Your evening Manchester City headlines for Tuesday, August 30.
Man City told why Erling Haaland makes them Champions League favourites
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When Manchester City announced that they had reached an agreement to sign Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund, they were 12 days out from being crowned Premier League champions for the fourth time in five years.
After scoring three goals on the final day to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, City finished the campaign with 99 goals in the 'goals for' column. Not even Liverpool eclipsed them.
City did not sign Haaland in order to maintain their domestic dominance - they were more than capable of doing that without him. It's safe to assume that - aside from giving Pep Guardiola a new challenge and 'weapon' to work with - the 22-year-old striker was brought in to help City win an elusive first Champions League crown.
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Everyone knows that Haaland scores goals - 86 in 89 games for Borussia Dortmund suggests he'll have little trouble finding the back of the net in Manchester. But during BT Sport's coverage of the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday, Joleon Lescott, Joe Cole and Owen Hargreaves outlined exactly why they think Haaland will get City over the line in Europe this season.
"There's been occasions where you need a number nine not necessarily for the amount of goals, but the type of goals," said former City defender Lescott.
"He's [Haaland] making runs that midfielders don't have the instinct to make. The capabilities are there in midfield in terms of the passing range and the quality. I think that combined with the runs he makes and the aerial ability he has, I think that sets them different."
Cole shared a similar view, agreeing with Guardiola that City now have a new weapon. "City have a different club in the golf bag now where
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30.08.2022 / 18:25
Man City attempting to sign Dortmund defender Manuel Akanji
Manchester City are looking to make Dortmund centre-back Manuel Akanji their sixth major signing of the summer transfer window.
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28.08.2022 / 22:57
Xavi reacts to Man City's Bernardo Silva stance as Crystal Palace disagree on Haaland 'red card'
Here are your Manchester City evening headlines on Sunday, August 28.
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27.08.2022 / 15:47
Man City told Liverpool have already made mistake in Premier League title chase
Glenn Hoddle has inferred that Liverpool have already slipped up by giving Manchester City a five-point head start in the Premier League title race at the beginning of the new season.
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26.08.2022 / 13:33
Man City wait on injured trio as Luke Mbete flies home from Barcelona
Manchester City are waiting to see how many players will be missing with injury when they take on Crystal Palace.
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25.08.2022 / 15:19
Riyad Mahrez raises stakes in Erling Haaland battle plus more Man City moments missed vs Barcelona
Manchester City scored a late penalty to rescue a second successive 3-3 draw as their charity match in Barcelona ended in entertaining fashion.
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23.08.2022 / 17:55
Gomez and Phillips start in predicted Man City team vs Barcelona FC in charity match
Sergio Gomez could make his Manchester City debut at his former club Barcelona this week.
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21.08.2022 / 15:47
Man City fans name starting line-up they want to see vs Newcastle United
Manchester City fans don't want Pep Guardiola to make any changes to his starting XI for Sunday's match against Newcastle United.
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21.08.2022 / 07:25
Pep Guardiola explains World Cup selection tactics for Man City teams and Erling Haaland
A bullish Pep Guardiola has said that will not be taking the upcoming World Cup into consideration in the slightest when picking his starting XIs for the first half of the season.
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21.08.2022 / 00:59
Man City defender Joao Cancelo gives verdict on new signing Sergio Gomez
Joao Cancelo is expecting big things from Sergio Gomez after the Spanish defender completed his move to Manchester City.
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18.08.2022 / 20:25
Pep Guardiola makes Bernardo Silva joke as Marc Cucurella speaks about Man City interest
Here are your Manchester City evening headlines for Thursday, August 18.
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18.08.2022 / 17:41
Man City boss Pep Guardiola makes Bernardo Silva transfer joke ahead of Barcelona fixture
Pep Guardiola has indicated that Manchester City's transfer business is pretty much done and dusted.
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18.08.2022 / 10:07
Sergio Gomez signing provides much-needed relief for Man City and Pep Guardiola
Manchester City have confirmed the £11million signing of Sergio Gomez from Anderlecht.
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18.08.2022 / 09:09
When every Man City player's contract expires with two stars inside final year
The transfer window has a little over two weeks until it closes for the summer.
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16.08.2022 / 14:43
What Vincent Kompany told Sergio Gomez about Man City transfer
Sergio Gomez's transfer to Manchester City got the thumbs up from Vincent Kompany, the new defender has revealed.
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16.08.2022 / 13:41
Man City new signing Sergio Gomez explains how Vincent Kompany changed his position
Sergio Gomez says he has joined Manchester City to win trophies after finalising his move from Anderlecht.
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14.08.2022 / 23:35
Bernardo Silva sent transfer message as Sergio Gomez shown pathway to start
Your evening Manchester City headlines for Sunday, August 14.
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13.08.2022 / 11:59
Man City need to overcome Pep Guardiola's shaky opening home game record against Bournemouth
From amassing the most points or scoring the most goals, Pep Guardiola has broken nearly every record at Manchester City.
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13.08.2022 / 01:01
Pep Guardiola rules out more Man City signings after Sergio Gomez U-turn
Pep Guardiola ruled out the signing of another Manchester City left-back and does not expect any more arrivals after Sergio Gomez.
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11.08.2022 / 15:23
Man City agree fee for Sergio Gomez as left-back transfer moves closer
Manchester City have agreed a fee with Anderlecht for Spanish left-back Sergio Gomez.