Pep Guardiola believes Erling Haaland has the same mentality to improve and score goals as Lionel Messi and warned the rest of the Premier League that the striker will be even better in his second season at Manchester City.
16.04.2023 - 20:15 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Here are your latest Manchester City evening headlines on Sunday, April 16.
Kalvin Phillips says the Manchester City players have always known they were capable of compiling their current winning run to close the gap on Arsenal in the Premier League title race.
Regardless of the result in Sunday's London derby, City still have a game in hand over Mikel Arteta's team and meet them in Manchester later this month for a potential title decider.
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Phillips, who was introduced as a substitute early in the second half against Leicester, replacing Rodri with the hosts already three goals in front, has opened up on the belief and determination within the City squad as the end of the season approaches.
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Mikel Arteta has challenged his Arsenal players to become serial winners as they continue competing with Manchester City in the Premier League title race.
The north London club won the FA Cup during the Spaniard's first season in charge, beating his former employers City at the semi-final stage, and subsequently lifted the Community Shield, winning a penalty shootout against Liverpool, to start the next campaign, but have gone consecutive seasons without silverware since then. A first Premier League title in 19 years would be an emphatic way of ending both droughts.
Arteta topped the table twice while one of Pep Guardiola's assistant managers in east Manchester but lack players who have done similar in the squad aside from Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko, who were recruited from City last summer. The Arsenal manager wants that winning to happen in north London, starting with this season's title.
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Pep Guardiola believes Erling Haaland has the same mentality to improve and score goals as Lionel Messi and warned the rest of the Premier League that the striker will be even better in his second season at Manchester City.
Former Manchester United striker Michael Owen believes Manchester City have "got one hand" on the Premier League title following their 4-1 win over Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday evening.
Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard admitted Manchester City were worthy winners following their 4-1 victory over the Gunners at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday evening.
Erling Haaland is in the highest echelon of footballers alongside Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo while also having the "same mentality" as the latter, according to Bernardo Silva.
Riyad Mahrez gave Pep Guardiola plenty to think about with a wonderful hat-trick against Sheffield United on Saturday and Manchester City fans are backing him to start against Arsenal this evening.
Manchester City legend Sergio Aguero believes his former side's meeting with Arsenal will be played with more intensity because of the latter's recent dropped points.
Arsenal could once again be without midfielder Granit Xhaka when they face Manchester City at the Emirates on Wednesday.
Manchester City will be looking to close the gap on the Premier League title race when they welcome league leaders Arsenal to the Etihad Stadium. Pep Guardiola's side are five points behind but have two games-in-hand over Mikel Arteta's team so this match is a huge six-pointer.
When Pep Guardiola begins to feel the nerves kick in at the Etihad on Wednesday night, he will know it is a good sign. This is the biggest game of the Premier League season so far but when Guardiola thinks of the uncertainty that 90 minutes will bring, he will feel his heart rate rising.
Manchester City striker Erling Haaland will break Mohamed Salah's Premier League record of 32 goals in a 38-game season if he scores against Arsenal on Wednesday night.
Paul Merson believes Manchester City's trip to Everton between their Champions League clash with Real Madrid could see them slip up in the title race.
Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez made history on Saturday in scoring the first FA Cup semi-final hat-trick since 1958 and the first ever at Wembley.
Southampton and former Arsenal winger Theo Walcott believes that the Gunners are way better than Manchester City and they should be confident ahead of Wednesday's trip to the Etihad Stadium.
Gabriel Jesus says Arsenal will approach Wednesday’s huge Premier League clash with Manchester City 'like a final' with the club’s title hopes on the line.
Jamie Carragher doesn't think Arsenal need to win against Manchester City on Wednesday but admits defeat would see the title race 'finished'.
Arsene Wenger has backed Arsenal to overcome their blip and beat Manchester City to the Premier League title but knows the meeting between the pair this month could be the 'decider'.
Legendary former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes Manchester City have a slight advantage over Real Madrid going into next month's Champions League semi-final.
Nathan Ake will undergo scans on Thursday to determine the extent of his hamstring injury.
Manchester City closed the gap on Premier League leaders Arsenal to four points in a weekend where Pep Guardiola's side became hot favourites for a fifth title in six seasons.
Pep Guardiola has a Man City 'luxury' in being able to substitute key players without a significant dip in quality.