Germany and Italy between June 4 and June 14.
Jurgen Klopp has congratulated Manchester City on their brilliant comeback against Aston Villa that saw the Blues pip his Liverpool side to the Premier League title.