Manchester City midfield ace Kevin De Bruyne has waxed lyrical about Julian Alvarez and Jack Grealish after they made telling contributions in Saturday's 4-1 win over Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium.
17.03.2023 - 11:25 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
There will be plenty of Manchester City eyes on Sheffield United on Sunday to see if top prospect James McAtee can continue his promising season by booking an FA Cup semi-final date at Wembley.
But the 20-year-old won't be able to have his parents at the game because they will be nearly 250 miles away in Brighton watching his brother John trying to achieve the same dream with Grimsby.
Two McAtee brothers from Walkden, both on loan from their parent clubs and both one round away from a big day out at the home of English football. Of all the magic this famous old cup has seen, this is some tale on the cards.
After a meeting with a past legend in Vincent Kompany and his Burnley side, City may well be looking to the future watching James. He has impressed club bosses enough during his year at Sheffield United to be under serious consideration at the Etihad for next season, and the FA Cup is a fantastic run to go alongside his current club's push for promotion back into the Premier League.
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City really didn't want to let McAtee go on loan, and those close to him made clear that no member of Guardiola's squad has successfully returned to the first team after making a temporary move. However, the youngster saw it as a challenge to be a trailblazer and become the first one; after walking into the Sheffield United manager's office and asking how they would improve him, he has barely looked back.
John is the classic underdog, both in the competition and in his career. League Two side Grimsby have defied all manner of odds to make the quarter-finals, beating Southampton in the last round to book a tie with Brighton, and the 23-year-old is blossoming
Manchester City midfield ace Kevin De Bruyne has waxed lyrical about Julian Alvarez and Jack Grealish after they made telling contributions in Saturday's 4-1 win over Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium.
Lily Moayeri Jean-Michel Basquiat was the quintessential New York City artist during his life and after his death. So the arrival of the exhibition Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure© at the Grand LA in the heart of downtown Los Angeles is a welcome one for those left-coasters who couldn’t catch the display at RXR’s Starrett-Lehigh Building in New York in 2022, where it attracted 210,000 visitors over eight months. King Pleasure (stylized as King Pleasure©) is presented by Basquiat’s family, with his sisters, Lisane Basquiat and Jeanine Heriveaux guiding and curating the project. This is the first time the artist’s family has opened his estate’s vault, which they have administered since his untimely death in 1988 at the age of 27. Designed by architect David Adjaye with Abbott Miller of Pentagram creating the exhibition’s identity, King Pleasure features over 200 rare and never seen before pieces.
Manchester City legend and current Burnley manager Vincent Kompany has admitted that Pep Guardiola is the boss that has influenced his footballing philosophy the most.
Jurgen Klopp will not alter his preparation for Saturday's trip to the Etihad despite doubts over the availability of Man City star Erling Haaland.
Manchester City will be looking to close the gap on Arsenal to five points as the Premier League when the current Premier League champions welcome Liverpool this weekend. The Reds are slowly on course to recover from their woeful start to the season but are still seven points from the top four but do have two games-in-hand over Tottenham Hotspur in fourth place.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has confirmed that striker Darwin Nunez is in contention for tomorrow lunchtime's Premier League showdown with Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.
Aston Villa midfielder John McGinn became the latest player to respond to criticism of Scotland's style of play after Manchester City ace Rodri suggested it was 'rubbish'.
Manchester City defender John Stones has spoken about the impact the war in Ukraine had on Oleksandr Zinchenko while the pair were teammates at the Etihad.
Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo has been forced to withdraw from the Netherlands squad after a viral infection struck the Dutch squad, with the Merseyside club facing Manchester City in just over a week's time.
Manchester City are reportedly one of three English sides interested in signing Leeds United ace Wilfried Gnonto in the summer transfer window.
From the highest high to a crushing blow in the space of one afternoon, as Tommy Doyle fired a rocket into the top corner to book Sheffield United's place at Wembley on Sunday.
Gary Lineker has explained why he didn't present Match of the Day on Saturday night, despite being back on BBC screens following the controversy that saw him temporarily step back from his role.
Manchester United will be hoping to join rivals Manchester City in the draw for the semi-final of the FA Cup later today.
Burnley manager Vincent Kompany can continue utilising inverted full-backs against former club Manchester City in their FA Cup quarter-final tie says Arsenal icon Martin Keown.
Manchester City's big matches just keep on coming as the Blues welcome Vincent Kompany's Burnley to the Etihad Stadium on Saturday in the FA Cup quarter-finals.
Manchester City will be hoping to progress to Wembley on Saturday when they host Championship side Burnley in the FA Cup quarter-finals.
Here are your Manchester City evening headlines on Thursday, March 16.
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