Anthony Taylor will be the man in the middle when Manchester City face Liverpool on Sunday.
23.09.2022 - 23:31 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Here are your Manchester City evening headlines on Friday, September 23.
Manchester City haven't had the need to shop in the bargain bucket in recent years but they recently proved they're not averse to a good deal when they can find one.
City didn't go into the summer planning to buy a centre-back and appeared to have little intention of doing so with a week remaining of the window. Yet, after being given a warning on how light they could be when John Stones and Nathan Ake briefly joined Aymeric Laporte on the sidelines, they moved to bring in some reinforcements.
In what could well be the bargain of the summer (other than Erling Haaland, of course) the Blues added Manuel Akanji to Pep Guardiola's squad for a mere £15million. Just three games in and the centre-back has seamlessly fitted into the side and looks to be very smart piece of recruitment.
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Riyad Mahrez says he wishes to conclude his career at Manchester City and has no plans to retire any time soon.
The winger signed a new deal in July that keeps him at the Etihad until 2025 after ending last season as the club’s top goalscorer with 24 across all competitions. However, the Algerian has started just three times this season and has only seen out a whole 90 minutes on one occasion.
He is yet to score or assist this campaign after eight outings while first-choice Bernardo Silva has recorded two goals and three assists. Mahrez has lifted three league titles, an FA Cup and three League Cups since his 2018 switch from Leicester.
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Anthony Taylor will be the man in the middle when Manchester City face Liverpool on Sunday.
Nathan Ake expects Liverpool to bounce back to their best sooner rather than later ahead of Manchester City's trip to Anfield this weekend. Jurgen Klopp's side have won just two of their first eight Premier League games and already find themselves 13 points behind City, with Klopp declaring their title challenge over.
Manchester City maintained their unbeaten start to this season's Champions League with a goalless stalemate against Copenhagen. The 0-0 draw was littered with flashpoints, with VAR playing a heavy role.
Bernardo Silva was linked with a move to Barcelona throughout the summer, but it could be another Manchester City midfielder that the Spanish giants target come the next transfer window if the latest reports are to be believed.
Erling Haaland's lack of a weakness in his game as a centre-forward makes him difficult to handle for a defender, according to his Manchester City teammate Nathan Ake.
Pep Guardiola admitted that playing Manuel Akanji at right-back in Manchester City's win over Southampton was a 'scary' prospect, given he had only been given one training session to familiarise himself with the position.
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Boro Kuzmanovic, the coach who gave Manuel Kanji his professional debut, has spoke of his pride in seeing his former player perform to peak levels on the biggest stage for Manchester City.
Manchester United fans have taken aim at Erik ten Hag's team selection after the Reds went behind early on against Manchester City at the Etihad.
Manchester City are preparing themselves for the first derby of the season as Erik ten Hag's United side travel to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
John Stones will miss the Manchester derby with the hamstring injury he picked up with England but Pep Guardiola has been encouraged by Aymeric Laporte's continued progress from injury.
Manchester City will sit down with Bernardo Silva to discuss his future before they finalise plans for strengthening their midfield next summer.
Manchester City's Premier League rivals have been sent a warning about Erling Haaland's potential by a Blues legend.
Here are your Manchester City evening headlines on Tuesday, September 27.
Jude Bellingham could snub Manchester City and other Premier League suitors in favour of a big-money switch to Real Madrid from Borussia Dortmund - according to reports.
Manchester City are attempting to win a third consecutive Premier League title, but which celebrities will be supporting Pep Guardiola’s side along the way?The Sky Blues have enjoyed a fine start to the campaign after a busy summer of change. Raheem Sterling, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Gabriel Jesus and club legend Fernandinho left Eastlands with the in-form Erling Haaland, Kalvin Phillips, Stefan Ortega, Julian Alvarez, Sergio Gomez and Manuel Akanji arriving in their stead.
Manchester City defender Manuel Akanji has explained the differences between playing in the Premier League and the Bundesliga following his top flight debut at Wolves.
Manchester City will be hoping for another three points this Saturday before the international break as they travel to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League.
Manuel Akanji believes that Manchester City teammate Erling Haaland can continue scoring goals at a remarkable rate throughout the season.