straight to your inboxThere were some bizarre scenes during the first half of Manchester City's FA Cup tie against Cheltenham Town. Pep Guardiola's men were in fourth round action at the Johnny-Rocks Stadium on Saturday evening (January 23).
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straight to your inboxManchester City have offered access to the Etihad Stadium for the NHS to train staff operating the new Covid-19 mass vaccine centre nextdoor.The site, at the Manchester Tennis and Football Centre at the Etihad Campus, has opened today to assist in the roll-out of coronavirus vaccines, and is initially open to people over 80 and healthcare staff by appointment only.
City previously offered help to NHS staff throughout the pandemic, with a huge drive-in testing site also set
.straight to your inboxThere were some bizarre scenes during the first half of Manchester City's FA Cup tie against Cheltenham Town. Pep Guardiola's men were in fourth round action at the Johnny-Rocks Stadium on Saturday evening (January 23).
direct to your inboxThe date and kick-off times for the FA Cup forth round have been confirmed.Manchester United will welcome fierce rivals Liverpool to Old Trafford on Sunday, January 24, with kick-off coming at 5pm. It will be shown live on BBC One.
straight to your inboxPep Guardiola may be refusing to look publicly beyond the next game but Manchester City are building a title challenge.A hard-fought 1-0 win over Brighton on Wednesday night was their fourth consecutive Premier League victory and lifted them into the top four for the first time this season; they sit a point behind Liverpool and four behind United but have a game in hand on the teams above them, who also play each other at the weekend.City's manager is insistent that the
straight to your inboxPep Guardiola queried how effective the new protocols for Covid-19 can be in preventing contact on the pitch after Manchester City's FA Cup win over Birmingham. With more regular testing introduced recently across clubs following outbreaks including Newcastle, City, and Fulham, the PFA this week reminded all players not to celebrate with teammates at goals or swap shirts at the end of games in a bid to reduce contact and keep infection rates down.
straight to your inboxThe Football Association has postponed Manchester City's scheduled Women's Super League fixture on Saturday after four positive Covid-19 cases in the squad. The City Football Academy has been hit with a number of positive Covid cases in the last two weeks, with nine members of the men's first team group testing positive and having to isolate, plus four members of staff and one player from the Elite Development Squad.
straight to your inboxGary Neville and Gary Lineker were among those to heap praise upon John Stones after he opened the scoring for Manchester City in the Carabao Cup semi-final against Manchester United.City sealed a spot against Tottenham in April's final at Wembley as they aim for a fourth-consecutive campaign lifting the trophy, and took the lead through Stomnes early in the second half at Old Trafford.
direct to your inboxManchester United and Manchester City are locking horns in a Carabao Cup semi-final tonight.City, winners of the competition in each of the last three seasons, tackle a United side looking to lift the competition for the first time since 2017. With the country having entered a third lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, Old Trafford will once again be without fans but it remains a fiercely-anticipated clash.
direct to your inboxManchester United and Manchester City are gearing up to go head-to-head for a place in the Carabao Cup final.United and City will face off at Old Trafford in the last four of the competition as they bid to reach Wembley.