Man City star Kevin De Bruyne shortlisted for Champions League midfielder of the season award

straight to your inboxFootball as come to know a cheeky chipped penalty as the “Panenka” in honour of the Czech footballer who did it in the 1976 European Championship final.But Manchester City fan Dave Massey has unearthed evidence that Billy Meredith – who also played for Manchester United and is often labelled football’s first superstar – was doing it for the Blues over 70 years before the man whose name it carries!Antonin Panenka won the Euros for his country with a nerveless dinked spot

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has been impressed with Phil Foden’s mentality after his England troubles.But the Manchester City boss had no qualms with the national team boss Gareth Southgate deciding to leave the 20-year-old out of his squad for the upcoming international break.Foden is expected to play at Leeds tomorrow as City aim to get their Premier League campaign back on track.But he will then be one of a small handful of players who remain at the City Football Academy for the

straight to your inboxLiverpool have signed one of Europe's elite midfielders in Thiago Alcantara, with the 29-year-old accumulating a total of 28 senior trophies for Barcelona and Bayern Munich over the course of his career.As a consequence of his world-class level and the prestige attached to his name, the new signing on Merseyside is being compared with Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne, with many people debating over who deserves of the status of best midfielder in the Premier

straight to your inboxHere are the Manchester City evening headlines on Wednesday 23rd September.Belgian star Kevin De Bruyne could make it three individual awards out of three in 2020, if he is named UEFA’s Men’s Player of the Year.The Manchester City playmaker is nominated alongside Robert Lewandowski and Manuel Neuer of Bayern Munich for the prestigious award.

straight to your inboxJamie Carragher has insisted Kevin de Bruyne is the best player in the Premier League and insists the midfielder will have a long career with Manchester City due to his amazing passing range.The Belgian midfielder was once again the star of the show for City as they beat Wolves 3-1 at Molineux in their opening Premier League match of the 2020/21 campaign.De Bruyne opened the scoring from the penalty spot before Phil Foden and Gabriel Jesus adding further goals, with a Raul

straight to your inboxManchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne is hoping to be awarded his first assist of the season by the Premier League, as he set his sights on breaking Thierry Henry's all-time record outright.PFA Player of the Year De Bruyne equalled Henry's record with 20 assists last season, even if he felt the Premier League harshly stripped him of two more.So he admitted he was hoping for some leniency from the league as his late assist for Gabriel Jesus in City's win over Wolves

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola is counting on Kevin De Bruyne to drive Manchester City through their tough start to the season. The Belgian playmaker drove the Blues to the Premier League title and 100 points in the 2017/18 season and was peerless last season even as the performances of his teammates dropped, earning the PFA Player of the Year award while the team only won the Carabao Cup.

straight to your inboxManchester City should hand debuts to their two summer signings when they travel to Wolves in their first Premier League game of the season on Monday.Nathan Ake and Ferran Torres were signed to boost the options in defence and attack, rather than to necessarily be first choice.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has blasted Phil Foden’s critics and suggested they should spend more time policing their own behaviour.But the Manchester City boss stopped short of laying into England manager Gareth Southgate, who aroused Ole Gunnar Solskaer’s ire over the way Manchester United starlet Mason Greenwood was treated.Greenwood and Foden found themselves on the front pages after entertaining two Icelandic women in the team hotel after making their England debuts in a 1-0 win in

straight to your inboxManchester City had a 20-man outfield squad training ahead of the Premier League trip to Wolves to start the season. In a video posted by the club, Pep Guardiola put his players through their paces with an energetic passing drill, as the two new summer signings took an active part at the City Football Academy.

Sign up here - it only takes a few seconds.Seven Premier League players were named in EA's top-rated passers on FUT 21 list, with De Bruyne, Manchester United midfielders Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba, Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold, Wolves midfielder Joao Moutinho, Chelsea attacking midfielder Hakim Ziyech and Arsenal outcast Mesut Ozil all included in the list.Check out the full list of the best passers in FUT 21 below.Click here to subscribe to Level up! The Esports and Gaming

straight to your inboxFormer Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany has explained how he changed his mind over Kevin De Bruyne following a rocky start at the Etihad Stadium.As it stands, De Bruyne is well renowned as one of the best midfielders in European football but things didn’t start so well for the Belgian, as Kompany explained in a City TV documentary.Kompany said: “I must say, he came into the national team when he was very, very young and at the same time, he didn’t really leave a good

straight to your inboxVincent Kompany has explained how Kevin De Bruyne failed to make a good first impression on him with the Belgian national team.Kompany has this summer retired from football after a glittering career that will see a permanent statue of him outside of the Etihad in recognition of his achievements with Manchester City.De Bruyne, meanwhile, made history in the last week by becoming the club's first ever player to receive the PFA Player of the Year award, in recognition of his

straight to your inboxManchester City defender Aymeric Laporte isn't pleased about his low pace rating in FIFA 21.Fans of the best-selling game franchise were thrilled on Thursday as EA Sport released the ratings for the top 100 players in the game ahead of its October release.City featured heavily among the best rated players, with nine representatives in the top 100.